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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 2
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 13:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Jeremie Frimpong
Maxence Lacroix 41' 1–1
1–2 62' Alejandro Grimaldo
Maximilian Arnold 36' Y
Y 37' Exequiel Palacios
Ridle Baku 45' Y
Y 55' Granit Xhaka
Y 56' Amine Adli
Joakim Maehle 65' Y
Y 74' Jonas Hofmann
Y 86' Edmond Tapsoba

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Assistant 1 Dominik Schaal
  • Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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
2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-10-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–2 L
07 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–3 L
30 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–0 W
23 Sep Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L
16 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–1 W
02 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 2–1 W
08 Oct 1. FC Köln H 3–0 W
05 Oct Molde FK A 2–1 W
30 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–0 W
24 Sep 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 4–1 W
21 Sep BK Häcken H 4–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Volkswagen Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Tella made 348 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremie Frimpong makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' Burkina Faso international Edmond Tapsoba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Mattias Svanberg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Maximilian Arnold picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Exequiel Palacios. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Maxence Lacroix — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 45' VfL Wolfsburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Amin Sarr gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Tiago Tomas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 56' Amine Adli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' The whistle greets Amine Adli as he departs to be replaced by Florian Wirtz.
  • 62' The Spain defender Alejandro Grimaldo breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-2!
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joakim Maehle.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Lovro Majer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mattias Svanberg at the 71 minute mark.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonas Hofmann.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Yannick Gerhardt as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Paredes steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 83' Victor Boniface has been relatively quiet despite scoring 54 goals in his last 61 appearances.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Edmond Tapsoba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is replaced by Nadiem Amiri.
  • Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats VfL Wolfsburg

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

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
Renato Steffen 1

Head to Head

2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-10-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-09-30 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-09-23 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-09-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-09-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-10-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln W 2023-10-05 Molde FK 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-09-30 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-09-24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2023-09-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 BK Häcken W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.57 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg24% Draw38% Bayer 04 Leverkusen38%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
62%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
76%
VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg14% Draw65% Bayer 04 Leverkusen21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.7%
0 – 1
18.6%
1 – 0
13%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
1.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 24% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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