Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Bayer Leverkusen

26 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Manuel Gräfe

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Rouwen Hennings 90+4’ (pen)
  • Kevin Volland 50’, 60’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen took a 2-1 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. It was goalless at half-time.

Kevin Volland put Bayer Leverkusen ahead from a corner in the 50th minute, set up by Dominik Kohr, Volland made it 0-2 with a header in the 60th minute, set up by Kai Havertz, and Rouwen Hennings pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fortuna Dusseldorf created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Bayer Leverkusen 1.51 from 6.

Match stats

Fortuna Dusseldorf Bayer Leverkusen
16 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 1.48
0.99 Non-penalty xG 1.48
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Fortuna Dusseldorf Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
50’
Kevin Volland
Assist: Dominik Kohr0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
60’
Kevin Volland
Assist: Kai Havertz0-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Rouwen Hennings
Penalty1-2 (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
90+4’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Fortuna Dusseldorf
  • Kaan Ayhan
  • Alfredo Morales
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Kai Havertz
  • Leon Bailey

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.51 50’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 50’ 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 60’ 90+4’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 1-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.51 50’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Volland 50’ 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 Volland 60’ 90+4’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 1-2 Hennings 90+4’
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1.75 xGBayer Leverkusen 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Fortuna Dusseldorf attacking 
50’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.92 xG, goal 90+4’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 52’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 20’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Dusseldorf), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Dominik Kohr (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Kevin Stöger (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.92 xG, goal 90+4’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 89’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 52’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Benito Raman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Dusseldorf), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Dominik Kohr (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Kevin Stöger (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Dodi Lukebakio (Fortuna Dusseldorf), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michael Rensing GK900 0.000.000
Matthias Zimmermann DEF901 0.010.000
Marcin Kaminski DEF900 0.000.000
Kaan Ayhan DEF901 0.060.031
Niko Gießelmann DEF900 0.000.382
Marcel Sobottka MID900 0.000.000
Jean Zimmer MID770 0.000.031
Alfredo Morales MID903 0.090.031
Kevin Stöger MID681 0.020.193
Benito Raman MID613 0.540.000
Rouwen Hennings FWD9014 0.970.091
Dodi Lukebakio Sub292 0.040.000
Marvin Ducksch Sub220 0.000.142
Takashi Usami Sub131 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fortuna Dusseldorf win 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.75
Bayer Leverkusen win 49% Bet365 odds 1.95

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Bayer Leverkusen LLLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf, 17 Feb 19  All Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Bayer Leverkusen meetings

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.