Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 2

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VfL Wolfsburg

Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 13:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Jonathan Tah 49' Y

Y 60' Felix Kalu Nmecha

Robert Andrich 80' Y

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 90' Y

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann
Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Felix Brych
Referee Mark Borsch
Referee Frederick Assmuth

4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 30.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-10-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-09-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–2	D
15 Oct	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–5	L
12 Oct	FC Porto	H	0–3	L
08 Oct	FC Schalke 04	H	4–0	W
04 Oct	FC Porto	A	0–2	L
30 Sep	FC Bayern München	A	0–4	L

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–2	D
18 Oct	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	2–1	W
15 Oct	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	2–2	D
08 Oct	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	VfB Stuttgart	H	3–2	W
18 Sep	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg — let the football do the talking.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Niko Kovać might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Jonas Wind is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
15' Maximilian Arnold, a Germany , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' GOAL! Moussa Diaby fires home to make it 1-0!
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 757 goals from 543 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' What an equalizer from Robert Andrich!
33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
49' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Jonathan Tah gets a Yellow card.
54' A goal from the Germany international Maximilian Arnold! He fires home on 54 to make it 1-2!
59' VfL Wolfsburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
60' The referee calls foul for Felix Kalu Nmecha. He receives a Yellow card.
60' The crowd applauds Kerem Demirbay as he leaves the pitch. Nadiem Amiri steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
61' Callum Hudson-Odoi gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Adam Hlozek and will look to change the dynamic.
62' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Callum Hudson-Odoi comes on to replace Adam Hlozek.
67' 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 Jerome Roussillon suffering a number of foals already.
70' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Timothy Fosu-Mensah is hanging Odilon Kossounou on the field on 70 minute.
72' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Omar Marmoush exits the field as Jonas Wind enters on 72.
73' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Yannick Gerhardt trudges off to be replaced by Josuha Guilavogui on 73 minutes.
76' Jeremie Frimpong does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
76' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jerome Roussillon is hanging Jakub Kaminski on the field on 76 minute.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Robert Andrich.
82' The crowd applauds Amine Adli as he leaves the pitch. Paulinho steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Sebastiaan Bornauw has done his job and it is now time for Maxence Lacroix to step up.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Timothy Fosu-Mensah on 90 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Mitchel Bakker ↓ Daley Sinkgraven 70'
19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
10
Kerem Demirbay ↓ Nadiem Amiri 60'
8
Robert Andrich
23
Adam Hlozek ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 61'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong
21
Amine Adli ↓ Paulinho 82'
6
Odilon Kossounou ↓ Timothy Fosu-Mensah 70'

Bench

17
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↑ 61'
24
Timothy Fosu-Mensah ↑ 70'
22
Daley Sinkgraven ↑ 70'
7
Paulinho ↑ 82'
11
Nadiem Amiri ↑ 60'
36
Niklas Lomb
40
Andrei Lunev
32
Ayman Azhil
29
Zidan Sertdemir

Coach Xabi Alonso

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt ↓ Josuha Guilavogui 73'
20
Ridle Baku
6
Paulo Otavio
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw ↓ Maxence Lacroix 90'
22
Felix Kalu Nmecha
16
Jakub Kaminski ↓ Jerome Roussillon 76'
40
Kevin Paredes ↓ Mattias Svanberg 73'
33
Omar Marmoush ↓ Jonas Wind 72'
5
Mickey van de Ven

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

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
Leon Bailey	1

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2022-10-15 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-10-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–3 FC Porto L 2022-10-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2022-10-04 FC Porto 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-09-30 FC Bayern München 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2022-10-18 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2022-10-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2022-10-08 FC Augsburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2022-10-01 VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2022-09-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen38% Draw29% VfL Wolfsburg33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

67%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

62%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen28% Draw48% VfL Wolfsburg24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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