Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Darmstadt 98, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

5 – 1

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SV Darmstadt 98

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 29,653 HT 45' · FT 45'

Victor Boniface 21' 1–0

1–1 24' Oscar Vilhelmsson

Exequiel Palacios 49' 2–1

Victor Boniface 61' 3–1

Jonas Hofmann 67' 4–1

Adam Hlozek 83' 5–1

Jonathan Tah 24' Y

Exequiel Palacios 27' Y

Granit Xhaka 31' Y

Y 53' Oscar Vilhelmsson

Y 80' Christoph Klarer

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Darmstadt 98 — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
SV Darmstadt 98 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sven Jablonski
Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 1.9 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
2	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
3	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26
4	FC Schalke 04	0	0
5	SC Paderborn 07	0	0
6	SV 07 Elversberg	0	0
7	FC Bayern München	0	0
8	Borussia Dortmund	0	0
9	RB Leipzig	0	0
10	VfB Stuttgart	0	0
11	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0
12	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0	0
13	SC Freiburg	0	0
14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0
15	FC Augsburg	0	0
16	1. FSV Mainz 05	0	0
17	1. FC Union Berlin	0	0
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	0
19	Hamburger SV	0	0
20	1. FC Köln	0	0
21	SV Werder Bremen	0	0

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals SV Darmstadt 98

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	SV Darmstadt 98	H	5–1	W
26 Aug	Borussia Mönchengladbach	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 Mönchengladbach	H	2–2	D

SV Darmstadt 98

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 Mönchengladbach	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BayArena that hosts another battle between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Darmstadt 98.
5' SV Darmstadt 98 come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. SV Darmstadt 98 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' SV Darmstadt 98 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' SV Darmstadt 98 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Victor Boniface makes it 1-0.
24' GOAL! Oscar Vilhelmsson fires home to make it 1-1!
24' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah will be fuming at that decision.
25' Oscar Vilhelmsson adds to his 0 season tally! SV Darmstadt 98 lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
26' Emir Karic is replacing Fabian Nurnberger for the SV Darmstadt 98 side.
27' Exequiel Palacios is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
31' Granit Xhaka is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xabi Alonso will be considering his options from the bench.
49' Exequiel Palacios has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oscar Vilhelmsson on 53 minutes.
57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Torsten Lieberknecht on 57 minutes.
58' The whistle greets Oscar Vilhelmsson as he departs to be replaced by Tim Skarke.
61' Assisted by Florian Wirtz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Victor Boniface makes no mistake. 3-2!
65' The crowd applauds Exequiel Palacios as he leaves the pitch. Robert Andrich steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
67' Magnificent from Jonas Hofmann! That is 63 goals in 479 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' It is a substitution in SV Darmstadt 98 team. Christoph Zimmermann is replaced by Matej Maglica on 68 minute.
69' Tobias Kempe gets the nod from SV Darmstadt 98. He replaces Marvin Mehlem and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Jonathan Tah trudges off to be replaced by Josip Stanisic on 72 minutes.
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Darmstadt 98 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' Poor challenge from Christoph Klarer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Adam Hlozek comes on to replace Florian Wirtz.
83' The deadlock is broken! Adam Hlozek gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka ↓ Noah Mbamba 80'
4
Jonathan Tah ↓ Josip Stanisic 72'
1
Lukas Hradecky
7
Jonas Hofmann
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Robert Andrich 65'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Nathan Tella 72'
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Adam Hlozek 80'
22
Victor Boniface
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

11
Nadiem Amiri
8
Robert Andrich ↑ 65'
23
Adam Hlozek ↑ 80'
17
Matej Kovar
19
Nathan Tella ↑ 72'
2
Josip Stanisic ↑ 72'
18
Noah Mbamba ↑ 80'
13
Arthur Augusto
32
Gustavo Puerta

Coach Xabi Alonso

SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

4
Christoph Zimmermann ↓ Matej Maglica 68'
3
Thomas Isherwood ↓ Filip Stojilkovic 58'
26
Matthias Bader
32
Fabian Holland
6
Marvin Mehlem ↓ Tobias Kempe 69'
1
Marcel Schuhen
24
Luca Pfeiffer
15
Fabian Nurnberger ↓ Emir Karic 26'
28
Bartol Franjic
14
Christoph Klarer
29
Oscar Vilhelmsson ↓ Tim Skarke 58'

Bench

Coach Torsten Lieberknecht

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Victor Boniface	2
Nathan Tella	2
Exequiel Palacios	1
Adam Hlozek	1
Oscar Vilhelmsson	1
Jonas Hofmann	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.78 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.09 SV Darmstadt 98 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen69% Draw18% SV Darmstadt 9813%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen53% Draw34% SV Darmstadt 9813%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 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

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.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Darmstadt 98, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

SV Darmstadt 98 Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Clean Sheet