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

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 2

Full Time

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 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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

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 Monchengladbach	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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Bayer 04 Leverkusen launch into their encounter with VfL Wolfsburg.
5' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Jonathan Tah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Maximilian Arnold has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 471 appearances.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VfL Wolfsburg's shape.
17' Moussa Diaby has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
22' 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.
27' VfL Wolfsburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Against the run of play, Robert Andrich has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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.
48' 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 Mitchel Bakker suffering a number of foals already.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Tah is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 49.
54' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maximilian Arnold on 54.
59' Lukas Hradecky needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
60' Felix Kalu Nmecha is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
60' Nadiem Amiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kerem Demirbay on 60 minute.
61' Callum Hudson-Odoi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Hlozek on 61 minute.
62' Callum Hudson-Odoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Hlozek at the 62 minute mark.
67' Maxence Lacroix has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Odilon Kossounou departs to be replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
72' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Omar Marmoush is withdrawn and Jonas Wind gets his opportunity.
73' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Yannick Gerhardt exits the field as Josuha Guilavogui enters on 73.
76' A goal from the Netherlands international Jeremie Frimpong! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-2!
76' The crowd applauds Jakub Kaminski as he leaves the pitch. Jerome Roussillon steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
80' The referee calls foul for Robert Andrich. He receives a Yellow card.
82' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Amine Adli departs to be replaced by Paulinho.
87' A quiet spell here at BayArena. VfL Wolfsburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Sebastiaan Bornauw departs to be replaced by Maxence Lacroix.
90' Poor challenge from Timothy Fosu-Mensah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
It finishes all square. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg share the spoils 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
Renato Steffen	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 Monchengladbach 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

2.15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw25% VfL Wolfsburg24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

75%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

49%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen42% Draw40% VfL Wolfsburg18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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