VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

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VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind is caught offside.
6': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
6': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Konstantinos Koulierakis is caught offside.
7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
8': VAR Decision: No Goal VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
8': Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
14': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
14': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
15': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
20': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
20': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
22': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piero Hincapié following a corner.
22': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
23': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
23': Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
24': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
33': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a cross.
34': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
34': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kilian Fischer with a cross.
37': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
37': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
42': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
42': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
43': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
43': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tiago Tomás.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
45'+3': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
47': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
48': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a headed pass.
48': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
50': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
51': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
52': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
57': Attempt saved. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
58': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
60': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Arthur.
60': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Aleix García.
60': Foul by Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
60': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
64': Attempt saved. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
69': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
70': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Tiago Tomás.
73': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
74': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
75': Foul by Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg).
75': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Nathan Tella.
76': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
77': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': VAR Decision: No Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
81': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
81': Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
83': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a corner.
85': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
85': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Attempt saved. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Vavro.
90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Mattias Svanberg.
90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Jonas Wind.
90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Patrick Wimmer.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
90'+3': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Kilian Fischer.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
90'+7': Hand ball by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
90'+7': Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
90'+8': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Statistics

B04		WOB
8	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	3
8	Saves	1
59.4	Possession	40.6
15	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
442	Accurate Passes	279
517	Passes	361
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
31	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	55
28	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	11
8	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	4
20	Effective Clearances	31
20	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 28,198

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	27	+52	65
2	Bayer Leverkusen	27	+28	59
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	+15	48
4	Mainz	27	+14	45

Full Table

Line-Ups

VfL Wolfsburg (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
29	Marius Müller (GK)
4	Konstantinos Koulierakis
18	Denis Vavro
27	Maximilian Arnold
21	Joakim Maehle
2	Kilian Fischer
32	Mattias Svanberg
39	Patrick Wimmer
11	Tiago Tomas
9	Mohamed Amoura
23	Jonas Wind

VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:

Pavao Pervan, Mads Roerslev, Andreas Skov Olsen, Bence Dárdai, Yannick Gerhardt, Aster Vranckx, Kevin Behrens, Jakub Kaminski, Sebastiaan Bornauw.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
5	Mario Hermoso
23	Nordi Mukiele
24	Aleix García
8	Robert Andrich
34	Granit Xhaka
3	Piero Hincapié
13	Arthur
22	Victor Boniface
19	Nathan Tella

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Edmond Tapsoba, Jeremie Frimpong, Emiliano Buendía, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli, Patrik Schick, Matej Kovar, Exequiel Palacios.

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