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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
0 – 3
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Elvis Rexhbecaj 33' Y
William 44' Y
Y 45' Charles Aranguiz
John Brooks 54' Y
Y 55' Wendell
Y 76' Leon Bailey
Maximilian Arnold 86' Y
Jerome Roussillon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Sven Waschitzki

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 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 Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

11
5
10
VfL Wolfsburg 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-03-31 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-11-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
20 Jan FC Schalke 04 A 1–2 L
23 Dec FC Augsburg A 3–2 W
18 Dec VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W
14 Dec 1. FC Nürnberg A 2–0 W
08 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–2 D
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 3–0 W
19 Jan Borussia Mönchengladbach H 0–1 L
22 Dec Hertha BSC H 3–1 W
19 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–1 W
16 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–2 L
13 Dec AEK Larnaka A 5–1 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is underway.
  • 5' Renato Steffen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 556 games and scored 788 goals.
  • 20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Jonathan Tah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
  • 28' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yunus Malli is hanging Admir Mehmedi on the field on 28 minute.
  • 33' Elvis Rexhbecaj catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 44' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' Kai Havertz doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Charles Aranguiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for John Brooks. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Wendell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' Karim Bellarabi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' What a strike from Kevin Volland! The score is 0-2.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Elvis Rexhbecaj as he leaves the pitch. Josip Brekalo steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 68' Koen Casteels, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' Leon Bailey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Leon Bailey trudges off to be replaced by Julian Baumgartlinger on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Wendell trudges off to be replaced by Mitchell Weiser on 78 minutes.
  • 83' VfL Wolfsburg 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.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maximilian Arnold.
  • 88' The Germany midfielder Julian Brandt breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 0-3!
  • 90' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 0-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Renato Steffen 3
Paulinho 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Alejandro Grimaldo 3
Florian Wirtz 2
Marin Pongracic 2
Jeremie Frimpong 2
Patrik Schick 1

Head to Head

2019-01-26 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-03-31 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-11-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2019-01-26 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2019-01-20 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-12-23 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-12-14 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-12-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2019-01-26 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2019-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2018-12-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Hertha BSC W 2018-12-19 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-12-16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-12-13 AEK Larnaka 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.51 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg39% Draw27% Bayer 04 Leverkusen34%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
66%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
61%
VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg28% Draw44% Bayer 04 Leverkusen28%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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