Bayer 04 Leverkusen prevails over Paderborn 3-1

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen tops Paderborn 3-1.

December 7, 2023

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeats Paderborn 3-1. Bayer 04 Leverkusen got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Victor Boniface (12′) and Exequiel Palacios (28′). Paderborn tried to recover with a goal from Sebastian Klaas (83′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (87′) scored by Patrik Schick for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler who was helped by Christian Gittelmann and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.28 degrees Celsius or 37.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Timeline

Victor Boniface (goal)Josip Stanisic

12'

Piero Hincapié- Yellow

16'

21'

J. Heuer- sub ->Maximilian Rohr

Exequiel Palacios(goal)Jeremie Frimpong

28'

45'

Filip Bilbija- Yellow

Jonas Hofmann- sub ->Florian Wirtz

45'

Edmond Tapsoba- sub ->Piero Hincapié

46'

Jonas Hofmann(VAR)

54'

58'

Adriano Grimaldi- sub ->Kai Klefisch

58'

Felix Platte - sub ->Filip Bilbija

68'

Sebastian Klaas- sub ->Florent Muslija

68'

Sirlord Conteh- sub ->Ilyas Ansah

Jonathan Tah- sub ->Amine Adli

75'

Patrik Schick- sub ->Victor Boniface

75'

83'

Sebastian Klaas(goal)David Kinsombi

85'

David Kinsombi- Yellow

Patrik Schick(goal)Jeremie Frimpong

87'

Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong

90'

Adriano Grimaldi(VAR)

Standings

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After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the opposite side, Paderborn stays with points (0th).

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic

6.4

Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia

7.3

Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador

7.0

46'

16'

Robert Andrich 8.Germany

7.5

Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain

7.3

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

8.5

28'

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

7.3

90'

Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland

7.7

Amine Adli 21.France

7.3

75'

Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria

7.8

75'

12'

Florian Wirtz 10.Germany

7.3

45'

Substitutes

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

Jonathan Tah 4.Germany

6.3

75'

Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

7.7

46'

Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany

Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria

90'

Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany

7.3

45'

Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic

7.0

75'

87'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar (6.4), Josip Stanisic (7.3), Robert Andrich (7.5), Piero Hincapié (7.0), Jeremie Frimpong (7.3), Exequiel Palacios (8.5), Granit Xhaka (7.7), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.3), Florian Wirtz (7.3), Amine Adli (7.3) and Victor Boniface (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Tah (6.3), Odilon Kossounou, Jonas Hofmann (7.3), Edmond Tapsoba (7.7), Patrik Schick (7.0), Lukas Hradecky , Nadiem Amiri, Nathan Tella and Adam Hlozek.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of Jonas Hofmann (injured).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Florian Wirtz for Jonas Hofmann (45′), Piero Hincapié for Edmond Tapsoba (46′), Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (90′), Amine Adli for Jonathan Tah (75′) and Victor Boniface for Patrik Schick (75′).

Player of the match: Exequiel Palacios

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Exequiel Palacios.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 92 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Paderborn – Formation

Paderborn

P. Boevink 1.Netherlands

7.5

Visar Musliu 16.Macedonia

7.0

L. Curda 17.Germany

Raphael Obermair 23.Germany

6.6

M. Rohr 31.Germany

6.6

21'

Marcel Hoffmeier 33.Germany

6.7

Marco Schuster 6.Germany

6.8

David Kinsombi 8.Germany

6.7

85'

Filip Bilbija 7.Germany

6.3

58'

45'

Kai Klefisch 27.Germany

6.7

58'

I. Ansah 29.Germany

6.0

68'

Florent Muslija 30.Kosovo

6.7

68'

Substitutes

A. Schulz 35.Germany

Tobias Müller 15.Germany

J. Heuer 24.Germany

6.8

21'

Robert Leipertz 13.Germany

Sebastian Klaas 26.Germany

7.3

68'

83'

M. Hansen 22.Germany

Sirlord Conteh 11.Germany

7.0

68'

Adriano Grimaldi 39.Germany

6.6

58'

Felix Platte 36.Germany

7.0

58'

Paderborn started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Lukas Kwasniok played with: Laurin Curda, Pelle Boevink (7.5), Raphael Obermair (6.6), Visar Musliu (7.0), Maximilian Rohr (6.6), Marcel Hoffmeier (6.7), Marco Schuster (6.8), David Kinsombi (6.7), Filip Bilbija (6.3), Kai Klefisch (6.7) and Ilyas Ansah (6.0), Florent Muslija (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Mattes Hansen, Felix Platte (7.0), Sirlord Conteh (7.0), Robert Leipertz, Tobias Müller, Jannis Heuer (6.8), Sebastian Klaas (7.3), Arne Schulz and Adriano Grimaldi (6.6).

Paderborn could not rely on the presence of Jannis Heuer (injured).

Substitutions

Paderborn made 5 changes: Maximilian Rohr for Jannis Heuer (21′), Kai Klefisch for Adriano Grimaldi (58′), Filip Bilbija for Felix Platte (58′), Florent Muslija for Sebastian Klaas (68′) and Ilyas Ansah for Sirlord Conteh (68′).