Bayer Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg

23 January 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bote Baku 35’

Match summary

Wolfsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on the road. Wolfsburg led 1-0 at half-time.

Bote Baku put Wolfsburg ahead with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Renato Steffen.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.58 from 10.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
10 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 1.06
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.06
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
Kick-off
35’
Bote Baku
Assist: Renato Steffen
0-1 (Wolfsburg)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Lucas Alario
Wolfsburg
  • Maxence Lacroix

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 1.06 35’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), 0-1 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 1.06 35’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), 0-1 Baku 35’
Bayer Leverkusen 0.58 xGWolfsburg 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
35’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 67’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 6’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 67’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 6’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Lars Bender DEF470 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF901 0.060.000
Jonathan Tah DEF750 0.000.000
Daley Sinkgraven DEF901 0.060.000
Florian Wirtz MID901 0.040.000
Charles Aránguiz MID750 0.000.000
Nadiem Amiri MID751 0.070.103
Moussa Diaby FWD901 0.030.334
Lucas Alario FWD902 0.230.051
Leon Bailey FWD903 0.080.031
Timothy Fosu-Mensah Sub430 0.000.000
Karim Bellarabi Sub150 0.000.000
Kerem Demirbay Sub150 0.000.000
Wendell Sub80 0.000.000
Julian Baumgartlinger Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Wolfsburg win 28% Avg odds 3.48

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.