Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeats SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
FüRTH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was able to turn the table before demolishing SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
FüRTH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed to turn the table before demolishing SpVgg Greuther Fürth. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to score first with a goal from J. Willems. However, later Bayer 04 Leverkusen found the way to turn the table scoring 4 consecutive goals with P. Schick (10′), S. Azmoun (18′), Paulinho (58′) and E. Palacios (84′).
The match was played at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer stadium in Fürth on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Sascha Thielert. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. SpVgg Greuther Fürth was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Bayer 04 Leverkusen succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
After playing this match, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 17 points to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 52 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
J. Willems
J. Ngankam
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10'10'
P. Schick
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18'18'
S. Azmoun
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58'58'
Paulinho
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70'70'
G. Jung
J. Willems
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73'73'
D. Sinkgraven
S. Azmoun
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78'78'
E. Palacios
K. Demirbay
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82'82'
J. Baumgartlinger
M. Diaby
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82'82'
L. Alario
P. Schick
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83'83'
D. Abiama
J. Ngankam
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83'83'
J. Dudziak
T. Tillman
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84'84'
E. Palacios
C. Aranguiz
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will play away with FC Union Berlin on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (0 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 2nd of May with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3 draws).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Formation and Lineups
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Stefan Leitl chose to play with the following team: Andreas Linde , Sebastian Griesbeck , Nick Viergever , Gian-Luca Itter , Simon Asta , Timothy Tillman , Tobias Raschl , Jetro Willems , Julian Green , Branimir Hrgota and Jessic Ngankam .
Substitutes
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 3 changes: J. Willems for G. Jung (70′), J. Ngankam for D. Abiama (83′) and T. Tillman for J. Dudziak (83′).
Top player: Jetro Willems
Probably the most impressive player in SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Jetro Willems.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 6 crosses.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
On the opposite side, Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký , Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Mitchel Bakker , Charles Aránguiz , Kerem Demirbay , Moussa Diaby , Paulinho , Sardar Azmoun and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: S. Azmoun for D. Sinkgraven (73′), K. Demirbay for E. Palacios (78′), M. Diaby for J. Baumgartlinger (82′) and P. Schick for L. Alario (82′).
Top player: Sardar Azmoun
Probably the most impressive player in Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Sardar Azmoun.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes.
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