LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was after all too strong for FC Bayern München with the goal of Josip Stanisic (18′), Alejandro Grimaldo (50′) and Jeremie Frimpong (90′). FC Bayern München was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 30,210 spectators.​ The referee was Felix Zwayer assisted by Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.81 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 - 0

FC Bayern München

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 133
  • 30 Dangerous attack 52
  • 80 Ball safe 94
  • 14 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a superior ball possession 61% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Bayer 04 Leverkusen found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (Amine Adli, Lukas Hradecky  and Edmond Tapsoba ). On the opposite side, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Sacha Boey and Leon Goretzka).

Match Timeline

Josip Stanisic(goal)Robert Andrich
18'
36'
Sacha Boey - Yellow
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Nathan Tella
50'
60'
Joshua Kimmich- sub ->Dayot Upamecano
60'
Thomas Müller- sub ->Aleksandar Pavlović
62'
Leon Goretzka- Yellow
Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow
64'
Jeremie Frimpong- sub ->Nathan Tella
65'
71'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Leon Goretzka
Amine Adli- Yellow
77'
81'
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting- sub ->Jamal Musiala
81'
Raphaël Guerreiro - sub ->Sacha Boey
Jonas Hofmann- sub ->Amine Adli
82'
Lukas Hradecky - Yellow
83'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Florian Wirtz
90'
Gustavo Puerta- sub ->Alejandro Grimaldo
90'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)Edmond Tapsoba
90'

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 encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 55 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, FC Bayern München will stays with 50 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with Heidenheim on the 17th of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.

FC Bayern München will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 17th of February with a 13-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.4
83'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.3
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.5
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.3
64'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.5
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
7.5
90' 50'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
6.7
M
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
7.9
18'
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
7.3
65'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
7.0
82' 77'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.9
65' 90'
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
6.6
82'
M
Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
90'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
90'

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

The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukas Hradecky  (6.4), Edmond Tapsoba  (7.3), Jonathan Tah (7.5), Piero Hincapié (7.3), Josip Stanisic (7.9), Granit Xhaka  (6.7), Robert Andrich (7.5), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.5), Nathan Tella (7.3), Florian Wirtz (6.8) and Amine Adli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Patrik Schick, Matej Kovar, Noah Mbamba, Adam Hlozek, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Gustavo Puerta, Jeremie Frimpong (7.9), Jonas Hofmann (6.6) and Borja Iglesias.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: Nathan Tella for Jeremie Frimpong (65′), Florian Wirtz for Adam Hlozek (90′), Alejandro Grimaldo for Gustavo Puerta (90′) and Amine Adli for Jonas Hofmann (82′).

Player of the match: Jeremie Frimpong​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was extraordinary also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 65′.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
7.1
D
Eric Dier 15.England
7.0
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
6.4
60'
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.0
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
6.7
71' 62'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.3
M
Noussair Mazraoui 40.Morocco
7.7
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
6.4
81'
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
6.7
60'
M
Sacha Boey 23.France
6.4
81' 36'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 22.Portugal
6.4
81'
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
7.0
60'
M
L. Zvonarek 34.Croatia
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
7.0
60'
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
6.4
81'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
7.1
71'

Also FC Bayern München adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Manuel Neuer (7.1), Dayot Upamecano (6.4), Eric Dier (7.0), Min-jae Kim (7.0), Noussair Mazraoui (7.7), Aleksandar Pavlović (6.7), Leon Goretzka (6.7), Sacha Boey (6.4), Leroy Sané (7.3), Jamal Musiala (6.4) and Harry Kane  (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Müller (7.0), Sven Ulreich, Joshua Kimmich (7.0), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.4), Lovro Zvonarek, Mathys Tel (7.1), Adam Aznou, Matthijs de Ligt and Raphaël Guerreiro (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Dayot Upamecano for Joshua Kimmich (60′), Aleksandar Pavlović for Thomas Müller (60′), Leon Goretzka for Mathys Tel (71′), Sacha Boey for Raphaël Guerreiro (81′) and Jamal Musiala for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (81′).

Player of the match: Noussair Mazraoui​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Bayern München was Noussair Mazraoui.

His rating is 7.7 with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​