Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg
Ref: Martin Petersen, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 6–3 in their Bundesliga fixture. Álex Grimaldo, Álex Grimaldo, Schick, Tapsoba, Maza, and Tillman scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Wind, Mæhle, and Eriksen replied for VfL Wolfsburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.52 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 2.01 for VfL Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while VfL Wolfsburg are 16th.
First Half
16'
⚽
Wind
Assist: Koulierakis
29'
Mæhle
Yellow Card
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Penalty
31'
⚽
Mæhle
36'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
38'
⚽
Eriksen
Penalty
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Assist: Fernández
Second Half
⇄
Fernández
⚽
Schick
Penalty
55'
Koulierakis
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Wimmer
⚽
Tapsoba
71'
Vavro
Yellow Card
⚽
Maza
Assist: Palacios
81'
⇄
Wind
81'
⇄
Eriksen
⇄
Tella
82'
⇄
Kumbedi
⇄
Christian Kofane
⚽
Tillman
Assist: Poku
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenVfL Wolfsburg
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.52VS2.01
Attack6 · 0 won
25
Shots
11
11
Shots on target
5
17
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
4
10
Shots off goal
5
12
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
623
Total passes
283
541
Accurate passes
214
87%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
1
-1.46
Goals prevented
-1.46
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
VfL Wolfsburg
3-4-2-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23N. TellaF
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 30I. MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 42M. CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 15T. OermannD
- 16A. TapeD
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 18J. OmlinG
- 19E. PokuF
- 28J. BlaswichG
VfL Wolfsburg
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 3D. VavroD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 6J. BelocianD
- 9M. AmouraF
- 21J. MæhleM
- 23J. WindF
- 24C. EriksenM
- 26S. KumbediM
- 39P. WimmerF
Substitutes
- 7K. ShiogaiF
- 11A. DaghimF
- 12P. PervanG
- 17D. PejčinovićF
- 19J. LindstrømM
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 27M. ArnoldM
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 32M. SvanbergM
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3/6 |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Tella | F | 81 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Oermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 9 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Malik Tillman | M | 9 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 45 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Wind | F | 81 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Christian Eriksen(C) | M | 81 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Patrick Wimmer | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Mæhle | M | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Saël Kumbedi | M | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Vavro | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kento Shiogai | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavao Pervan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Maximilian Arnold | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |