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 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

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	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

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 Monchengladbach	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 Koln	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
#16	Position	#6
29	Points	59
34	Played	34
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	17 / 8 / 9
45	Scored	68
69	Conceded	47
-24	GD	+21
0.85	PPG	1.74
21%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Volkswagen Arena. VfL Wolfsburg are looking to make home advantage count against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Seoane might look to freshen things up shortly.
9' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli will be fuming at that decision.
14' Pavao Pervan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' 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.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
49' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' It’s high time Gerardo Seoane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' VfL Wolfsburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Mitchel Bakker is replaced by Piero Hincapie on 65 minute.
70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Alario is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
73' Lucas Alario gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Sardar Azmoun and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Kevin Mbabu by Ridle Baku on 74 minute.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
81' Odilon Kossounou makes way for Daley Sinkgraven at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Maxence Lacroix.
86' GOAL! Paulinho scores on 86.
88' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bartosz Bialek is hanging John Brooks on the field on 88 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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
Florian Wirtz	2
Marin Pongracic	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Ramazan Ozcan	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 Monchengladbach 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 Koln 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

2 / 4

1.2 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen43%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

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	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

56%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

69%

VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg20% Draw43% Bayer 04 Leverkusen37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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