Bayer Leverkusen 6-3 VfL Wolfsburg
Key numbers
- Possession 69% – 31%
- Shots 25 (11 on target) – 11 (5)
- Decisive moment: 68' Edmond Tapsoba, FN xPts +1.1
Alejandro Grimaldo 30' (pen)
Alejandro Grimaldo 44'
Patrik Schick 53' (pen)
Edmond Tapsoba 68'
Ibrahim Maza 73'
Malik Tillman 90'
Alejandro Grimaldo 44'
Patrik Schick 53' (pen)
Edmond Tapsoba 68'
Ibrahim Maza 73'
Malik Tillman 90'
HT 2:3
Jonas Wind 16'
Joakim Mæhle 31'
Christian Eriksen 38' (pen)
Joakim Mæhle 31'
Christian Eriksen 38' (pen)
Bayer Leverkusen · 49 pts|VfL Wolfsburg · 21 pts
Bayer Leverkusen won on the scoreboard and on xG (4.52–2.01).
Player of the matchAlejandro GrimaldoDecisive moment68' Edmond Tapsoba+1.1
Player of the match
Alejandro Grimaldo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Bayer Leverkusen ahead 22 min · level 32 min · VfL Wolfsburg ahead 36 min
- Patrik Schick — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
- Ernest Poku — off the bench 9 min · 0G 1A
- Malik Tillman — off the bench 9 min · 1G 0A
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.
16'
Jonas Wind
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Konstantinos Koulierakis +0.2
+0.7
30'
Alejandro Grimaldo
Pen goal
+0.8
31'
Joakim Mæhle
Goal
+0.8
38'
Christian Eriksen
Pen goal
+0.7
44'
Alejandro Grimaldo
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Ezequiel Fernández +0.2
+0.6
53'
Patrik Schick
Pen goal
+0.9
68'
Edmond Tapsoba
Goal
+1.1
73'
Ibrahim Maza
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Exequiel Palacios +0.1
+0.3
90'
Malik Tillman
Goal · assist Ernest Poku
0.0
Bayer Leverkusen
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +3.7Opponent moments −2.1Time effect −0.6→ League points won 3
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −3.5Time effect +0.5→ League points won 0
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.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Bayer LeverkusenVfL Wolfsburg
69%Possession31%
4.52Expected goals (xG)2.01
0.18xG per shot0.18
25Shots11
11Shots on target5
44%Shots on target %45%
17Shots in box7
623Passes283
87%Pass accuracy76%
12Corners2
2Saves5
8Fouls11
1Yellow cards3
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Bayer Leverkusen
43 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 4.52 | 1.5 | high |
| xG against | 2.01 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 25 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 11 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 69% | 57.4% | |
| Passes | 623 | 597.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 87.4% | |
| Corners | 12 | 4.8 | high |
| Fouls | 8 | 8.9 |
VfL Wolfsburg
last 28 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 2.01 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 4.52 | 1.8 | high |
| Shots | 11 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 25 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 31% | 46.2% | |
| Passes | 283 | 414.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 78.7% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.9 |
Timeline
- 16' Goal Jonas Wind league goal #1 assist Konstantinos Koulierakis
- 29' Yellow Joakim Mæhle
- 30' Goal Alejandro Grimaldo (pen) league goal #7
- 31' Goal Joakim Mæhle league goal #1
- 36' VAR Mohamed Amoura
- 37' Yellow Edmond Tapsoba
- 38' Goal Christian Eriksen (pen) league goal #3
- 44' Goal Alejandro Grimaldo league goal #8 assist Ezequiel Fernández
- 46' Sub Ezequiel Fernández → Patrik Schick
- 53' Goal Patrik Schick (pen) league goal #10
- 55' Yellow Konstantinos Koulierakis
- 66' Sub Patrick Wimmer → Jesper Lindstrøm
- 68' Goal Edmond Tapsoba league goal #5
- 71' Yellow Denis Vavro
- 73' Goal Ibrahim Maza league goal #3 assist Exequiel Palacios
- 81' Sub Nathan Tella → Ernest Poku
- 81' Sub Christian Eriksen → Maximilian Arnold
- 81' Sub Jonas Wind → Dženan Pejčinović
- 82' Sub Saël Kumbedi → Mattias Svanberg
- 88' Sub Christian Kofane → Malik Tillman
- 90' Goal Malik Tillman league goal #6 assist Ernest Poku
Category leaders
- Key passesAlejandro Grimaldo4
- Duels wonPatrick Wimmer8/13
- DribblesIbrahim Maza3/6
- Defensive actionsJeanuël Belocian7
- ShotsAlejandro Grimaldo4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonMontrell Culbreath3
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.