Bundesliga · Matchweek 11
Denis Vavro 57'
HT 0:3
Jonas Hofmann 9'
Edmond Tapsoba 24'
Malik Tillman 33'
Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 14:30 (UK) · Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg · 8 pts|Bayer Leverkusen · 23 pts

VfL Wolfsburg edged xG (2.13–1.1) but Bayer Leverkusen took the win.

Player of the matchMark Flekken8.6Decisive moment9' Jonas Hofmann+0.5

VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Key numbers

  • Possession 38% – 62%
  • Shots 21 (10 on target) – 7 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 9' Jonas Hofmann, FN xPts +0.5
Player of the match
Mark Flekken 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-31-3
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 0 min · level 9 min · Bayer Leverkusen ahead 81 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

9' Jonas Hofmann Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Alejandro Grimaldo +0.2 +0.5
24' Edmond Tapsoba Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Aleix García +0.1 +0.3
33' Malik Tillman Goal · assist Patrik Schick +0.1
57' Denis Vavro Goal · assist Maximilian Arnold 0.0
VfL Wolfsburg Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Bayer Leverkusen Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.1Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

VfL WolfsburgBayer Leverkusen
38%Possession62%
2.13Expected goals (xG)1.1
0.1xG per shot0.16
21Shots7
10Shots on target3
48%Shots on target %43%
14Shots in box3
382Passes672
83%Pass accuracy90%
9Corners1
0Saves9
12Fouls7
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides0

Compared with usual

VfL Wolfsburg

last 11 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.1
Conceded31.7
xG2.131.1
xG against1.11.5
Shots2112.3
On target103.5high
Shots faced715
xG per shot0.10.09
Possession38%46.6%low
Passes382411.3
Pass accuracy83%79.8%
Corners93.9high
Fouls1211.6

Bayer Leverkusen

16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals32.4
Conceded11.6
xG1.11.6
xG against2.131.1
Shots714.7
On target35.6
Shots faced2112.8
xG per shot0.160.12
Possession62%56.4%
Passes672590.5
Pass accuracy90%87.9%
Corners14.4
Fouls79.5

Timeline

  • 9' Goal Jonas Hofmann league goal #2 assist Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 24' Goal Edmond Tapsoba league goal #3 assist Aleix García
  • 33' Goal Malik Tillman league goal #3 assist Patrik Schick
  • 34' Yellow Dženan Pejčinović
  • 40' Yellow Mohamed Amoura
  • 46' Sub Jenson Seelt → Konstantinos Koulierakis
  • 46' Sub Ibrahim Maza → Jarell Quansah
  • 57' Goal Denis Vavro league goal #1 assist Maximilian Arnold
  • 61' Sub Patrick Wimmer → Mattias Svanberg
  • 61' Sub Yannick Gerhardt → Christian Eriksen
  • 61' Sub Dženan Pejčinović → Jonas Wind
  • 63' VAR Jonas Wind
  • 64' Sub Malik Tillman → Martin Terrier
  • 75' Sub Alejandro Grimaldo → Jeanuël Belocian
  • 75' Sub Patrik Schick → Christian Kofane
  • 76' Yellow Robert Andrich
  • 84' Sub Saël Kumbedi → J. Burger
  • 86' Sub Ernest Poku → Nathan Tella

Category leaders

  • Key passesAaron Zehnter4
  • Duels wonSaël Kumbedi5/8
  • DribblesSaël Kumbedi3/3
  • Defensive actionsLovro Majer4
  • ShotsDženan Pejčinović3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonMaximilian Arnold3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.