WOLFSBURG. Bayer 04 Leverkusen prevailed over VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1. It was Bayer 04 Leverkusen to strike first with a goal of Jeremie Frimpong at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alejandro Grimaldo gave the win to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 62′ minute with a goal. Bayer 04 Leverkusen made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 28,917 spectators. The referee was Marco Fritz with the collaboration of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 18 Total 13
- 6 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 120
- 25 Dangerous attack 55
- 90 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 59% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Ridle Baku, Maximilian Arnold and Joakim Mæhle). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 5 yellow cards (Edmond Tapsoba, Jonas Hofmann, Amine Adli, Exequiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 12 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 22 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
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VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Pavao Pervan
, Sebastiaan Bornauw , Moritz Jenz , Maxence Lacroix , Ridle Baku , Mattias Svanberg , Maximilian Arnold , Joakim Mæhle , Yannick Gerhardt , Tiago Tomás and Jonas Wind .The home team had on the bench: Cedric Zesiger, Lovro Majer
, Patrick Wimmer, Nicolas Cozza, Amin Sarr , Jakub Kamiński , Dženan Pejčinović, Philipp Schulze and Kevin Paredes .Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: Tiago Tomás for Amin Sarr (46′), Mattias Svanberg for Lovro Majer (71′), Yannick Gerhardt for Kevin Paredes (78′) and Sebastiaan Bornauw for Jakub Kamiński (78′).
Best player: Jonas Wind
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Jonas Wind.
His rating is
with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
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Also Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Josip Stanišić , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Jeremie Frimpong , Exequiel Palacios , Granit Xhaka , Alejandro Grimaldo , Jonas Hofmann , Amine Adli and Victor Boniface .They had on the bench: Odilon Kossounou, Florian Wirtz
, Piero Hincapié, Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Patrik Schick, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella and Adam Hložek.Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: Jonas Hofmann for Nadiem Amiri (88′), Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (60′), Josip Stanišić for Odilon Kossounou (88′) and Amine Adli for Florian Wirtz (60′).
Best player: Jeremie Frimpong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Darmstadt 98 – RB Leipzig – 1-3
- TSG Hoffenheim – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-3
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Bayern München – 1-3
- VfL Wolfsburg – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-2
- SC Freiburg – VfL Bochum 1848 – 2-1
- FC Union Berlin – VfB Stuttgart – 0-3