German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
FT
0 - 0
Bayer Leverkusen

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VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
  • 4': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix tries a through ball, but Joao Victor is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 4': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 9': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 9': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Victor.
  • 16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Bender with a headed pass.
  • 17': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 17': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joao Victor.
  • 21': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 21': Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lars Bender tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
  • 26': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 29': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
  • 32': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 33': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 33': Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 36': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
  • 43': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 43': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba tries a through ball, but Lucas Alario is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 47': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 47': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 56': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen tries a through ball, but Joao Victor is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi with a cross.
  • 60': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen tries a through ball, but Admir Mehmedi is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Alario.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Kerem Demirbay.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Lucas Alario.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 66': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
  • 68': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lars Bender.
  • 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  • 71': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Wendell replaces Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 77': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Joao Victor.
  • 79': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 81': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 81': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 82': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Baumgartlinger replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Karim Bellarabi.
  • 87': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 87': Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+2': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+2': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
59.4 Possession 40.6
7 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 289
576 Passes 390
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 15
0.5 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 72
20 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
3 Effective Tackles 17
7 Tackles 28
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 16
16 Effective Clearances 22
16 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 500

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 34 +86 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 +36 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 +19 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 +22 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
25 John Brooks
4 Maxence Lacroix
15 Jérôme Roussillon
8 Renato Steffen
27 Maximilian Arnold
24 Xaver Schlager Yellow Card
14 Admir Mehmedi
9 Wout Weghorst
40 Joao Victor
7 Josip Brekalo
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Pavao Pervan, Tim Siersleben, Bartosz Bialek, Paulo Otávio, Yannick Gerhardt, Yunus Malli, Daniel Ginczek, Felix Klaus, Omar Marmoush.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
5 Sven Bender
20 Charles Aránguiz Yellow Card
22 Daley Sinkgraven
8 Lars Bender
10 Kerem Demirbay
27 Florian Wirtz
19 Moussa Diaby
38 Karim Bellarabi
13 Lucas Alario
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Patrik Schick, Wendell, Joel Pohjanpalo, Aleksandar Dragovic, Exequiel Palacios, Jonathan Tah, Nadiem Amiri, Julian Baumgartlinger, Niklas Lomb.

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