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​

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 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

13'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)Victor Boniface
M. Arnold- Yellow
36'
37'
Exequiel Palacios- Yellow
Maxence Lacroix(goal)Moritz Jenz
41'
Ridle Baku- Yellow
45'
Amin Sarr- sub ->Tiago Tomás
46'
55'
Granit Xhaka - Yellow
56'
Amine Adli- Yellow
60'
Florian Wirtz- sub ->Amine Adli
62'
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Jeremie Frimpong
Joakim Maehle- Yellow
65'
Lovro Majer- sub ->Mattias Svanberg
71'
74'
Jonas Hofmann- Yellow
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt
78'
Jakub Kamiński- sub ->Sebastiaan Bornauw
78'
86'
Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow
88'
88'
Odilon Kossounou- sub ->Josip Stanišić
60'
Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

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

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
7.5
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.3
78'
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
7.1
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.5
41'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.8
78'
M
Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal
6.3
46'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.7
45'
M
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
6.8
65'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.0
36'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.1
71'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
8.1
Substitutes
G
Philipp Schulze 35.Germany
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.4
78'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
7.0
78'
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
6.7
71'
M
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
6.7
46'
F
Dzenan Pejčinović 18.Germany

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 (7.5), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.3), Moritz Jenz (7.1), Maxence Lacroix (7.5), Ridle Baku (6.7), Mattias Svanberg (7.1), Maximilian Arnold (7.0), Joakim Mæhle (6.8), Yannick Gerhardt (6.8), Tiago Tomás (6.3) and Jonas Wind (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cedric Zesiger, Lovro Majer (6.7), Patrick Wimmer, Nicolas Cozza, Amin Sarr (6.7), Jakub Kamiński (6.4), Dženan Pejčinović, Philipp Schulze and Kevin Paredes (7.0).

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 (8.1) with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.8
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
7.0
88'
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.5
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.8
86'
M
Amine Adli 21.France
7.7
60' 56'
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
7.0
88' 74'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
7.8
62'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.3
37'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
8.5
60' 13'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.7
55'
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
7.5
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
88'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
88'
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
60'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
7.5
60'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

Also Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.8), Josip Stanišić (7.0), Jonathan Tah (7.5), Edmond Tapsoba (6.8), Jeremie Frimpong (8.5), Exequiel Palacios (7.3), Granit Xhaka (7.7), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.8), Jonas Hofmann (7.0), Amine Adli (7.7) and Victor Boniface (7.5).

They had on the bench: Odilon Kossounou, Florian Wirtz (7.5), 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 (8.5) 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.​