FüRTH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen found a way to reverse the score before demolishing SpVgg Greuther Fürth. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to score first with a goal from J. Willems. Notwithstanding, later Bayer 04 Leverkusen found the way to turn the tables scoring 4 consecutive goals with P. Schick (8′), S. Azmoun (18′), Paulinho (58′) and E. Palacios (84′).
The match was played at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer stadium in Fürth on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the collaboration of Benedikt Kempkes and Sascha Thielert. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 2 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 89
- 45 Dangerous attack 22
- 77 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SpVgg Greuther Fürth was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SpVgg Greuther Fürth was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was capable to find the solution to win this match.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 17 points to remain in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 55 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 29th of April with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (5 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 2nd of May with a 17-12 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3 draws).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: .
SpVgg Greuther Fürth could not rely on the presence of G. Jung (injured).
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 3 changes: J. Willems for G. Jung (70′), T. Tillman for J. Dudziak (83′) and J. Ngankam for D. Abiama (83′).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Gerardo Seoane played with: .
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: S. Azmoun for D. Sinkgraven (73′), K. Demirbay for E. Palacios (78′), M. Diaby for J. Baumgartlinger (82′) and P. Schick for L. Alario (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund – 3-1
- RB Leipzig – FC Union Berlin – 1-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-2
- SC Freiburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-3
- FC Köln – DSC Arminia Bielefeld – 3-1
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-4