Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

26 January 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Kai Havertz 45’ (pen)
  • Kevin Volland 62’
  • Julian Brandt 88’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 3-0 away at Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.

Kai Havertz put Bayer Leverkusen ahead from the penalty spot in the 45th minute, Kevin Volland made it 0-2 in the 62nd minute, set up by Charles Aránguiz, and Julian Brandt made it 0-3 in the 88th minute, set up by Karim Bellarabi.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 3.02 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.19 from 11.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Bayer Leverkusen
10 Shots 23
4 Shots on Target 14
5 Corners 6
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.19 xG 3.00
1.19 Non-penalty xG 2.25
3 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Wolfsburg Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
45’
Kai Havertz
Penalty
0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Half-time0-1
62’
Kevin Volland
Assist: Charles Aránguiz
0-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
88’
Julian Brandt
Assist: Karim Bellarabi
0-3 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • William
  • John Brooks
  • Jérôme Roussillon
  • Maximilian Arnold
  • Elvis Rexhbecaj
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Wendell
  • Charles Aránguiz
  • 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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 3.02 45’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 45’ 62’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 62’ 88’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-3 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 3.02 45’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Havertz 45’ 62’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 Volland 62’ 88’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-3 Brandt 88’
Wolfsburg 1.19 xGBayer Leverkusen 3.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
45’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 61’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 47’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 50’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 60’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 69’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 62’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 5’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 61’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 47’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 50’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 60’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 69’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 60’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
William DEF801 0.320.472
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF900 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF900 0.000.000
Maximilian Arnold MID900 0.000.031
Yannick Gerhardt MID900 0.000.000
Elvis Rexhbecaj MID660 0.000.000
Admir Mehmedi MID271 0.020.000
Wout Weghorst FWD906 0.690.321
Renato Steffen FWD902 0.130.082
Yunus Malli Sub630 0.000.081
Josip Brekalo Sub241 0.030.041
Felix Klaus Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 36% Bet365 odds 2.62
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Bayer Leverkusen win 37% Bet365 odds 2.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 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.