Bayer Leverkusen v SV Darmstadt 98 result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98

Bundesliga · Sat, 02 Sep 2023 14:30 BST · BayArena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · SV Darmstadt 98

Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98 — Bayer Leverkusen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen beat SV Darmstadt 98 5–1 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Saturday 2 September. Bayer Leverkusen have won their last four matches in all competitions. SV Darmstadt 98 have lost their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Victor Boniface (21’, assisted by Jeremie Frimpong; 61’, assisted by Florian Wirtz), Exequiel Palacios (49’, assisted by Jeremie Frimpong), Jonas Hofmann (67’, assisted by Victor Boniface) and Adam Hložek (83’, assisted by N. Mbamba); SV Darmstadt 98: O. Vilhelmsson (24’, assisted by Christoph Klarer).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bayer Leverkusen 2.83, SV Darmstadt 98 0.36, from 25 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Jablonski showed five yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Jonathan Tah (24’), Exequiel Palacios (26’) and Granit Xhaka (31’); SV Darmstadt 98: O. Vilhelmsson (53’) and Christoph Klarer (80’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 3, across nine matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 14.7, Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) 7.7 and Christoph Klarer (SV Darmstadt 98) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

SV Darmstadt 98 next host FC St. Pauli on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for SV Darmstadt 98: SV Darmstadt 98 v FC St. Pauli, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98 · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: S. Jablonski
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 3W 1D 1L · SV Darmstadt 98 1W 0D 4L

Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 SV Darmstadt 98 (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.13 / 2.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 3.67

Corners

against 3.25 / 5.33 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6.5 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3 / 2.33

Cards

against 2.75 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 August 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	SV Darmstadt 98 for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	17 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	16 for · 11 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.25 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14.33 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Arthur n 6	29	4.7 2/2	1 1/1	—
A. Adli n 8	40	1.7 5/1	2.3 5/2	—
S. Azmoun n 8	33.4	1.7 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
N. Amiri n 8	35	1.6 3/1	1.9 5/1	—
E. Palacios n 8	80.6	1.5 7/3	2.8 8/5	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Boniface n 8	84.3	3.2 7/7	1.7 6/5
A. Adli n 8	40	2.3 4/1	1.4 2/1
M. Diaby n 8	75.8	2.2 7/5	0.9 4/2
S. Azmoun n 8	33.4	2 3/1	1.3 3/1
K. Demirbay n 8	60.8	1.5 3/2	0.9 2/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Boniface n 8	84.3	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
A. Hložek n 8	48.3	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
Álex Grimaldo n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
G. Xhaka n 8	77.3	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
M. Diaby n 8	75.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Palacios n 8	80.6	3.8 8/7
J. Stanišić n 8	33.1	2.7 3/2
N. Amiri n 8	35	2.6 3/2
K. Demirbay n 8	60.8	2.4 7/4
A. Adli n 8	40	2.3 4/2

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Hrádecký n 8	90	2.5 5/4

SV Darmstadt 98

SV Darmstadt 98 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Manu n 5	42.2	2.6 4/2	1.7 3/1	—
P. Tietz n 8	73.5	2.4 6/4	1.5 5/2	—
L. Pfeiffer n 8	24.5	2.3 3/1	1.4 2/1	—
O. Vilhelmsson n 7	58.6	2 6/3	1.5 4/2	—
F. Holland n 8	90	1.8 8/4	0.9 4/2	—

SV Darmstadt 98 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Hornby n 8	71.8	3.6 7/5	2.2 6/3
B. Manu n 5	42.2	3 4/2	0.9 2/0
L. Pfeiffer n 8	24.5	2.8 4/1	0.5 1/0
P. Tietz n 8	73.5	2.3 7/4	1.1 5/2
M. Mehlem n 8	66.8	2.2 6/4	1 4/1

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tobias Kempe n 8	68.4	0.2 1/0	0.7 3/1
P. Tietz n 8	73.5	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
B. Manu n 5	42.2	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
F. Hornby n 8	71.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Fabian Schnellhardt n 8	65.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

SV Darmstadt 98 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Manu n 5	42.2	3.8 4/2
M. Maglica n 3	51.3	3.5 1/1
Emir Karić n 8	55.9	3 5/5
Klaus Gjasula n 8	80.5	2.4 8/4
C. Klarer n 8	77.8	2.3 7/5

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schuhen n 8	90	2.5 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		SV Darmstadt 98
72%	Possession	28%
2.83	Expected goals (xG)	0.36
25	Shots	5
13	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	4
15	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	8
774	Passes	297
91%	Pass accuracy	71%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Hrádecký	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Kossounou	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Tapsoba	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
Álex Grimaldo	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.3
J. Hofmann	90	1	0	4	3	3	0	0	7.9
V. Boniface	90	2	1	5	3	2	0	0	9.5
G. Xhaka	80	0	0	1	1	3	2	Y	8
F. Wirtz	80	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	7.7
J. Tah	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Jeremie Frimpong	72	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	7.9
E. Palacios	65	1	0	1	1	3	0	Y	7.9
R. Andrich sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stanišić sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
N. Tella sub	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
N. Mbamba sub	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
A. Hložek sub	10	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7

SV Darmstadt 98 player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Schuhen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Klarer	90	0	1	0	0	1	5	Y	6.3
M. Bader	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
B. Franjić	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
F. Holland	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
L. Pfeiffer	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
C. Zimmermann	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Mehlem	69	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7
O. Vilhelmsson	59	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Thomas Isherwood	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
F. Nürnberger	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Emir Karić sub	64	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.5
F. Stojilković sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Skarke sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Maglica sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Tobias Kempe sub	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bayer Leverkusen v SV Darmstadt 98 — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 3.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

SV Darmstadt 98WLLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bayer Leverkusen#1 pos90 pts34 pl+65 GD

SV Darmstadt 98#18 pos17 pts34 pl-56 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2.62

SV Darmstadt 98 scored0.88

Bayer Leverkusen conceded0.71

SV Darmstadt 98 conceded2.53

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