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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 2017

DFB-Pokal 2017/18 · 2017
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Wed 20 Dec 2017 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — DFB-Pokal .

Head-to-Head

11
5
10
VfL Wolfsburg 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-11-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2017-04-26 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-04-08 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-11-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
16 Dec FC Erzgebirge Aue A 1–0 W
13 Dec Karlsruher SC H 1–0 W
09 Dec FC Hansa Rostock A 1–0 W
02 Dec 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–1 W
25 Nov VfB Stuttgart A 1–2 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L
16 Dec SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen H 2–1 W
12 Dec SV Linx 1949 A 2–0 W
09 Dec Wroxham FC H 1–2 L
02 Dec SV Drochtersen/Assel A 1–1 D
25 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–4 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-11-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2017-04-26 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-04-08 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-11-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2017-12-16 FC Erzgebirge Aue 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2017-12-13 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Karlsruher SC W 2017-12-09 FC Hansa Rostock 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2017-12-02 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1. FC Nurnberg W 2017-11-25 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2017-12-16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen W 2017-12-12 SV Linx 1949 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2017-12-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Wroxham FC L 2017-12-02 SV Drochtersen/Assel 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2017-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–4 1. FSV Mainz 05 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 3
1.57 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg50% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen24%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
76%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50%
VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
74%

Half-Time Result

VfL Wolfsburg33% Draw47% Bayer 04 Leverkusen20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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