LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen recovers against VfL Wolfsburg with an own goal from R. Andrich 29′ and a penalty kick on the M. Arnold 53′. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych with the collaboration of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 - 2

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 81
  • 44 Dangerous attack 21
  • 83 Ball safe 86
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 5
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 57% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Tah, R. Andrich and T. Fosu-Mensah). Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (F. Nmecha).

Match Timeline

10'
17'
Robert Andrich(own-goal)
28'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
49'
54'
M. Arnold(penalty)
60'
60'
61'
70'
Timothy Fosu-Mensah- sub ->O. Kossounou
70'
72'
Jonas Wind- sub ->O. Marmoush
73'
Mattias Svanberg- sub ->K. Paredes
73'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)D. Sinkgraven
76'
76'
Robert Andrich- Yellow
80'
82'
90'
Maxence Lacroix- sub ->S. Bornauw
Timothy Fosu-Mensah- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 9 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will have 11 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 22nd of January with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will host SC Freiburg on the 21st of January with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
5.9
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.5
49'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.4
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
6.7
70'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.1
76'
M
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.8
70'
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
6.4
60'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.6
80'
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.7
17'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
6.8
61'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
G
Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
6.8
70'
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
7.0
70' 90'
M
Zidan Sertdemir 29.Denmark
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
6.8
60'
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England
7.0
61'
M
Ayman Azhil 32.Morocco
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil
82'

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: Lukáš Hrádecký (5.9), Odilon Kossounou (6.7), Jonathan Tah (6.5), Edmond Tapsoba (6.4), Jeremie Frimpong (7.1), Kerem Demirbay (6.4), Robert Andrich (6.6), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Moussa Diaby (6.7), Adam Hložek (6.9) and Amine Adli (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Andrey Lunev, Zidan Sertdemir, Paulinho, Daley Sinkgraven (6.8), Niklas Lomb, Timothy Fosu-Mensah (7.0), Nadiem Amiri (6.8), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.7) and Ayman Azhil.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: K. Demirbay for N. Amiri (60′), A. Hlozek for C. Hudson-Odoi (61′), M. Bakker for D. Sinkgraven (70′), O. Kossounou for T. Fosu-Mensah (70′) and A. Adli for Paulinho (82′).

Best player: Jeremie Frimpong​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
6.7
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
6.9
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.2
90'
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
6.4
D
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.7
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.2
54'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.7
73'
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
7.1
60'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.4
76'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.8
73'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.6
72'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
90'
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe
6.3
76'
M
Josip Brekalo 14.Croatia
M
Ahmet Cil 29.France
6.8
73'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.3
73'
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.4
72'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (6.7), Ridle Baku (6.7), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.2), Micky van de Ven (6.4), Paulo Otávio (6.9), Maximilian Arnold (7.2), Kevin Paredes (6.8), Felix Nmecha (7.1), Yannick Gerhardt (6.7), Jakub Kamiński (6.4) and Omar Marmoush (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josip Brekalo, Lukas Nmecha, Maxence Lacroix, Josuha Guilavogui (6.8), Kilian Fischer, Mattias Svanberg (6.3), Jonas Wind (6.4), Pavao Pervan and Jérôme Roussillon (6.3).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: O. Marmoush for J. Wind (72′), K. Paredes for M. Svanberg (73′), Y. Gerhardt for J. Guilavogui (73′), J. Kaminski for J. Roussillon (76′) and S. Bornauw for M. Lacroix (90′).

Best player: Maximilian Arnold​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 37 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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