Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
28': Moritz JenzLeverkusen stay firmly on course with 2-0 win over Wolfsburg
Bayer Leverkusen beat 10-man VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday to restore their 10-point lead at the top of the table and stay firmly on course for a first Bundesliga title.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Paredes.
- 7': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 7': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 12': Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 13': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 15': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 22': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a headed pass.
- 24': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 24': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 25': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a through ball.
- 27': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 28': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 28': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Second yellow card to Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) for a bad foul.
- 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
- 32': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Jonas Wind.
- 37': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Paredes.
- 40': Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 41': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
- 41': Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 43': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 50': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
- 57': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 57': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 62': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Amin Sarr replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Lovro Majer.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 70': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 71': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 73': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
- 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Nathan Tella.
- 78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 78': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 82': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
- 85': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 86': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
- 87': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Cédric Zesiger.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 89': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 89': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Statistics
 WOB |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 23.9 | Possession | 76.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 838 |
| 280 | Passes | 899 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,314
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,314
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | Moritz Jenz  |
| 5 | Cédric Zesiger |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 40 | Kevin Paredes |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
| 11 | Tiago Tomas |
| 19 | Lovro Majer |
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