Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

21 October 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Maxence Lacroix 41’
  • Jeremie Frimpong 13’
  • Álex Grimaldo 62’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen took a 2-1 win at Wolfsburg. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jeremie Frimpong put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Victor Boniface, Maxence Lacroix equalised from a corner in the 41st minute, set up by Moritz Jenz, and Álex Grimaldo won it in the 62nd minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 2.28 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.34 from 18.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Bayer Leverkusen
18 Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.33 xG 2.28
1.33 Non-penalty xG 2.28
7 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Wolfsburg Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
13’
Jeremie Frimpong
Assist: Victor Boniface0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Maxence Lacroix
Assist: Moritz Jenz1-1 (Wolfsburg)
41’
Half-time1-1
62’
Álex Grimaldo
Assist: Jeremie Frimpong1-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Bote Baku
  • Joakim Maehle
  • Maximilian Arnold
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Edmond Tapsoba
  • Exequiel Palacios
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Jonas Hofmann
  • Amine Adli

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 2.28 13’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 13’ 41’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), 1-1 41’ 62’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 2.28 13’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Frimpong 13’ 41’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), 1-1 Lacroix 41’ 62’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 Grimaldo 62’
Wolfsburg 1.34 xGBayer Leverkusen 2.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
41’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 13’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 77’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 15’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 53’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 44’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 13’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 77’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 15’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 53’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 44’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Bote Baku (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Tiago Tomás (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 1’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pavao Pervan GK900 0.000.000
Maxence Lacroix DEF9011 0.470.000
Moritz Jenz DEF9010 0.000.492
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF800 0.000.000
Bote Baku MID901 0.050.082
Joakim Maehle MID900 0.000.000
Maximilian Arnold MID901 0.010.021
Mattias Svanberg MID733 0.090.031
Yannick Gerhardt MID802 0.040.051
Tiago Tomás MID482 0.320.000
Jonas Wind FWD905 0.250.394
Amin Sarr Sub420 0.000.000
Lovro Majer Sub171 0.020.081
Jakub Kaminski Sub100 0.000.000
Kevin Paredes Sub102 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 22% Avg odds 4.41
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.09
Bayer Leverkusen win 55% Avg odds 1.76

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg LWLWL
Bayer Leverkusen WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen, 16 Apr 23 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 10 Mar 24  All Wolfsburg 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.