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

Match Details

Referee Sascha Stegemann
Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
Assistant 2 Christian Gittelmann

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 Mönchengladbach	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 München	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

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' The game is set. VfL Wolfsburg kicks off things out of here…
5' Nordi Mukiele has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 544 games and scored 761 goals.
14' What composure from Florian Wirtz! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-0.
19' 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.
24' Switzerland international Granit Xhaka has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' Patrick Hasenhuttl catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Tah gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
36' Jeanuel Belocian has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
37' Brilliant from the defender! Sebastiaan Bornauw makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 37.
42' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku is replaced by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
45' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Grimaldo. He receives a card.
46' Magnificent from Mattias Svanberg! That is 20 goals in 483 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Jeanuel Belocian exits the field as Piero Hincapie enters on 46.
48' Piero Hincapie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
50' Tiago Tomas was booked on 50.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amine Adli on 51.
56' Martin Terrier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amine Adli on 56 minute.
61' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Patrik Schick exits the field as Victor Boniface enters on 68.
71' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer is replaced by Aster Vranckx.
72' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Mattias Svanberg by Salih Ozcan on 72 minute.
77' The 30-year-old Denis Vavro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
79' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Aleix Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Exequiel Palacios on 79 minutes.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Cedric Zesiger.
85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
88' Poor challenge from Yannick Gerhardt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a card in front of him.
90' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Denis Vavro on, Mohammed Amoura off on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Florian Wirtz	2
Marin Pongracic	2
Moussa Diaby	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 Mönchengladbach 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 München 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.