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

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

VfL Wolfsburg

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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

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

VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' And we are off! VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — let the football do the talking.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moussa Diaby, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amine Adli on 9.
14' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' 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.
29' John Brooks has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 38 cards already picked up this season.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Seoane will be considering his options from the bench.
49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' 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.
59' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 476 games and scored 492 goals.
65' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Mitchel Bakker departs to be replaced by Piero Hincapie.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' Lucas Alario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sardar Azmoun on 73 minute.
74' The supporters are chanting for Ridle Baku. He replaces Kevin Mbabu on 74 minute.
79' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
81' The supporters are chanting for Daley Sinkgraven. He replaces Odilon Kossounou on 81 minute.
83' Maxence Lacroix has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
86' Paulinho puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
88' Bartosz Bialek gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces John Brooks and will look to change the dynamic.
That’s it! Another goalless match for VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

9
Max Kruse
10
Lukas Nmecha
4
Maxence Lacroix
15
Jerome Roussillon ↓ Yannick Gerhardt 81'
25
John Brooks ↓ Bartosz Bialek 88'
27
Maximilian Arnold
12
Pavao Pervan
19
Kevin Mbabu ↓ Ridle Baku 74'
24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Aster Vranckx 74'
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
23
Jonas Wind ↓ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 74'

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Mitchel Bakker ↓ Piero Hincapie 65'
19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah
38
Karim Bellarabi ↓ Charles Aranguiz 73'
1
Lukas Hradecky
10
Kerem Demirbay
8
Robert Andrich
9
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Lucas Alario 73'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
31
Amine Adli ↓ Paulinho 81'
6
Odilon Kossounou ↓ Daley Sinkgraven 81'

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.2 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg39% Draw30% Bayer 04 Leverkusen31%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

68%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

61%

VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg26% Draw51% Bayer 04 Leverkusen23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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