Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Darmstadt 98, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Darmstadt 98 — Bundesliga at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- SV Darmstadt 98 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sven Jablonski
- Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
- Assistant 2 Marcel Unger
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep SV Darmstadt 98 H 5–1 W 26 Aug Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–0 W 19 Aug RB Leipzig H 3–2 W 12 Aug FC Teutonia Ottensen A 8–0 W 27 May VfL Bochum 1848 A 0–3 L 21 May Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–5 L 26 Aug 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–4 L 20 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–1 L 14 Aug FC 08 Homburg A 0–3 L 07 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–4 L 18 Oct Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at BayArena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 21' Goal! Victor Boniface scores his 41 goal in 61 matches.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Tah. He receives a Yellow card.
- 25' Goal! Oscar Vilhelmsson scores his 3 goal in 231 matches.
- 26' Time for substitution for SV Darmstadt 98. Fabian Nurnberger is replaced by Emir Karic.
- 27' Exequiel Palacios was booked on 27.
- 31' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' It looks surprising SV Darmstadt 98 does not make any changes. Matej Maglica has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' Exequiel Palacios puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
- 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oscar Vilhelmsson.
- 57' SV Darmstadt 98 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 58' Tim Skarke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Vilhelmsson on 58 minute.
- 61' Victor Boniface with the second goal in the match!
- 65' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Robert Andrich on 65 minute.
- 67' Goal! Jonas Hofmann scores his 61 goal in 468 matches.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Matej Maglica. He replaces Christoph Zimmermann on 68 minute.
- 69' Another substitution for SV Darmstadt 98 to replace Marvin Mehlem by Tobias Kempe on 69 minute.
- 72' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 72 minute. Jonathan Tah leaves to be changed by Josip Stanisic.
- 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emir Karic suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' SV Darmstadt 98 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
- 80' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 80 minute. Florian Wirtz leaves to be changed by Adam Hlozek.
- 83' Goal! Adam Hlozek scores his 18 goal in 46 matches.
- 88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Granit Xhaka ↓ Noah Mbamba 80'
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Jonathan Tah ↓ Josip Stanisic 72'
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- 7
- 25
- 20
- 12
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Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Nathan Tella 72'
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Florian Wirtz ↓ Adam Hlozek 80'
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Bench
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Robert Andrich ↑ 65'
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Adam Hlozek ↑ 80'
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Nathan Tella ↑ 72'
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Josip Stanisic ↑ 72'
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Noah Mbamba ↑ 80'
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Coach Xabi AlonsoSV Darmstadt 98 Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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Marvin Mehlem ↓ Tobias Kempe 69'
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- 24
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Fabian Nurnberger ↓ Emir Karic 26'
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Oscar Vilhelmsson ↓ Tim Skarke 58'
Bench
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Tobias Kempe ↑ 69'
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Tim Skarke ↑ 58'
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Emir Karic ↑ 26'
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Filip Stojilkovic ↑ 58'
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Matej Maglica ↑ 68'
Coach Torsten Lieberknecht -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Victor Boniface 2 Nathan Tella 2 Oscar Vilhelmsson 1 Jonas Hofmann 1 Exequiel Palacios 1 Adam Hlozek 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2023-09-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2023-08-26 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2023-08-12 FC Teutonia Ottensen 0–8 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-05-27 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-05-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach DSV Darmstadt 98 Form
2023-09-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2023-08-26 SV Darmstadt 98 1–4 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-08-20 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2023-08-14 FC 08 Homburg 3–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2023-02-07 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2022-10-18 SV Darmstadt 98 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.78 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 SV Darmstadt 98 xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.87Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 86%Draw or SV Darmstadt 98 31%Bayer 04 Leverkusen or SV Darmstadt 98 82%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual2 – 1 8.6%2 – 0 8.2%3 – 1 7.8%3 – 0 7.3%1 – 1 7.1%1 – 0 5.7%4 – 1 5.4%4 – 0 5%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 2 4.3%1 – 2 3.4%0 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push SV Darmstadt 98 covers -2.5 31% — 69% -2 31% 20% 49% -1.5 51% — 49% -1 51% 20% 29% -0.5 71% — 29% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 34% ✓SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.