Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt

2 September 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Victor Boniface 21’, 61’
  • Exequiel Palacios 49’
  • Jonas Hofmann 67’
  • Adam Hlozek 83’
  • Oscar Vilhelmsson 24’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Darmstadt. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Victor Boniface put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong and Oscar Vilhelmsson equalised with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Christoph Klarer. In the second half, Exequiel Palacios put Bayer Leverkusen back in front in the 49th minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong, Boniface made it 3-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Florian Wirtz, Jonas Hofmann made it 4-1 in the 67th minute, set up by Victor Boniface, and Adam Hlozek made it 5-1 in the 83rd minute, set up by Noah Mbamba-Muanda.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 3.46 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Darmstadt's 0.68 from 5.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
24 Shots 5
13 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.43 xG 0.68
3.43 Non-penalty xG 0.68
20 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
Kick-off
Victor Boniface
Assist: Jeremie Frimpong
1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
21’
24’
Oscar Vilhelmsson
Assist: Christoph Klarer
1-1 (Darmstadt)
Half-time1-1
Exequiel Palacios
Assist: Jeremie Frimpong
2-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
49’
Victor Boniface
Assist: Florian Wirtz
3-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
61’
Jonas Hofmann
Assist: Victor Boniface
4-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
67’
Adam Hlozek
Assist: Noah Mbamba-Muanda
5-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
83’
Full-time5-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Jonathan Tah
  • Exequiel Palacios
  • Granit Xhaka
Darmstadt
  • Christoph Klarer
  • Oscar Vilhelmsson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.46 0.68 21’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 21’ 24’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), 1-1 24’ 49’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 49’ 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 61’ 67’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), 4-1 67’ 83’ Adam Hlozek (Bayer Leverkusen), 5-1 83’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.46 0.68 21’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Boniface 21’ 24’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), 1-1 Vilhelmsson 24’ 49’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 Palacios 49’ 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 Boniface 61’ 67’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), 4-1 Hofmann 67’ 83’ Adam Hlozek (Bayer Leverkusen), 5-1 Hlozek 83’
Bayer Leverkusen 3.46 xGDarmstadt 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Darmstadt attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
83’ Adam Hlozek (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 21’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 24’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 64’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+1’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 33’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 42’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 20’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 9’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 72’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Noah Mbamba-Muanda (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Adam Hlozek (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 21’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 24’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 64’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+1’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 33’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 42’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+1’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 20’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 16’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 9’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 72’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Noah Mbamba-Muanda (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF901 0.060.041
Odilon Kossounou DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Tah DEF760 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong MID7622 0.300.582
Álex Grimaldo MID904 0.310.000
Granit Xhaka MID841 0.040.353
Exequiel Palacios MID6911 0.080.133
Jonas Hofmann MID9014 0.410.233
Florian Wirtz MID8412 0.090.753
Victor Boniface FWD90217 1.440.092
Robert Andrich Sub210 0.000.000
Josip Stanisic Sub140 0.000.051
Nathan Tella Sub141 0.100.000
Noah Mbamba-Muanda Sub611 0.040.601
Adam Hlozek Sub611 0.600.111

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 78% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.78
Darmstadt win 8% Avg odds 12.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.