VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

VfL Wolfsburg

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Bayer Leverkusen

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hartmann 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 16 · Bayer Leverkusen 6

Referee Stats

Robert Hartmann

13 matches · 3.31 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.31
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	31%
Draws	0%
Away wins	69%

How the match was won

VfL Wolfsburg outshot their opponent (21-7).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (62%).
VfL Wolfsburg had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 32

Avg: 1.24 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 28

Avg: 1.76 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

0.59

PPG

1.65

1.24

1.76

1.88

1.65

65%

O2.5

65%

71%

BTTS

65%

35%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank16th

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th

VfL Wolfsburg points29

Bayer Leverkusen points59

VfL Wolfsburg: #16 · 29 pts · GD -24

44 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21

14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals2-6

Record0-1-4

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

L W W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-10

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home71%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home6%

Bayer Leverkusen score away76%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first35%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first33%

Bayer Leverkusen score first53%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 20% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 20.0' · Bayer Leverkusen 19.2'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.24 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.88 vs 1.46

Bayer Leverkusen score away1.76 vs 1.46

Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.65 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg score 31% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 29% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 7% 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: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 9

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

382

672

Passes Accurate

318

603

Passes %

83%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Hofmann

Normal Goal · Assist: Álex Grimaldo

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

E. Tapsoba

Normal Goal · Assist: Aleix García

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

M. Tillman

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Schick

34'

34' D. Pejčinović

40'

40' M. Amoura

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Seelt

1st substitution · For: K. Koulierakis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Maza

1st substitution · For: J. Quansah

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Vavro

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Arnold

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Y. Gerhardt

2nd substitution · For: C. Eriksen

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. Pejčinović

3rd substitution · For: J. Wind

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ P. Wimmer

4th substitution · For: M. Svanberg

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ VAR

J. Wind

Goal cancelled

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Tillman

2nd substitution · For: M. Terrier

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Álex Grimaldo

3rd substitution · For: J. Belocian

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Schick

4th substitution · For: Christian Kofane

76'

76' R. Andrich

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Kumbedi

5th substitution · For: J. Burger

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ E. Poku

5th substitution · For: N. Tella

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Robert Hartmann. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took an early lead at 9' when J. Hofmann scored, with the assist credited to Álex Grimaldo, making the score 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 24' when E. Tapsoba scored, with the assist credited to Aleix García, making the score 0-2. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 33' when M. Tillman scored, with the assist credited to P. Schick, making the score 0-3. D. Pejčinović received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 34'. M. Amoura received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 40'.

Second half: VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Seelt replacing K. Koulierakis. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Maza replacing J. Quansah. VfL Wolfsburg reduced the deficit at 57' when D. Vavro scored, with the assist credited to M. Arnold, making the score 1-3. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Y. Gerhardt replacing C. Eriksen. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 61', with D. Pejčinović replacing J. Wind. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 61', with P. Wimmer replacing M. Svanberg. VAR intervened at 63' for VfL Wolfsburg (Goal cancelled). Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Tillman replacing M. Terrier. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Álex Grimaldo replacing J. Belocian. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 75', with P. Schick replacing Christian Kofane. R. Andrich received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 76'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Kumbedi replacing J. Burger. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 86', with E. Poku replacing N. Tella.

VfL Wolfsburg used 5 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions. VfL Wolfsburg got 2 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 1 yellow card.