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Highlights

D. Vavro
57'

Volkswagen Arena(25,036 Spectators)

Robert Hartmann

29 %Edmond Tapsoba

Full-time: Wolfsburg 1-3 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 are up to provisional second in the standings after Kasper Hjulmand's men made it two wins on the bounce in the Bundesliga. The visitors were out of sight in the first half after goals from Hofmann, Tabsoba and Tillman and despite Wolfsburg's improved second-half showing, their search for a first home top-flight victory since last January goes on.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Time added on

We're into the first of five minutes of additional time.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Ernest Poku35.31km/h

Jan Bürger33.40km/h

Ibrahim Maza32.28km/h

86'

Substitution

Nathan Tella

Ernest Poku

85'

Bürger debut

The 18-year-old Jan Bürger makes his senior bow for Wolfsburg, coming on to replace Kumbedi.

84'

Substitution

Jan Bürger

Saël Kumbedi

81'

Flekken again!

Leverkusen have been second best after the break and they can thank their in-form goalkeeper that Wolfsburg are not on terms. Flekken makes one more leaping, fisted save to deny Wind's powerful volley at the target.

77'

Resting up

Likely with one eye on the midweek game against Manchester City, Leverkusen bring off Schick and Grimaldo for the remainder of this one.

76'

Yellow card

Robert Andrich

75'

Substitution

Jeanuël Belocian

Alejandro Grimaldo

75'

Substitution

Christian Kofane

Patrik Schick

Flekken earning his crust

Maxi Arnold sends in a zinger from distance which Flekken does well to turn away. Moments later and the Bayer goalkeeper is there again to collect Vavro's daisy-cutter.

67'

Wasteful Svanberg

Svanberg should do a lot better when in front of goal and both he and Wolfsburg might end up regretting the hosts' latest miss.

65'

Grimaldo over

The Leverkusen star sets up one of his set-piece specials in front of the Wolfsburg area. This time it's an uncharacteristically tame effort from the Spaniard, however, and Wolfsburg survive.

64'

Substitution

Martin Terrier

Malik Tillman

0:31

Wolfsburg denied

Suddenly, it looked like there was only a goal in it. Eriksen - who has just come on - was the architect, the Dane playing a tidy one-two before lifting a pass into the box. Majer chested back to Wind who fired in. There was an offside in the build-up.

62'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

61'

Substitution

Jonas Wind

Dženan Pejčinović

61'

Substitution

Christian Eriksen

Yannick Gerhardt

61'

Substitution

Mattias Svanberg

Patrick Wimmer

59'

Incredible miss

Leverkusen surge forward on the break through Tillman. He pushes a pass right for Hofmann, who in turn picks out Poku all alone in the centre. The Dutch forward blazes over the top.

Back in it?

Arnold's corner drops right into the six-yard box and Denis Vavro sis there to duck and head in from close range. The Wolves have a lifeline.

57'

Denis Vavro

GOAL!

1:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

31 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

3.5 m

53'

Amoura menacing

Great work from the Wolfsburg attacker here as he shakes off his man and tries to slice a shot towards the far post. The ball bounces narrowly wide.

50'

Goal attempts

5off target

5on target

0off target

3on target

47'

Flekken on point

The Leverkusen goalkeeper is called into action and pulls off a double stop to deny Koulierakis's shot and then Pejčinović's follow up.

46'

Off we go again

The second half is on and we've a change on both sides, with new England senior international Jarell Quansah on for the visitors and Konstantinos Koulierakis coming in for Wolfsburg,

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Konstantinos Koulierakis

Jenson Seelt

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Jarell Quansah

Ibrahim Maza

Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-3 Leverkusen

The visitors have been brilliantly efficient as an attacking force in a first-half that will have given Wolfsburg fans nightmares. Hofmann, Tapsoba and Tillman are the Werkself's goalscorers, Bayer 04 heading towards the tunnel all smiles.

Half-time

44'

Majer again

The Croatian attacker is in again on the right. This times his effort flicks off the defender and flies out for a corner.

42'

Huge chance

Wolfsburg should be back in this. Maza reckons he has a lot more time on the ball than he actually does. Majer nips in to steal and suddenly faces Flekken. The goalkeeper wins the battle, blocking the shot, but Majer had to scored there.

40'

Double booking

Wolfsburg need to be careful here. Frustration is growing, with Amoura and Pejčinović booked in the last six minutes.

40'

Yellow card

Mohamed Amoura

37'

Wolves despairing

Amoura looks to arc a pass with the outside of his boot across the six-yard area. There's nobody there for Wolfsburg.

34'

Yellow card

Dženan Pejčinović

Bayer in dreamland

Freescoring Leverkusen are at it again here. Building from the back with Garcia, he quickly finds Patrik Shick, who pings a pass through the middle for the onrushing Tillman. The USMNT man slides a calm finish past Grabara for 3-0.

33'

Malik Tillman

GOAL!

0:3

Goal probability

34 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

104.3 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

16.82 m

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Ernest Poku35.31km/h

Ibrahim Maza32.28km/h

Jonas Hofmann32.08km/h

29'

Super efficiency

Leverkusen have thus far managed two efforts on goal, and scored with both.

Werkself double up

It's all very simple, but nonetheless eye-catching from the visitors. A Grimaldo short corner finds Garcia, who whips an inviting centre into the mixer. Up goes Tapsoba to head neatly into the corner.

24'

Edmond Tapsoba

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

11 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.59 m

22'

Gerhardt off target

Yannick Gerhardt swings at the loose ball, misses, but somehow still manages to deflect an effort wide of the upright after the ball bounced up off his body.

18'

Getting closer

Again the men in green push forward and Dženan Pejčinović sends the ball onto the roof of the net.

16'

Hosts fighting back

Wolfsburg have been enjoying a decent spell of possession and Leverkusen look a touch shaken as the Wolves bite back.

15'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

WOB

B04

31.3 s

10.9 s

0:15

Tidy Majer

A nice piece of skill from Wolfsburg's Croatian attacker brings some home cheer.

12'

Flekken alert

Majer lets fly from the edge of the Bayer 04 box. Flekken watches the shot all the way and gets down to make a solid, one-handed save from a bouncing ball.

Leverkusen lead!

It's been coming. Wolfsburg give up possession too easily. Poku advances on the left and feeds into the area for Grimaldo, who angles a pass towards Tilmann. The UMSNT international can't get there, but Hofmann can, and he side-foots into the corner with ease.

Jonas Hofmann

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

15 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

93.36 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.37 m

Muted atmosphere

Due to a league-wide fan protest against proposals on stricter security measures in stadiums, things are a little quiet inside the Volkswagen Arena. The atmosphere boycott will span the first 12 minutes of games around Germany.

Visitors on front foot

Bayer 04 are currently camped inside Wolfsburg's half, the visitors facing a compact Wolves' team, who look set-up to counter attack.

Interesting opening

Both sides look sharp as they ping the ball about in these early stages.

Peeeep!

Wolfsburg get the game underway.

Kick-off!

All set

The formalities are out of the way and we're ready to get the ball rolling in Lower Saxony.

Teams in tunnel

The howl of the wolf sounds out around the ground as the teams gather inside the tunnel in Wolfsburg.

0:24

Home team warm-ups underway!

0:20

View from the Wolfsburg tunnel

More on that Wolfsburg side

By contrast, it's a much-changed Wolfsburg outfit which welcomes Leverkusen to the Volkswagen Arena. There are five changes of playing personnel from their 2-1 defeat away to Bremen last time out: Vavro, Gerhardt, Wimmer, Majer, and Pejčinović all come into the starting line-up interim head coach Daniel Bauer's first game in charge, following the dismissal of Paul Simonis.

More on that Leverkusen side

Kasper Hjulmand makes just the one change to his starting XI which thrashed Heidenheim 6-0 on Matchday 10. Tillmann comes into the starting line-up, replacing Arthur, who drops to the bench. Poku is expected to slot in at right wing-back in the Brazilian's absence.

Wolfsburg subs

Müller, Bürger, Koulierakis, Hensel, Svanberg, Vinícius, Skov Olsen, Eriksen, Wind

Starting line-up: VfL Wolfsburg

Leverkusen subs

Blaswich, Quansah, Belocian, Echeverri, Terrier, Ben Seghir, Sarco, Tella, Kofane

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1:35

Friends reunited

Ahead of the teams' Matchday 11 meeting in Lower Saxony, Werkself coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke of an emotional reunion with Wolves' midfielder Christian Eriksen.

Kasper Hjulmand on facing Wolfsburg

"I believe they're a better team than their points total suggests. And I don't think they'll play much differently with the change of coach. We know their players' qualities and are well prepared for Wolfsburg."

Daniel Bauer on facing Leverkusen

The Wolfsburg interim coach, who has taken over from Paul Simonis, addressed the media on Thursday: "There will be a few personnel changes compared to the previous games. These will be made from the analysis of the last matches and observations in training. It's a big challenge. But we don't want to complain or look for excuses. We had a lot of time to work out the plan and today it was about conveying that to the guys."

2:03

Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 0-0 Leverkusen

The teams played out a 0-0 draw when they last met, back in February earlier this year.

2:03

Werder Bremen 2-1 Wolfsburg - highlights

Wolfsburg fell to a sixth defeat in seven Bundesliga games after blowing a 1-0 lead in Bremen. The defeat cost head coach Paul Simonis his job, the Dutchman leaving the Wolves just a point outside the relegation zone after winning just two of his 10 league matches in charge.

2:03

Bayer Leverkusen 6-0 Heidenheim - highlights

Leverkusen put six without reply past bottom side Heidenheim last time out. Teenager Ibrahim Maza scored twice as Die Werkself delivered the perfect response to their 3-0 defeat to leaders Bayern Munich a week earlier - their only Bundesliga loss in eight top-flight matches under head coach Kasper Hjulmand. The 2023/24 double winners return to action in fifth place, a point outside the top four and only two behind RB Leipzig in second.

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Highlights

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Full-time: Wolfsburg 1-3 Leverkusen

Time added on

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Substitution

Bürger debut

Substitution

Flekken again!

Resting up

Yellow card

Substitution

Substitution

Flekken earning his crust

Wasteful Svanberg

Grimaldo over

Substitution

Wolfsburg denied

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Incredible miss

Back in it?

Denis Vavro

GOAL!

Amoura menacing

Flekken on point

Off we go again

Substitution

Substitution

Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-3 Leverkusen

Majer again

Huge chance

Double booking

Yellow card

Wolves despairing

Yellow card

Bayer in dreamland

Malik Tillman

GOAL!

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Super efficiency

Werkself double up

Edmond Tapsoba

GOAL!

Gerhardt off target

Getting closer

Hosts fighting back

Ball Recovery Time

Tidy Majer

Flekken alert

Leverkusen lead!

Jonas Hofmann

GOAL!

Muted atmosphere

Visitors on front foot

Interesting opening

Peeeep!

All set

Teams in tunnel

Home team warm-ups underway!

View from the Wolfsburg tunnel

More on that Wolfsburg side

More on that Leverkusen side

Wolfsburg subs

Starting line-up: VfL Wolfsburg

Leverkusen subs

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Friends reunited

Kasper Hjulmand on facing Wolfsburg

Daniel Bauer on facing Leverkusen

Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 0-0 Leverkusen

Werder Bremen 2-1 Wolfsburg - highlights

Bayer Leverkusen 6-0 Heidenheim - highlights

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