German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 30': Patrik Schick (P)
  • 32': Patrik Schick
  • 45'+1': Patrik Schick
  • 69': Victor Boniface
FT
4 - 0
VfL Bochum

    Leverkusen extend unbeaten start to make Bundesliga history

    Patrik Schick celebrated his first Bundesliga start of the season Wednesday with a hat trick as Bayer Leverkusen consolidated top spot in the Bundesliga and set a record for games unbeaten with a 4-0 rout of VfL Bochum.

    Match Commentary

    • 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 Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 1': Delay in match (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 5': Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Bernardo (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 6': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Losilla.
    • 10': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Florian Wirtz.
    • 16': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 18': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 18': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 19': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Anthony Losilla is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 22': Gonçalo Paciência (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Bernardo (VfL Bochum 1848) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
    • 25': Foul by Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 25': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 26': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 28': Penalty conceded by Manuel Riemann (VfL Bochum 1848) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 30': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 32': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross following a fast break.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 34': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Riemann.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 39': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 39': Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Matús Bero.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Cristian Gamboa (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 45'+2': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
    • 45': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Danilo Soares replaces Takuma Asano.
    • 46': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
    • 48': Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Antwi-Adjei with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 50': Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 52': Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 53': Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Christopher Antwi-Adjei is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 60': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Bernardo.
    • 62': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
    • 62': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 63': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Philipp Förster replaces Gonçalo Paciência.
    • 63': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Moritz Broschinski replaces Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
    • 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 VfL Bochum 1848.
    • 65': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
    • 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Jonathan Tah.
    • 69': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
    • 69': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Noah Loosli replaces Erhan Masovic.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Jonas Hofmann.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Piero Hincapié.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 80': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 80': Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
    • 87': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfL Bochum 1848).
    • 87': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 87': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Tim Oermann replaces Anthony Losilla.
    • 89': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 89': Moritz Broschinski (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfL Bochum 1848 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    30.8 Possession 69.2
    6 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    232 Accurate Passes 657
    335 Passes 747
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    5 Crosses 13
    0.4 Cross % 0.5
    80 Long Balls 47
    26 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    20 Effective Tackles 7
    29 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 4
    8 Effective Clearances 11
    8 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 30,210

    Bundesliga Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 24 +52 61
    2 Bayer Leverkusen 23 +24 50
    3 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 +16 42
    4 SC Freiburg 23 -2 39
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    3 Piero Hincapié
    2 Josip Stanisic
    8 Robert Andrich
    34 Granit Xhaka
    10 Florian Wirtz
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    14 Patrik Schick
    7 Jonas Hofmann
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Odilon Kossounou, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli, Adam Hlozek, Matej Kovar, Victor Boniface, Nadiem Amiri, Edmond Tapsoba, Gustavo Puerta.

    BOC VfL Bochum (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Manuel Riemann (GK)
    31 Keven Schlotterbeck Yellow Card
    4 Erhan Masovic Yellow Card
    5 Bernardo
    2 Cristian Gamboa
    6 Patrick Osterhage
    19 Matús Bero
    8 Anthony Losilla
    9 Gonçalo Paciência
    22 Christopher Antwi-Adjei
    11 Takuma Asano
    VfL Bochum Substitutes:
    Maximilian Wittek, Moritz Broschinski, Niclas Thiede, Danilo Soares, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng, Philipp Förster, Tim Oermann, Lukas Daschner, Noah Loosli.

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