Seven-goal spectacle goes to Bayer 04 Leverkusen! The Werkself secured a home victory against VfL Wolfsburg with a lucky punch in a crazy Bundesliga match with 4:3 (2:3). Florian Wirtz, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie and Victor Boniface scored for B04, an own goal by Nordi Mukiele, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Mattias Svanberg initially made the Wolves cheer.
Bundesliga Match Facts
- Pass-Efficienz: Aleix García (B04), +3.1
- Most Pressed Player: Florian Wirtz (B04), 39 times under pressure
- Goal with the lowest goal probability: 3:2 by Mattias Svanberg (WOB), 7 percent
- Fastest player of the game: Mohamed Amoura (WOB), 34.86 km/h
- Teams’ xGoals: Leverkusen 2.28 – Wolfsburg 0.59
Fantasy Heroes: Florian Wirtz (511 points), Piero Hincapie (366) and Granit Xhaka (296).
Rotation after the Champions League
Because Bayer 04 Leverkusen had to play in the Champions League during the week, Alonso made changes to five positions. Jeanuël Belocian was able to celebrate his Bundesliga debut. Mohamed Amoura made his debut in the starting eleven at VfL Wolfsburg.
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The game started with a bang! When trying to block a cross from Mohamed Amoura, starting debutant Nordi Mukiele unfortunately sent the ball into his own goal with his thigh (2nd minute). Despite the early shock, Leverkusen got off to a good start and responded promptly with a well-considered shot from Florian Wirtz from 16 meters into the left corner (14th minute). Equalizer!
Jonathan Tah scores 2-1 for Leverkusen – IMAGO/Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images
Open exchange of blows
After the equalizer, Bayer 04 wanted more. A corner from the right-hand side landed at Jonathan Tah’s far post, who was able to sink the ball into the goal from the right (32′). The game turned around! Things then got strange: Wolfsburg didn’t give up and only equalized with a header from Sebastiaan Bornauw after a corner (37′) and even took the lead with a powerful right-foot shot from Mattias Svanberg into the right corner (45′ +1)!
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During the break, Alonso made changes and brought on Piero Hincapie and Jeremie Frimpong. The game improved immediately and the substitute made a big impact. Hincapie equalized just four minutes after the restart. After a corner from the left, he broke through at the near post and headed the ball over the line (49′). The Werkself set the tone but couldn’t get through. It was only after a red card for Yannick Gerhardt, who stepped on Frimpong’s foot, that momentum was restored. Substitute Victor Boniface received a pass in the penalty area deep in stoppage time and scored with a shot from the turn into the bottom left corner (90′ +3). Lucky punch! Once again, it was a late goal that helped Leverkusen to victory.
Wirtz celebrates his goal to make it 1-1 – IMAGO/Gladys Chai von der Laage
Player of the match: Florian Wirtz
Florian Wirtz scored his fourth goal on the fourth matchday, is Bayer’s top scorer and also had the most shots on goal against Wolfsburg (three). The international player was also the player who ran the most in the match, covering twelve kilometers.
