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VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 1-2 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 21, 2023 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg
1-2
Bayer Leverkusen

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What was the result of VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen?

Bayer Leverkusen won 1-2 on October 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 13′J. FrimpongBayer Leverkusen
  • 41′M. LacroixVfL Wolfsburg
  • 62′Álex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen

Official lineup for VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg

3-4-2-1
  1. 23J. Wind
  1. 11Tiago Tomás
  2. 31Y. Gerhardt
  1. 21J. Mæhle
  2. 27M. Arnold
  3. 32M. Svanberg
  4. 20R. Baku
  1. 4M. Lacroix
  2. 25M. Jenz
  3. 3S. Bornauw
  1. 12P. Pervan

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 22V. Boniface
  1. 21A. Adli
  2. 7J. Hofmann
  1. 20Álex Grimaldo
  2. 34G. Xhaka
  3. 25E. Palacios
  4. 30J. Frimpong
  1. 12E. Tapsoba
  2. 4J. Tah
  3. 2J. Stanišić
  1. 1L. Hrádecký
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VfL Wolfsburg have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 12, 1 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2023VfB Stuttgart(away)1-3Bundesliga
Sep 30, 2023Eintracht Frankfurt(home)2-0Bundesliga
Sep 23, 2023Borussia Dortmund(away)0-1Bundesliga
Sep 16, 2023Union Berlin(home)2-1Bundesliga
Sep 2, 20231899 Hoffenheim(away)1-3Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 20231. FC Köln(home)3-0Bundesliga
Oct 5, 2023Molde(away)2-1UEFA Europa League
Sep 30, 2023FSV Mainz 05(away)3-0Bundesliga
Sep 24, 20231. FC Heidenheim(home)4-1Bundesliga
Sep 21, 2023BK Hacken(home)4-0UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 3 draws, 1 Bayer Leverkusen win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2023VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Oct 22, 2022Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Mar 20, 2022VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Oct 30, 2021Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Jan 23, 2021Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Sep 20, 2020VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga

Last archived meeting: VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen on Apr 16, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

VfL Wolfsburg score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 3.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VfL Wolfsburg1.51.339/158/15
Bayer Leverkusen3.20.968/1514/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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4Bayer Leverkusen531114810

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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