Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg – Lineups & Match Details

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 6-3. Goals: Player #1302 (16'), Player #563 (30' pen.), Player #1930 (31'), Player #174 (38' pen.), Player #563 (44'), Player #794 (53' pen.), Player #41150 (68'), Player #380587 (73'), Player #162037 (90'). Bayer Leverkusen had 69% possession against VfL Wolfsburg's 31%. Shots on target: 11-5.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 28

Saturday, 4 April 2026

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

6 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 3

VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg

Referee: Martin Petersen, Germany

Lineups

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
M
1Mark FlekkenG
R
8Robert AndrichD
L
5Loïc BadéD
E
12Edmond TapsobaD
M
42Montrell CulbreathM
E
25Exequiel PalaciosM
E
6Ezequiel FernándezM
A
20Alejandro GrimaldoM
I
30Ibrahim MazaF
N
23Nathan TellaF
C
35Christian KofaneF

Substitutes

14Patrik SchickF
19Ernest PokuF
10Malik TillmanM
7Jonas HofmannM
16Axel TapeD
28Janis BlaswichG
18Jonas OmlinG
15Tim OermannD
17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg3-4-2-1
K
1Kamil GrabaraG
J
6Jeanuël BelocianD
D
3Denis VavroD
K
4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
S
26Saël KumbediM
C
24Christian EriksenM
V
5Vinícius SouzaM
J
21Joakim MæhleM
P
39Patrick WimmerF
M
9Mohamed AmouraF
J
23Jonas WindF

Substitutes

19Jesper LindstrømM
27Maximilian ArnoldM
17Dženan PejčinovićF
32Mattias SvanbergM
31Yannick GerhardtM
7Kento ShiogaiF
25Aaron ZehnterD
11Adam DaghimF
12Pavao PervanG

Match Events

16'G

#1302

29'Y

#1930

30'P

#563

31'G

#1930

37'Y

#41150

38'P

#174

38'Y

#null

44'G

#563

46'S

#237087

Substitution 1

53'P

#794

55'Y

#162409

66'S

#126642

Substitution 1

68'G

#41150

71'Y

#1291

72'Y

#null

73'G

#380587

81'S

#231029

Substitution 2

81'S

#1302

Substitution 2

81'S

#174

Substitution 3

82'S

#334914

Substitution 4

88'S

#505295

Substitution 3

90'+6G

#162037

Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen
69%31%
VfL Wolfsburg
4.2Expected Goals (xG)2.02
24Total Shots11
11Shots on Target5
12Corners2
8Fouls11
2Offsides1
87Pass Accuracy (%)76
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Bayer Leverkusen host VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, 4 April 2026 at BayArena. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Bayer Leverkusen go into the match 6th in the table; VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Bayer Leverkusen have taken 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. VfL Wolfsburg have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Nov 2025: Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 VfL Wolfsburg; 8 Feb 2025: Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg; 22 Sept 2024: Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 VfL Wolfsburg. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Wolfsburg 6-3. Bayer Leverkusen scored through Álex Grimaldo 30' (pen.), Álex Grimaldo 44', P. Schick 53' (pen.), E. Tapsoba 68', I. Maza 73', M. Tillman 90'. VfL Wolfsburg replied with J. Wind 16', J. Mæhle 31', C. Eriksen 38' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Bayer Leverkusen held 69% of the ball against 31% for VfL Wolfsburg. Shots on target finished 11-5. Expected goals read 4.20 for Bayer Leverkusen, 2.02 for VfL Wolfsburg.

Verdict

The win nudges Bayer Leverkusen forward and leaves VfL Wolfsburg with work to do. Bayer Leverkusen sat 6th and VfL Wolfsburg 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.