Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg draw 2-2 on Saturday
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen manages to recover against VfL Wolfsburg with an own goal from R. Andrich 29' and a penalty kick on the M. Arnold 53'.
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen manages to recover against VfL Wolfsburg with an own goal from R. Andrich 29′ and a penalty kick on the M. Arnold 53′. Bayer 04 Leverkusen couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.79 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 57% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Tah, R. Andrich and T. Fosu-Mensah). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (F. Nmecha).
After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 8 points like VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will have 10 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Diaby
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17'17'
M. Diaby
A. Hložek
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28'28'
R. Andrich (OG)
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49'49'
J. Tah
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54'54'
M. Arnold (Penalty)
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60'60'
F. Nmecha
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60'60'
N. Amiri
K. Demirbay
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61'61'
C. Hudson-Odoi
A. Hložek
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70'70'
D. Sinkgraven
M. Bakker
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70'70'
T. Fosu-Mensah
O. Kossounou
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72'72'
J. Wind
O. Marmoush
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73'73'
M. Svanberg
K. Paredes
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73'73'
J. Guilavogui
Y. Gerhardt
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76'76'
J. Frimpong
D. Sinkgraven
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76'76'
J. Roussillon
J. Kaminski
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80'80'
R. Andrich
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82'82'
Paulinho
A. Adli
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90'90'
M. Lacroix
S. Bornauw
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90'90'
T. Fosu-Mensah
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with RB Leipzig on the 29th of October with a 6-2 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 29th of October with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Jeremie Frimpong , Kerem Demirbay , Robert Andrich , Mitchel Bakker , Moussa Diaby , Adam Hložek and Amine Adli .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: K. Demirbay for N. Amiri (60′), A. Hlozek for C. Hudson-Odoi (61′), M. Bakker for D. Sinkgraven (70′), O. Kossounou for T. Fosu-Mensah (70′) and A. Adli for Paulinho (82′).
Top player: Jeremie Frimpong
The player who no doubt impressed Bayer 04 Leverkusen the most was Jeremie Frimpong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels , Ridle Baku , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Micky van de Ven , Paulo Otávio , Maximilian Arnold , Kevin Paredes , Felix Nmecha , Yannick Gerhardt , Jakub Kamiński and Omar Marmoush .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: O. Marmoush for J. Wind (72′), K. Paredes for M. Svanberg (73′), Y. Gerhardt for J. Guilavogui (73′), J. Kaminski for J. Roussillon (76′) and S. Bornauw for M. Lacroix (90′).
Top player: Maximilian Arnold
The player who no doubt impressed VfL Wolfsburg the most was Maximilian Arnold.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
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