Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This will be the 48th meeting between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Bundesliga – meaning the Wolves have faced the Werkself more often than any other side. Wolfsburg have only scored more top-flight goals against Werder (84) than they have vs. Leverkusen (74), although they’ve only let in more against Dortmund (97) and Bayern (117) than vs. the Werkself (87).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t beaten Wolfsburg at home in the Bundesliga since 2016, drawing twice and losing twice. The Werkself are only on a longer winless run at home to Leipzig (5).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in each of their 23 Bundesliga home games against VfL Wolfsburg (55 goals in total). They also managed this against Frankfurt (1980-2007), but have never scored in more consecutive home matches against one side.
Leverkusen have ended the first half of the season inside the top 3 for the first time in five years. Their tally of 32 points is also their best at this stage since 2013/14 (37).
Leverkusen registered 13 shots on target in the 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund – a league high this season for any Bundesliga side.
VfL Wolfsburg have suffered a slow start to the second half of the season in recent years. They haven’t won any of their last five matchday 18 fixtures (D1, L4) – this has never happened in six consecutive seasons to them before.
VfL Wolfsburg will become the 19th side to play 800 Bundesliga games this weekend in Leverkusen. Their record so far reads: 303 wins, 209 draws and 287 defeats (1,201 goals scored, 1,166 conceded).
29 points from 17 games is VfL Wolfsburg’s best record at this stage in the Bundesliga for six years. They had 34 points after the first half of the season in 2014/15, when they finished second.
Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz scored his fourth Bundesliga goal in the win over Dortmund. He is the youngest player to ever reach this tally in the German top flight (17Y, 8M, 16D).
Wout Weghorst has become the first Wolfsburg player to score 12 goals in the first half of a Bundesliga season, beating the previous record of 11 goals set by Andrzej Juskowiak (1998/99) and Grafite (2008/09).
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