Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2023
Bayer Leverkusen travel to face Wolfsburg in a Bundesliga encounter at Volkswagen Arena this coming Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 19 points from their initial seven encounters. Wolfsburg trail them by 12 points after seven rounds, leaving them as number seven in the table.
Wolfsburg enter the match against Bayer Leverkusen hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Bundesliga standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.
Wolfsburg scored 13 goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Bayer Leverkusen scored a decent 26 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.6 goals per game. They allowed a total of 12 goals against, an average of 1.2 goals per match, while achieving three clean sheets.
Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction
Wolfsburg Form
In their previous three games, Wolfsburg lost 1-0 against B. Dortmund, beat Eintracht 2-0, before losing 3-1 against VfB Stuttgart. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Wolfsburg racked up five strong wins, but no draws as they lost once. They scored 12 and conceded four goals.
Bayer Leverkusen Form
In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen first beat Mainz 05 0-3, then Molde by 1-2 and finally FC Koln by 3-0. Bayer Leverkusen claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and nine scored.
In current form, we favour Bayer Leverkusen to claim a win, when they challenge Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena. We doubt, the home side is able to stop the visitors.
Wolfsburg have taken three points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to seven. Wolfsburg claimed four wins, zero draws as well as three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen put six wins, one draw and zero defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.
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Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Stats
- In 11 of the last 12 Wolfsburg home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wolfsburg have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Wolfsburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Wolfsburg have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Wolfsburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 13 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen have not lost the last 13 matches in a row
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 12 of the last 13 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 12 of the last 13 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads
Wolfsburg Squad
The 52-year-old Wolfsburg manager, Niko Kovac, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):
Koen Casteels (0/7), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Philipp Schulze (0/0), Cedric Zesiger (0/6), Felix Lange (0/0), Joakim Maehle (1/7), Kilian Fischer (0/0), Maxence Lacroix (0/7), Moritz Jenz (0/2), Nicolas Cozza (0/2), Rogerio (0/3), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/1), Aster Vranckx (0/5), Jakub Kaminski (0/6), Kevin Paredes (0/4), Lovro Majer (0/7), Mattias Svanberg (0/7), Maximilian Arnold (0/6), Patrick Wimmer (0/5), Ridle Baku (0/7), Ulysses Llanez (0/0), Yannick Gerhardt (1/6), Amin Sarr (0/4), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Jonas Wind (7/7), Lukas Nmecha (0/0), Tiago Tomas (1/7), Vaclav Cerny (0/6).
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Here is the full squad of the away team. The 41 year-old Bayer Leverkusen manager Alonso will select his starting XI from these players:
Lukas Hradecky (0/7), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (2/7), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/7), Jeremie Frimpong (2/7), Jonathan Tah (2/7), Josip Stanisic (0/3), Noah Mbamba (0/1), Odilon Kossounou (0/7), Piero Hincapie (0/3), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/7), Florian Wirtz (1/7), Granit Xhaka (0/7), Gustavo Puerta (0/2), Jonas Hofmann (4/7), Nadiem Amiri (0/3), Nathan Tella (0/3), Robert Andrich (0/6), Adam Hlozek (1/7), Amine Adli (1/4), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/7).
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News
The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Wolfsburg, as they prepare to meet Bayer Leverkusen, since eight could be missing.
Maxence Lacroix, Koen Casteels, Rogerio, Moritz Jenz, Kevin Paredes, Lukas Nmecha, Kilian Fischer and Felix Lange are missing from the squad, Wolfsburg will field against Bayer Leverkusenon Saturday.
Worst-case scenario, Bayer Leverkusen have a total of five players out for their next match.
Names like Exequiel Palacios, Edmond Tapsoba, Ayman Aourir, Arthur and Patrik Schick most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H
It finished 0-0 when Wolfsburg last played Bayer Leverkusen and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Wolfsburg enter the match against Bayer Leverkusen with a 4-3-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results
In three of the previous ten matches between Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen both teams scored.
Wolfsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips
It is difficult to look past Victor Okoh Boniface, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target seven times in recent Bundesliga matches for Bayer Leverkusen, with a total for the season saying seven goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With five goals lately for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, Jonas Wind is also a player to look out for.
Wolfsburg claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three. Goals should be on the menu at Volkswagen Arena, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Wolfsburg. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Bayer Leverkusen.
In the last ten encounters between Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Wolfsburg averaged 1.2 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 1.1 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. In the past ten matches for Wolfsburg across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in five times of them with an average of 1.7 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came out in ten of the last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.3 goals themselves during this run.