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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
VfL Wolfsburg
0 – 2
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 16:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Amine Adli
Maxence Lacroix 83' Y
Aster Vranckx 83' Y
Y 83' Piero Hincapie
Y 83' Kerem Demirbay

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
  • Referee Henrik Bramlage
  • Referee Sven Jablonski

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

11
5
10
VfL Wolfsburg 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-05-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L
12 Mar SC Freiburg A 2–3 L
05 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
26 Feb Borussia Mönchengladbach A 2–2 D
19 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–2 L
12 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–0 W
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar VfL Wolfsburg A 2–0 W
17 Mar Atalanta BC H 0–1 L
13 Mar 1. FC Köln H 0–1 L
10 Mar Atalanta BC A 2–3 L
05 Mar FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
26 Feb Arminia Bielefeld H 3–0 W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#1 Position #12
29 Points 0
34 Played 0
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
45 Scored 0
69 Conceded 0
-24 GD +0
0.85 PPG –
21% Win % –

Key Stats

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

VfL Wolfsburg are 1st (29 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. VfL Wolfsburg host Bayer 04 Leverkusen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' Amine Adli was booked on 9.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Florian Kohfeldt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Lukas Hradecky needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' It looks surprising VfL Wolfsburg does not make any changes. Kerem Demirbay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonas Wind, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 26 goals in the last 19 games.
  • 64' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Mitchel Bakker departs to be replaced by Piero Hincapie.
  • 70' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Sardar Azmoun as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Alario steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 74' Ridle Baku gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Kevin Mbabu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Sebastiaan Bornauw has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • 81' Odilon Kossounou makes way for Daley Sinkgraven at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 83' Maxence Lacroix catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Paulinho does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
  • 88' Bartosz Bialek has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Brooks on 88 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2020-05-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-03-12 SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2022-03-05 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2022-02-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2022-02-19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2022-02-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2022-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 Atalanta BC L 2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln L 2022-03-10 Atalanta BC 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-03-05 FC Bayern München 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2022-02-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Arminia Bielefeld W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.55 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw41% Bayer 04 Leverkusen28%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
71%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
69%
VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg14% Draw69% Bayer 04 Leverkusen17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34%
0 – 1
17.4%
1 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
1.1%
0 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.8%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 21% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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