Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

6 – 3

Full Time

VfL Wolfsburg

Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 13:30 BayArena 29,619 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Jonas Wind

Alejandro Grimaldo pen 30' 1–1

1–2 31' Joakim Maehle

1–3 38' Christian Eriksen pen

Alejandro Grimaldo 44' 2–3

Patrik Schick pen 53' 3–3

Edmond Tapsoba 68' 4–3

Ibrahim Maza 73' 5–3

Malik Tillman 90+6' 6–3

Y 29' Joakim Maehle

Edmond Tapsoba 37' Y

Y 38' Dieter Hecking

Y 55' Konstantinos Koulierakis

Y 71' Denis Vavro

Kasper Hjulmand 72' Y

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
VfL Wolfsburg 33 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Martin Petersen
Assistant 1 Robert Wessel
Assistant 2 Asmir Osmanagic

17 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern Munchen	33	86
2	Borussia Dortmund	33	70
3	RB Leipzig	33	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	33	61
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	33	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	33	58
7	SC Freiburg	33	44
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	33	43
9	FC Augsburg	33	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	33	37
11	Hamburger SV	33	37
12	1. FC Union Berlin	33	36
13	Borussia Monchengladbach	33	35
14	1. FC Koln	33	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	33	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	33	26
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	33	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	33	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2025-11-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-02-08 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2024-03-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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 Munchen	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	SC Freiburg	A	3–3	D

VfL Wolfsburg

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
58	Points	26
33	Played	33
17 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 19
67	Scored	42
46	Conceded	68
+21	GD	-26
1.76	PPG	0.79
52%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (58 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Loic Bade has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' 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 Sael Kumbedi suffering a number of foals already.
- 16' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas Wind on 16.
- 21' 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.
- 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 29' VfL Wolfsburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
- 30' What an equalizer from Alejandro Grimaldo!
- 31' What a strike from Joakim Maehle! The score is 1-2.
- 36' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' That looks like a foul for a card for Edmond Tapsoba.
- 38' What a strike from Christian Eriksen! The score is 1-3.
- 38' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' Goal! Alejandro Grimaldo scores his 40 goal in 455 matches.
- 46' The whistle greets Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez as he departs to be replaced by Patrik Schick.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Flekken made 480 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' What a strike from Patrik Schick! The score is 3-3.
- 55' Konstantinos Koulierakis was booked on 55.
- 60' It’s high time Kasper Hjulmand made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Mattias Svanberg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 66' Jesper Lindstrom has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Wimmer on 66 minute.
- 68' GOAL! Edmond Tapsoba scores on 68.
- 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Denis Vavro.
- 72' It’s gonna be a card for Kasper Hjulmand.
- 73' GOAL! Ibrahim Maza scores on 73. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios
- 78' The travelling VfL Wolfsburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' The whistle greets Nathan Tella as he departs to be replaced by Ernest Poku.
- 82' The whistle greets Sael Kumbedi as he departs to be replaced by Mattias Svanberg.
- 87' 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.
- 88' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane is replaced by Malik Tillman.
- The final score is 6-3.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1
Starting XI

1
Mark Flekken

8
Robert Andrich

25
Exequiel Palacios

20
Alejandro Grimaldo

12
Edmond Tapsoba

5
Loic Bade

23
Nathan Tella ↓ Ernest Poku 81'

6
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez ↓ Patrik Schick 46'

30
Ibrahim Maza

35
Christian Kofane ↓ Malik Tillman 88'

42
Montrell Culbreath

Bench

28
Janis Blaswich

7
Jonas Hofmann

14
Patrik Schick ↑ 46'

18
Jonas Omlin

10
Malik Tillman ↑ 88'

19
Ernest Poku ↑ 81'

15
Tim Oermann

17
Eliesse Ben Seghir

16
Axel Tape

Coach Kasper Hjulmand
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
3-4-2-1
Starting XI

1
Kamil Grabara

24
Christian Eriksen ↓ Maximilian Arnold 82'

21
Joakim Maehle

3
Denis Vavro

23
Jonas Wind ↓ Dzenan Pejcinovic 81'

5
Vinicius Souza

39
Patrick Wimmer ↓ Jesper Lindstrom 66'

6
Jeanuel Belocian

26
Sael Kumbedi ↓ Mattias Svanberg 82'

9
Mohammed Amoura

4
Konstantinos Koulierakis

Bench

27
Maximilian Arnold ↑ 82'

31
Yannick Gerhardt

12
Pavao Pervan

32
Mattias Svanberg ↑ 82'

19
Jesper Lindstrom ↑ 66'

11
Adam Daghim

17
Dzenan Pejcinovic ↑ 81'

25
Aaron Zehnter

7
Kento Shiogai

Coach Dieter Hecking