Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 – 3

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VfL Wolfsburg

Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 29,250 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Nordi Mukiele og

Florian Wirtz 14' 1–1

Jonathan Tah 32' 2–1

2–2 37' Sebastiaan Bornauw

2–3 45+1' Mattias Svanberg

Piero Hincapie 48' 3–3

Victor Boniface 90+3' 4–3

Y 26' Patrick Hasenhuttl

Jeanuel Belocian 36' Y

Alejandro Grimaldo 45' Y

Y 50' Tiago Tomas

Amine Adli 51' Y

Y 80' Cedric Zesiger

R 88' Yannick Gerhardt

Jeremie Frimpong 88' Y

Y 90' Kamil Grabara

Y 90' Maximilian Arnold

Y 90' Jakub Kaminski

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sascha Stegemann
Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
Assistant 2 Christian Gittelmann

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern Munchen	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Koln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Monchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2024-03-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	VfL Wolfsburg	H	4–3	W
19 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	4–0	W
14 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	4–1	W
31 Aug	RB Leipzig	H	2–3	L
28 Aug	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	A	1–0	W
23 Aug	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	3–2	W

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	3–4	L
14 Sep	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–2	L
31 Aug	Holstein Kiel	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	FC Bayern Munchen	H	2–3	L
19 Aug	TuS Koblenz	A	1–0	W
18 May	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	1–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Bayer 04 Leverkusen launch into their encounter with VfL Wolfsburg.
5' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nordi Mukiele makes no mistake. 1-0!
10' Konstantinos Koulierakis is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
14' A stunning finish from Florian Wirtz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' Controversy at the stadium! Patrick Hasenhuttl argues furiously but the card stands.
31' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against VfL Wolfsburg's 4-1-4-1 shape.
32' Jonathan Tah makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
36' Jeanuel Belocian has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
37' What a strike from Sebastiaan Bornauw! The score is 3-1.
42' The supporters are chanting for Konstantinos Koulierakis. He replaces Ridle Baku on 42 minute.
45' Alejandro Grimaldo was booked on 45.
46' A goal from the Sweden international Mattias Svanberg! He fires home on 45 to make it 3-2!
46' The supporters are chanting for Piero Hincapie. He replaces Jeanuel Belocian on 46 minute.
48' Piero Hincapie does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
50' A moment of madness from Tiago Tomas on 50 minutes earns him a card. VfL Wolfsburg will be frustrated.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amine Adli on 51.
56' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 56 minute. Amine Adli leaves to be changed by Martin Terrier.
61' 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.
66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Victor Boniface comes on to replace Patrik Schick.
71' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer is replaced by Aster Vranckx.
72' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Salih Ozcan on, Mattias Svanberg off on 72 minutes.
77' Jeanuel Belocian has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
79' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Aleix Garcia is withdrawn and Exequiel Palacios gets his opportunity.
80' Cedric Zesiger catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ralph Hasenhuttl will be considering his options from the bench.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Yannick Gerhardt.
90' That is a card for VfL Wolfsburg. Kamil Grabara will be fuming at that decision.
90' Denis Vavro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mohammed Amoura at the 90 minute mark.
The final score is 4-3.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
23
Nordi Mukiele ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 46'
24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Exequiel Palacios 79'
14
Patrik Schick ↓ Victor Boniface 68'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
21
Amine Adli ↓ Martin Terrier 56'
10
Florian Wirtz
44
Jeanuel Belocian ↓ Piero Hincapie 46'

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

1
Kamil Grabara
27
Maximilian Arnold
20
Ridle Baku ↓ Konstantinos Koulierakis 42'
32
Mattias Svanberg ↓ Salih Ozcan 72'
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
5
Cedric Zesiger
16
Jakub Kaminski
39
Patrick Wimmer ↓ Aster Vranckx 71'
11
Tiago Tomas ↓ Yannick Gerhardt 71'
2
Kilian Fischer
9
Mohammed Amoura ↓ Denis Vavro 90'

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-09-14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig L 2024-08-28 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-08-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2024-09-14 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2024-08-31 Holstein Kiel 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 FC Bayern Munchen L 2024-08-19 TuS Koblenz 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-05-18 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.84 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen50% Draw23% VfL Wolfsburg27%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

73%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

50%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Wolfsburg

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen33% Draw41% VfL Wolfsburg26%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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