Bayer Leverkusen vs. VfL Wolfsburg Match Analysis and Prediction

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Game week 11 of the Bundesliga will see VfL Wolfsburg journey to Bay Arena for a clash against home side Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Kickoffs at 16:30 EAT.

Things have not been going so well for Bayer Leverkusen who is currently placed in the relegation playoffs spot with eight points. Coming into this game, Leverkusen won only one of their last six matches however they are unbeaten in their previous two league matches at home.

Bayer Leverkusen gets into this game hoping to make amends after 5-1 Bundesliga 1 trashing at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt. In that game, Bayer Leverkusen managed 51% possession, five shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Piero Hincapié (56′). Eintracht Frankfurt got 19 shots with 10 of them on target and goals by Daichi Kamada (45′, 72′), Randal Kolo Muani (58′), Jesper Lindstrøm (65′) and Lucas Alario (86′).

VfL Wolfsburg on the other side is two points above Saturday’s host in the table, and has not lost to Bayer Leverkusen when they have played them away from home in the previous six league meetings.

VfL Wolfsburg will seek another win following 1-2 DFB-Pokal victory to beat Eintracht Braunschweig in their previous match. In that game, VfL Wolfsburg had 61% possession, 19 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Mattias Svanberg (8′) and Jakub Kamiński (65′). Eintracht Braunschweig got 22 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Maurice Multhaup (40′).

Bayer Leverkusen vs. VfL Wolfsburg head to head

Since 1997, these two sides have had 51 head to head encounters; Bayer Leverkusen claims 23 victories, Wolfsburg 20 victories while eight matches ended in draws.