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
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23Nathan Adewale Temitayo TellaF
- 25Exequiel Alejandro PalaciosM
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 42Montrell Amare CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 10Malik Leon TillmanM
- 14Patrik SchickF
- 15Tim OermannD
- 16Axel Tape-KobrissaD
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 18Jonas OmlinG
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
VfL Wolfsburg
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 3Denis VavroD
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 6Jeanuël BelocianD
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraF
- 21Joakim Mæhle PedersenM
- 23Jonas Older WindF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeM
- 39Patrick WimmerF
Substitutes
- 7Kento ShiogaiF
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 12Pavao PervanG
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 19Jesper Grænge LindstrømM
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
- 32Mattias Olof 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |