Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg

Bundesliga · Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:30 BST · BayArena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg — Bayer Leverkusen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 4–3 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Sunday 22 September. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. VfL Wolfsburg have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen came from behind: VfL Wolfsburg led 3–2 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Bayer Leverkusen: an own goal by N. Mukiele (5’), Florian Wirtz (14’, assisted by Granit Xhaka), Jonathan Tah (32’, assisted by Álex Grimaldo), Piero Hincapié (48’, assisted by Aleix García) and Victor Boniface (90’); VfL Wolfsburg: Sebastiaan Bornauw (37’, assisted by Jakub Kamiński) and M. Svanberg (45’, assisted by Konstantinos Koulierakis). Y. Gerhardt (88’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bayer Leverkusen 1.92, VfL Wolfsburg 0.66, from 20 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Stegemann showed nine yellow cards and one red — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Jeanuël Belocian (36’), Álex Grimaldo (45+5’), A. Adli (51’) and Jeremie Frimpong (88’); VfL Wolfsburg: Tiago Tomás (50’), C. Zesiger (80’), Kamil Grabara (90+1’), M. Arnold (90+2’) and Jakub Kamiński (90+7’).

What it changes

With seven goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 4, across nine matches. Bayer Leverkusen have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 12.9, Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen) 7.3 and M. Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) 7.3 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

VfL Wolfsburg next travel to VfL Bochum 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 VfL Wolfsburg: VfL Bochum v VfL Wolfsburg, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: S. Stegemann
Head-to-head (last 6): Bayer Leverkusen 3 · draws 2 · VfL Wolfsburg 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 4W 0D 1L · VfL Wolfsburg 2W 0D 3L

Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg (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 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

9.25 / 4.14

Corners

against 3.5 / 3.43 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6.5 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 4.57 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 2.29

Cards

against 2 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2024. 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	VfL Wolfsburg for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	9.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16.75 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.43 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.29 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. 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 8	41	3 3/3	0.5 1/1	—
R. Andrich n 8	73.1	2.2 7/4	0.5 2/1	—
J. Tah n 8	83.1	1.4 6/2	0.1 1/0	—
E. Tapsoba n 8	89.5	1.3 6/3	0.1 1/0	—
N. Mukiele n 8	34.6	1.3 2/2	0.6 1/1	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. 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	64.1	4 8/6	1.4 5/1
A. Adli n 8	39.9	3.7 4/3	2 3/2
P. Schick n 8	22.4	3 3/1	1 1/1
F. Wirtz n 8	84.8	2.9 8/6	2 8/4
A. Hložek n 8	49	2.5 5/3	1.4 4/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Wirtz n 8	84.8	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
J. Stanišić n 8	53.9	0.6 3/0	0.6 3/0
V. Boniface n 8	64.1	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0
A. Hložek n 8	49	0 0/0	0.9 2/1
Jeremie Frimpong n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Stanišić n 8	53.9	2.9 4/4
Piero Hincapié n 8	80.8	2.8 7/6
E. Palacios n 8	63.6	2.8 6/5
A. Adli n 8	39.9	2.8 6/2
E. Tapsoba n 8	89.5	2.3 8/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Hrádecký n 8	90	2.8 6/5
M. Kovář n 8	90	2.8 5/4

VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. 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
Lovro Majer n 8	61.3	2.2 6/4	1.8 7/3	—
M. Svanberg n 8	57.9	1.7 4/2	2.3 6/4	—
V. Černý n 8	42.6	1.6 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
S. Bornauw n 8	90	1.4 7/4	0.5 4/0	—
M. Amoura n 8	72.6	1.4 4/4	1.4 6/2	—

VfL Wolfsburg — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Amoura n 8	72.6	2.5 7/4	0.6 3/1
J. Wind n 8	50.8	2 5/3	0.9 4/0
Lovro Majer n 8	61.3	1.5 4/2	0.7 2/2
P. Wimmer n 8	59.9	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/0
M. Svanberg n 8	57.9	1.4 4/2	0.8 3/1

VfL Wolfsburg — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Černý n 8	42.6	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
Lovro Majer n 8	61.3	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
M. Amoura n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
M. Arnold n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Kamiński n 8	63.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

VfL Wolfsburg — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Mæhle n 8	76.1	3 8/4
K. Fischer n 8	69	2.8 8/5
J. Kamiński n 8	63.4	2.5 6/4
K. Paredes n 8	67.8	2.3 6/5
M. Jenz n 8	72.3	2.2 6/5

VfL Wolfsburg — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Casteels n 8	90	3 5/5
K. Grabara n 8	90	2.8 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		VfL Wolfsburg
79%	Possession	21%
1.92	Expected goals (xG)	0.66
20	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	0
13	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	2
4	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	14
4	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	3
773	Passes	203
91%	Pass accuracy	68%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Hrádecký	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
E. Tapsoba	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Tah	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
G. Xhaka	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	7.9
Álex Grimaldo	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	Y	7.2
F. Wirtz	90	1	0	2	2	3	2	0	9
Aleix García	79	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	7.6
P. Schick	68	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.6
A. Adli	56	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
J. Belocian	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
N. Mukiele	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Piero Hincapié sub	45	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8
Jeremie Frimpong sub	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2
M. Terrier sub	34	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
V. Boniface sub	22	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.6
E. Palacios sub	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9

VfL Wolfsburg player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Grabara	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.6
K. Fischer	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.9
S. Bornauw	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
C. Zesiger	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Kamiński	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	6
M. Arnold	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.5
M. Amoura	89	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	6.9
P. Wimmer	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
M. Svanberg	71	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
Tiago Tomás	71	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	6.7
R. Baku	42	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
K. Koulierakis sub	48	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
S. Özcan sub	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Vranckx sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
Y. Gerhardt sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	R	6.2
D. Vavro sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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 VfL Wolfsburg — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

VfL WolfsburgLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bayer Leverkusen 3 · 2 draws · VfL Wolfsburg 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2024-03-10 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg
2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen
2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen
2022-10-22 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg
2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen
2021-10-30 Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bayer Leverkusen#2 pos69 pts34 pl+29 GD

VfL Wolfsburg#11 pos43 pts34 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2.12

VfL Wolfsburg scored1.65

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.26

VfL Wolfsburg conceded1.59

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What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg?: In their last 6 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen won 3, VfL Wolfsburg won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg?: Recent form — Bayer Leverkusen 4W 0D 1L; VfL Wolfsburg 2W 0D 3L.

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