German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
    FT
    0 - 2
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 86': Paulinho
    • 90'+2': Paulinho

    About

    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.
    • 2': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 2': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Kruse with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
    • 8': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 8': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 9': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a through ball.
    • 17': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 17': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix with a through ball.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 21': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 22': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 22': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 27': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix tries a through ball, but Xaver Schlager is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 28': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kerem Demirbay.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 31': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
    • 33': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 39': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 39': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sardar Azmoun.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 43': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 43': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Kruse with a through ball.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 51': Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Wind.
    • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Pavao Pervan.
    • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 56': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 56': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 57': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
    • 58': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Adli with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 62': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
    • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Mitchel Bakker.
    • 68': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 68': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Sardar Azmoun.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Karim Bellarabi.
    • 73': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 73': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Xaver Schlager.
    • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku replaces Kevin Mbabu.
    • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Jonas Wind.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Kruse following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 79': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 79': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 80': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 80': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Odilon Kossounou.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Amine Adli.
    • 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 82': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 82': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 84': Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 86': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
    • 87': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 87': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces John Brooks.
    • 89': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw tries a through ball, but Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 90'+2': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    15 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    316 Accurate Passes 326
    426 Passes 417
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    72 Long Balls 62
    34 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 3
    13 Tackles 8
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 19
    23 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 16,554

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 24 +65 63
    2 Borussia Dortmund 24 +26 52
    3 TSG Hoffenheim 24 +18 46
    4 VfB Stuttgart 24 +16 46
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    12 Pavao Pervan (GK)
    3 Sebastiaan Bornauw
    25 John Brooks
    4 Maxence Lacroix Yellow Card
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    24 Xaver Schlager
    15 Jérôme Roussillon
    19 Kevin Mbabu
    10 Lukas Nmecha
    23 Jonas Wind
    9 Max Kruse
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Bartosz Bialek, Niklas Klinger, Renato Steffen, Yannick Gerhardt, Luca Waldschmidt, Felix Nmecha, Ridle Baku, Dodi Lukebakio, Aster Vranckx.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    6 Odilon Kossounou
    10 Kerem Demirbay Yellow Card
    8 Robert Andrich
    31 Amine Adli Yellow Card
    5 Mitchel Bakker
    38 Karim Bellarabi
    9 Sardar Azmoun
    19 Moussa Diaby
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Paulinho, Lucas Alario, Lennart Grill, Julian Baumgartlinger, Daley Sinkgraven, Exequiel Palacios, Charles Aránguiz, Piero Hincapié, Niklas Lomb.

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