4th place in the Bundesliga table for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far, a great achievement. The match-going ticketholders pray for more glory as 9th-placed VfL Wolfsburg visit BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of VfL Wolfsburg.
These are full days for the hosts, as they had a match only three days ago in the DFB Pokal. Thankfully the previous game, versus Karlsruher SC, was also a home game here at BayArena. The away team is better rested.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Bayer 04 Leverkusen have to build on here at BayArena in the Bundesliga.
The Leverkusen fans got no joy from their last match, a DFB Pokal game also here at BayArena: A 1-2 defeat against Karlsruher SC. Jeremie Frimpong was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.74 out of 10. The defender Frimpong scored one goal, hit four key passes and won 4 of 11 duels.
A 2-2 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with FC Köln the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bayer 04 Leverkusen handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and three defeats.
Goals decide football matches and Leverkusen are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Bayer 04 Leverkusen with 9 goals conceded in these matches.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. It's looking increasingly bleak for Wolfsburg who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Eintracht Frankfurt was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Wolfsburg are looking to quickly end their 245 minutes long goal drought in the Bundesliga.
Wolfsburg might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Freiburg proved too strong as VfL Wolfsburg slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Volkswagen Arena. Midfield player Maximilian Arnold was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Arnold hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 36 successful passes (of 42 total).
A 1-3 defeat away at Salzburg before that.VfL Wolfsburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
After this away game Wolfsburg return home for a Champions League game against Salzburg. That game is only three sleeps after this.
VfL Wolfsburg are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Wolfsburg struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Leverkusen won four, VfL Wolfsburg were winners in three and we saw three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Schick 8 goals |  F. Wirtz 4 goals |  M. Diaby 4 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 13 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.2 | 12.8 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 43% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 25% |
- All of VfL Wolfsburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of VfL Wolfsburg.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Union Berlin | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Stuttgart | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Bochum | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 1 |