Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 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
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

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' The wait is over. Bayer 04 Leverkusen get us underway at Volkswagen Arena.
  • 5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' Jeremie Frimpong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Yannick Gerhardt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 484 appearances.
  • 28' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 788 goals from 556 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Exequiel Palacios on 37.
  • 41' Maxence Lacroix adds to his 0 season tally! VfL Wolfsburg lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ridle Baku on 45 minutes.
  • 46' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Tiago Tomas is replaced by Amin Sarr on 46 minute.
  • 51' VfL Wolfsburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bayer 04 Leverkusen backline.
  • 55' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Amine Adli on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Florian Wirtz on, Amine Adli off on 60 minutes.
  • 62' What a moment for Alejandro Grimaldo! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 65' Joakim Maehle catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Lovro Majer. He replaces Mattias Svanberg on 71 minute.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonas Hofmann.
  • 78' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Yannick Gerhardt trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Paredes on 78 minutes.
  • 83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Jonas Hofmann has done his job and it is now time for Nadiem Amiri to step up.
  • The final score is 1-2.

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
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

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
3 / 4
1.22 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg32% Draw29% Bayer 04 Leverkusen39%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
60%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
68%
VfL Wolfsburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg24% Draw49% Bayer 04 Leverkusen27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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