Evenly matched teams: VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen match preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

Bundesliga: Two squads in good form get together for this game. Bayer 04 Leverkusen might have a wee edge with their 6th position in the standings?

Insights:
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga

The visiting Bayer 04 Leverkusen played their last game only three days ago, a Europa League match.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

VfL Wolfsburg have collected 18 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 4-6-3. Three draws in a row here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA for Wolfsburg, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

No payout for VfL Wolfsburg in their previous match, an away game at Borussia M'gladbach that ended in defeat 0-2. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league games. Otávio was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Otávio hit one key pass and won 12 of 16 duels.

In the match before that, Wolfsburg hosted Augsburg and drew the game 2-2.

Goals decide football matches and VfL Wolfsburg are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 13 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the VfL Wolfsburg defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

Playing away, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Leverkusen have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Union Saint-Gilloise in their previous match; a Europa League duel. Attacker Wirtz got a player rating of 7.92 in the game. "Man of the match" Wirtz scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 49 successful passes (of 61 total).

Before that, Bayer 04 Leverkusen secured a home win against Eintracht Frankfurt with the score 3-1.

Lots of goals? This side have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all ending with at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa League trip to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Leverkusen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 was the story when this pair of contenders formerly met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four VfL Wolfsburg victories, two draws and four Bayer 04 Leverkusen wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenM. Diaby
M. Diaby
9 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenJ. Frimpong
J. Frimpong
8 goals
WolfsburgY. Gerhardt
Y. Gerhardt
6 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfL Wolfsburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 13 27
10 4 2 Won W 4 6 13
9 6 1 Drew D 0 2 4
8 3 2 Lost L 1 5 10
46 28 11 Scored S 12 21 51
36 22 8 Conceded C 10 22 41
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 93%
56% 77% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 70%
41% 69% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 46% 48%
19% 31% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 23% 26%
44% 62% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 54% 56%
37% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 22%
26% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 22%
 
4.6 5.2 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.2 4.1
6 5.1 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 3.7
1.9 2 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 5
 
12.3 15.6 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.4 13.5
4.4 5.5 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.5 5.7
38% 39% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 36% 33%
 
13.9 12.2 13.6 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 14.7 11.9
4.5 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 6 4.6
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Bundesliga
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 27 17 7 3 77 29 13 9 4 0 43 13 14 8 3 3 34 16 48 58
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 18 2 7 59 36 13 11 1 1 38 13 14 7 1 6 21 23 23 56
3 Union Berlin 27 15 6 6 42 30 13 9 4 0 24 8 14 6 2 6 18 22 12 51
4 RB Leipzig 27 14 6 7 50 33 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 5 4 5 22 20 17 48
5 Freiburg 27 13 8 6 39 36 14 8 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 17 24 3 47
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 27 13 4 10 51 41 14 7 2 5 30 19 13 6 2 5 21 22 10 43
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 11 8 8 48 40 13 7 3 3 28 15 14 4 5 5 20 25 8 41
8 Mainz 05 27 11 8 8 45 38 14 5 6 3 25 17 13 6 2 5 20 21 7 41
9 VfL Wolfsburg 27 10 9 8 46 36 13 4 6 3 28 22 14 6 3 5 18 14 10 39
10 Borussia M'gladbach 27 9 8 10 42 44 14 8 3 3 29 17 13 1 5 7 13 27 -2 35
11 Werder Bremen 27 9 5 13 42 52 14 5 1 8 23 23 13 4 4 5 19 29 -10 32
12 Köln 27 7 10 10 36 45 13 5 4 4 21 14 14 2 6 6 15 31 -9 31
13 Augsburg 27 8 5 14 35 50 14 5 3 6 14 20 13 3 2 8 21 30 -15 29
14 Hoffenheim 27 8 4 15 37 46 14 5 2 7 20 23 13 3 2 8 17 23 -9 28
15 Bochum 27 8 2 17 30 60 13 6 1 6 20 24 14 2 1 11 10 36 -30 26
16 Stuttgart 27 5 8 14 32 47 13 4 3 6 16 16 14 1 5 8 16 31 -15 23
17 Hertha BSC 27 5 7 15 31 50 14 4 5 5 19 21 13 1 2 10 12 29 -19 22
18 Schalke 04 27 4 9 14 21 50 14 3 4 7 14 31 13 1 5 7 7 19 -29 21

Bundesliga:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 27 17 7 3 77 29 13 9 4 0 43 13 14 8 3 3 34 16 48 58
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 18 2 7 59 36 13 11 1 1 38 13 14 7 1 6 21 23 23 56
3 Union Berlin 27 15 6 6 42 30 13 9 4 0 24 8 14 6 2 6 18 22 12 51
4 RB Leipzig 27 14 6 7 50 33 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 5 4 5 22 20 17 48
5 Freiburg 27 13 8 6 39 36 14 8 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 17 24 3 47
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 27 13 4 10 51 41 14 7 2 5 30 19 13 6 2 5 21 22 10 43
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 11 8 8 48 40 13 7 3 3 28 15 14 4 5 5 20 25 8 41
8 Mainz 05 27 11 8 8 45 38 14 5 6 3 25 17 13 6 2 5 20 21 7 41
9 VfL Wolfsburg 27 10 9 8 46 36 13 4 6 3 28 22 14 6 3 5 18 14 10 39
10 Borussia M'gladbach 27 9 8 10 42 44 14 8 3 3 29 17 13 1 5 7 13 27 -2 35
11 Werder Bremen 27 9 5 13 42 52 14 5 1 8 23 23 13 4 4 5 19 29 -10 32
12 Köln 27 7 10 10 36 45 13 5 4 4 21 14 14 2 6 6 15 31 -9 31
13 Augsburg 27 8 5 14 35 50 14 5 3 6 14 20 13 3 2 8 21 30 -15 29
14 Hoffenheim 27 8 4 15 37 46 14 5 2 7 20 23 13 3 2 8 17 23 -9 28
15 Bochum 27 8 2 17 30 60 13 6 1 6 20 24 14 2 1 11 10 36 -30 26
16 Stuttgart 27 5 8 14 32 47 13 4 3 6 16 16 14 1 5 8 16 31 -15 23
17 Hertha BSC 27 5 7 15 31 50 14 4 5 5 19 21 13 1 2 10 12 29 -19 22
18 Schalke 04 27 4 9 14 21 50 14 3 4 7 14 31 13 1 5 7 7 19 -29 21

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