BIELEFELD. Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes DSC Arminia Bielefeld 4-0 after a incredible match. M. Diaby (18′), P. Schick (24′), P. Schick (57′) and K. Demirbay (90′ pen). Its vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the SchücoArena stadium in Bielefeld on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who had the assistance of Rafael Foltyn and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 11 Total 19
- 3 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 103 Attack 113
- 46 Dangerous attack 49
- 72 Ball safe 124
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 66% while DSC Arminia Bielefeld was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
DSC Arminia Bielefeld received 4 yellow cards (C. Brunner, P. Wimmer, L. Czyborra and S. Ortega). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (P. Hincapie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, DSC Arminia Bielefeld will stay with 4 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 16 points like FC Bayern München to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, DSC Arminia Bielefeld will play away against FC Augsburg on the 17th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (1 draw).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Bayern München on the 17th of October with a 21-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (6 draws).
DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Formation
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
90'
77'
DSC Arminia Bielefeld started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Frank Kramer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega , Cedric Brunner , Amos Pieper , Joakim Nilsson , Lennart Czyborra , Patrick Wimmer , Manuel Prietl , Alessandro Schöpf , Masaya Okugawa , Robin Hack and Fabian Klos .
The home team had on the bench: Guilherme Ramos, Stefanos Kapino, Fabian Kunze , Nathan De Medina , Florian Krüger , Vladislav Cherny, Jacob Laursen, Edimilson Fernandes and Bryan Lasme .
Substitutions
DSC Arminia Bielefeld made 5 changes: P. Wimmer for F. Kruger (62′), A. Schopf for F. Kunze (62′), F. Klos for B. Lasme (77′), R. Hack for E. Fernandes (77′) and L. Czyborra for N. De Medina (77′).
Best player: Alessandro Schöpf
The player that probably impressed the most for DSC Arminia Bielefeld was Alessandro Schöpf.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
18'
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapie , Charles Aránguiz , Kerem Demirbay , Amine Adli , Florian Wirtz , Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick .
They had on the bench: Karim Bellarabi , Lucas Alario , Daley Sinkgraven , Paulinho , Panagiotis Retsos, Andrey Lunev and Nadiem Amiri .
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: M. Diaby for Paulinho (64′), P. Hincapie for D. Sinkgraven (64′), Aranguiz for N. Amiri (75′), F. Wirtz for K. Bellarabi (75′) and P. Schick for L. Alario (75′).
Best player: Patrik Schick
The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Patrik Schick.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-2
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Union Berlin – 1-2
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-4
