VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: Robert Hartmann, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Vavro scored for VfL Wolfsburg; Hofmann, Tapsoba, and Tillman replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.13 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 1.10 for Bayer Leverkusen. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th.
First Half
9'
⚽
Hofmann
Assist: Álex Grimaldo
24'
⚽
Tapsoba
Assist: García
33'
⚽
Tillman
Assist: Schick
Pejčinović
Yellow Card
Amoura
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Seelt
46'
⇄
Maza
⚽
Vavro
Assist: Arnold
⇄
Pejčinović
⇄
Wimmer
⇄
Gerhardt
VAR
Goal cancelled
64'
⇄
Tillman
75'
⇄
Álex Grimaldo
75'
⇄
Schick
76'
Andrich
Yellow Card
⇄
Kumbedi
86'
⇄
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
VfL WolfsburgBayer Leverkusen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.13VS1.10
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
10
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
3
7
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
382
Total passes
672
318
Accurate passes
603
83%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
9
3
Blocked shots
0
2.06
Goals prevented
2.06
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 3Denis VavroD
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraM
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 14Jenson SeeltD
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeD
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Substitutes
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 7Andreas Skov OlsenF
- 23Jonas Older WindF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 29Marius MüllerG
- 32Mattias Olof SvanbergM
- 37P. HenselM
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 10Malik Leon TillmanF
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 14Patrik SchickF
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30Ibrahim MazaM
Substitutes
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 9Claudio Jeremías EcheverriM
- 11Martin Albert Frédéric TerrierF
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 18Alejo Uriel SarcoF
- 23Nathan Adewale Temitayo TellaF
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 44Jeanuël BelocianD
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Lovro Majer | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Denis Vavro | D | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jenson Seelt | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | M | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharell Hensel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinícius Souza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jan Bürger | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jonas Wind | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Malik Tillman | F | 64 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 75 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejo Sarco | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Martin Terrier | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nathan Tella | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |