Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Oct 22, 2022, 1:30 PM
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Introduction
Bayer Leverkusen are hosting VfL Wolfsburg
at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on Saturday 22 Oct 2022 1:30 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 10': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Moussa Diaby should be disappointed.
- 17': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek with a through ball.
- 28': Own Goal by Robert Andrich, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 49': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Kerem Demirbay.
- 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Odilon Kossounou.
- 72': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Kevin Paredes because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 76': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 2. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Sinkgraven.
- 76': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 80': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Amine Adli.
- 90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw.
- 90'+1': Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
1:30 PM, Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 26,294
1:30 PM, Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 26,294
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +67 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 82 | 2 |
| +29 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 69 | 3 |
| +22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 60 | 8 |
| +20 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 57 | 11 |
Statistics
| WOB | B04 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 390 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 11 | Clearances | 7 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay |
| 5 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 23 | Adam Hlozek |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 22 | Felix Nmecha |
| 16 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 40 | Kevin Paredes |
| 33 | Omar Marmoush |
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