German Bundesliga

Leverkusen vs Darmstadt 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen
  • 21': Victor Boniface
  • 49': Exequiel Palacios
  • 61': Victor Boniface
  • 67': Jonas Hofmann
  • 83': Adam Hlozek
FT
5 - 1
SV Darmstadt 98
  • 24': Oscar Wilhelmsson

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

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+40 Bayern Munich 13 37 0
+13 RB Leipzig 14 29 3
+12 Borussia Dortmund 13 28 1
+9 Bayer Leverkusen 13 23 4
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
12 Edmond Tapsoba
6 Odilon Kossounou
34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios Yellow Card
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
22 Victor Boniface
10 Florian Wirtz
7 Jonas Hofmann
Substitutes:
Gustavo Puerta, Adam Hlozek, Josip Stanisic, Arthur, Nadiem Amiri, Noah Mbamba, Matej Kovar, Robert Andrich, Nathan Tella.

SVD 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
Substitutes:
Filip Stojilkovic, Tobias Kempe, Morten Behrens, Klaus Gjasula, Matej Maglica, Emir Karic, Fabian Schnellhardt, Clemens Riedel, Tim Skarke.

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