Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th on 59, VfL Wolfsburg 16th on 29. VfL Wolfsburg ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, VfL Wolfsburg 1.32 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.62.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen's winless run stood at 5. VfL Wolfsburg's winless run stood at 10.
The sides have met 33 times in the GioScore results database: 16 wins for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 7 draws and 10 for VfL Wolfsburg, at 3.45 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 73% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at BayArena (capacity 30,210). Half-time and full-time told different stories: VfL Wolfsburg led 3-2 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-3.
Goal scorers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Alejandro Grimaldo (44'), Alejandro Grimaldo (30'), Patrik Schick (53'), Edmond Tapsoba (68'), Ibrahim Maza (73'), Malik Tillman (90') · VfL Wolfsburg: Joakim Maehle (31'), Christian Eriksen (38'), Jonas Wind (16')
Key stats
Possession: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 69% · VfL Wolfsburg 31% · Total shots: 25-11 · On target: 11-5 · Corners: 12-2