Leverkusen vs Darmstadt 2023-24 German Bundesliga
- 21': Victor Boniface
- 49': Exequiel Palacios
- 61': Victor Boniface
- 67': Jonas Hofmann
- 83': Adam Hlozek
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Boniface scores twice again as five-star Leverkusen crush Darmstadt
Victor Boniface scored twice for the second consecutive week as Bayer Leverkusen blew Darmstadt 98 away 5-1 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
- 24': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 1. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 26': Substitution, Darmstadt. Emir Karic replaces Fabian Nürnberger because of an injury.
- 26': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Darmstadt 1.
- 49': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Darmstadt 1. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 53': Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Darmstadt. Tim Skarke replaces Oscar Vilhelmsson.
- 58': Substitution, Darmstadt. Filip Stojilkovic replaces Thomas Isherwood.
- 61': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Darmstadt 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 67': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Darmstadt 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 68': Substitution, Darmstadt. Matej Maglica replaces Christoph Zimmermann because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Darmstadt. Tobias Kempe replaces Marvin Mehlem.
- 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jonathan Tah.
- 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 80': Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Noah Mbamba replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 83': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Darmstadt 1. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Mbamba with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Darmstadt 1.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,653
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,653
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 SVD |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 27.8 | Possession | 72.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 701 |
| 297 | Passes | 774 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 4 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 17 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 22 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 22 | Clearances | 3 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
SV Darmstadt 98 (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Schuhen (GK) |
| 4 | Christoph Zimmerman |
| 3 | Thomas Isherwood |
| 14 | Christoph Klarer |
| 32 | Fabian Holland |
| 28 | Bartol Franjic |
| 6 | Marvin Mehlem |
| 15 | Fabian Nürnberger |
| 26 | Matthias Bader |
| 29 | Oscar Wilhelmsson |
| 24 | Luca Pfeiffer |
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