VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 2

Bayer Leverkusen

🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Marco Fritz 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 12 · Bayer Leverkusen 1

Referee Stats

Marco Fritz

15 matches · 4.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	53%
Home wins	20%
Draws	27%
Away wins	53%

How the match was won

VfL Wolfsburg outshot their opponent (18-13).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (58%).
Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 25

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-0

Goals For / Against

42 / 13

Avg: 2.47 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.29

PPG

2.65

1.47

2.47

1.47

0.76

65%

O2.5

65%

71%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank12th

Bayer Leverkusen rank1st

VfL Wolfsburg points37

Bayer Leverkusen points90

VfL Wolfsburg: #12 · 37 pts · GD -15

36 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bayer Leverkusen: #1 · 90 pts · GD +65

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 48 pts above the play-off edge. 57 pts clear of the relegation zone.

53-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals15-4

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home94%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home24%

Bayer Leverkusen score away100%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first47%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first63%

Bayer Leverkusen score first65%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 56% · Bayer Leverkusen 100%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 12.5' · Bayer Leverkusen 32.5'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.47 vs 1.81

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.47 vs 1.41

Bayer Leverkusen score away2.47 vs 1.41

Bayer Leverkusen concede away0.76 vs 1.81

VfL Wolfsburg score 19% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 75% above league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 4% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 58% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

76-90+ 13

31-45 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

431

619

Passes Accurate

343

539

Passes %

80%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Frimpong

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Boniface

36'

36' M. Arnold

37'

37' E. Palacios

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Lacroix

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Jenz

45'

45' R. Baku

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Tiago Tomás

1st substitution · For: A. Sarr

55'

55' G. Xhaka

56'

56' A. Adli

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Adli

1st substitution · For: F. Wirtz

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Álex Grimaldo

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Frimpong

65'

65' J. Mæhle

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Svanberg

2nd substitution · For: L. Majer

74'

74' J. Hofmann

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Y. Gerhardt

3rd substitution · For: K. Paredes

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Bornauw

4th substitution · For: J. Kamiński

86'

86' E. Tapsoba

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Stanišić

2nd substitution · For: O. Kossounou

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Hofmann

3rd substitution · For: N. Amiri

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Frimpong

4th substitution · For: N. Tella

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday, 21 October 2023 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Marco Fritz. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 13' when J. Frimpong scored, with the assist credited to V. Boniface, making the score 0-1. M. Arnold received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 36'. E. Palacios received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 37'. VfL Wolfsburg leveled the score at 41' when M. Lacroix scored, with the assist credited to M. Jenz, making the score 1-1. R. Baku received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 45'.

Second half: VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with Tiago Tomás replacing A. Sarr. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 55'. A. Adli received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 56'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 60', with A. Adli replacing F. Wirtz. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 62' when Álex Grimaldo scored, with the assist credited to J. Frimpong, making the score 1-2. J. Mæhle received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 65'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Svanberg replacing L. Majer. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 74'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Y. Gerhardt replacing K. Paredes. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 78', with S. Bornauw replacing J. Kamiński. E. Tapsoba received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 86'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 88', with J. Stanišić replacing O. Kossounou. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Hofmann replacing N. Amiri. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Frimpong replacing N. Tella.

VfL Wolfsburg used 4 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 4 substitutions. VfL Wolfsburg got 3 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 5 yellow cards.