Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th on 59, VfL Wolfsburg 16th on 29. VfL Wolfsburg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had gone 5 games without a win. VfL Wolfsburg had gone 10 games without a win.
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. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 73% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Goal scorers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Alejandro Grimaldo (44'), Alejandro Grimaldo (30'), Patrik Schick (53'), Edmond Tapsoba (68'), Ibrahim Maza (73') · 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