Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Petersen
- Assistant 1 Robert Wessel
- Assistant 2 Asmir Osmanagic
15 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern München 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 6–3 W 21 Mar 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–3 D 17 Mar Arsenal FC A 0–2 L 14 Mar FC Bayern München H 1–1 D 11 Mar Arsenal FC H 1–1 D 07 Mar SC Freiburg A 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 3–6 L 21 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 0–1 L 14 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D 07 Mar Hamburger SV H 1–2 L 01 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 0–4 L 21 Feb FC Augsburg H 2–3 L Season Stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg #6 Position #16 59 Points 29 34 Played 34 17 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 19 68 Scored 45 47 Conceded 69 +21 GD -24 1.74 PPG 0.85 50% Win % 21% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this seasonBayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededVfL Wolfsburg0-151/–16-301/231-453/246-602/361-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Bayer 04 Leverkusen kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Christian Eriksen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' VfL Wolfsburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 16' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas Wind on 16.
- 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
- 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' It’s gonna be a card for Joakim Maehle.
- 30' What an equalizer from Alejandro Grimaldo!
- 31' Joakim Maehle puts VfL Wolfsburg on the lead.
- 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Edmond Tapsoba. He receives a card.
- 38' What a strike from Christian Eriksen! The score is 1-3.
- 38' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a card on 38.
- 43' 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.
- 44' Goal! Alejandro Grimaldo scores his 46 goal in 467 matches.
- 46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrik Schick is hanging Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 53' What an equalizer from Patrik Schick!
- 55' VfL Wolfsburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 60' It’s high time Kasper Hjulmand made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Alejandro Grimaldo scoring 2 goals.
- 66' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Patrick Wimmer departs to be replaced by Jesper Lindstrom.
- 68' GOAL! Edmond Tapsoba scores on 68.
- 71' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 72' Kasper Hjulmand was booked on 72.
- 73' GOAL! Ibrahim Maza scores on 73. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios
- 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 81' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ernest Poku is hanging Nathan Tella on the field on 81 minute.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Mattias Svanberg. He replaces Sael Kumbedi on 82 minute.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick Wimmer, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 88' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malik Tillman is hanging Christian Kofane on the field on 88 minute.
- Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats VfL Wolfsburg
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 8
- 25
- 20
- 12
- 5
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23
Nathan Tella ↓ Ernest Poku 81'
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- 30
- 35
- 42
Bench
- 28
- 7
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14
Patrik Schick ↑ 46'
- 18
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10
Malik Tillman ↑ 88'
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19
Ernest Poku ↑ 81'
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- 17
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Coach Kasper HjulmandVfL Wolfsburg Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 24
- 21
- 3
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23
Jonas Wind ↓ Dzenan Pejcinovic 81'
- 5
- 39
- 6
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26
Sael Kumbedi ↓ Mattias Svanberg 82'
- 9
- 4
Bench
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Maximilian Arnold ↑ 82'
- 31
- 12
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32
Mattias Svanberg ↑ 82'
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19
Jesper Lindstrom ↑ 66'
- 11
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Dzenan Pejcinovic ↑ 81'
- 25
- 7
Coach Dieter Hecking -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alejandro Grimaldo 3 Renato Steffen 3 Paulinho 3 Maximilian Arnold 3 Jeremie Frimpong 2 Florian Wirtz 2 Marin Pongracic 2 Piero Hincapie 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-03-21 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2026-03-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Bayern München D 2026-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2026-03-07 SC Freiburg 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen DVfL Wolfsburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 VfL Wolfsburg xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.59Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 82% 18% ± 3.5 65% 35% ± 4.5 47% 53% Double Chance
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 86%Draw or VfL Wolfsburg 30%Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg 84%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–3 not predicted6 – 3Actual3 – 1 7.5%2 – 1 7.3%4 – 1 6%3 – 0 5.6%2 – 0 5.5%1 – 1 5.3%3 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 4.9%4 – 0 4.4%4 – 2 4.1%5 – 1 3.8%1 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers -2.5 34% — 66% -2 34% 19% 47% -1.5 53% — 47% -1 53% 18% 29% -0.5 71% — 29% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 8% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 26% ✓VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.