Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

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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 Marco Fritz
Referee Dominik Schaal
Referee Thorben Siewer
Referee Marcel Pelgrim
Referee Markus Schmidt

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-09-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-05-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-11-10 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-01-26 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	H	0–1	L
19 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–1	L
12 Jan	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	4–1	W
09 Jan	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–1	D
02 Jan	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	L

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	1–0	W
19 Jan	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	2–0	W
16 Jan	RB Leipzig	H	2–2	D
09 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	SV Sandhausen 1916	H	4–0	W

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 history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 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

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Bayer 04 Leverkusen gets underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' 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.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Alejandro Grimaldo scoring 2 goals.
35' GOAL! Ridle Baku scores on 35.
40' Lucas Alario has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Lars Bender by Timothy Fosu-Mensah on 46 minute.
51' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' The 38-year-old Julian Baumgartlinger has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen is replaced by Josip Brekalo.
66' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined VfL Wolfsburg backline.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Nadiem Amiri is replaced by Kerem Demirbay on 74 minute.
79' Josip Brekalo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 81 minute. Julian Baumgartlinger leaves to be changed by Wendell.
83' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Ridle Baku is replaced by Josuha Guilavogui on 83 minute.
88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oliver Glasner will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Lucas Alario has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Bartosz Bialek.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

22
Daley Sinkgraven
19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah ↓ Karim Bellarabi 74'
20
Charles Aranguiz C ↓ Julian Baumgartlinger 74'
13
Lucas Alario
9
Leon Bailey
8
Lars Bender ↓ Timothy Fosu-Mensah 46'
1
Lukas Hradecky
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Kerem Demirbay 74'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
27
Florian Wirtz

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maximilian Arnold	3
Alejandro Grimaldo	3
Renato Steffen	3
Paulinho	3
Marin Pongracic	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Florian Wirtz	2
Nathan Tella	1

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2021-01-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2021-01-02 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-01-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig D 2021-01-09 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-12-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 SV Sandhausen 1916 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw25% VfL Wolfsburg24%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

76%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

49%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen42% Draw41% VfL Wolfsburg17%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.