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Opposition Report: Bayer Leverkusen

1. Bundesliga 2023/2024 · 34 matches analysed

244 citations · 125 events verified against source data

Executive Summary

Area Threat Pattern Evidence
Open-play attack High Wing-back penetration and inside runners; 214 regular-play shots, central-box dominance E646E837E993
Set pieces High 236 corners, 115 in-possession shots, 15 goals; Grimaldo left-foot inswingers + Tah/Andrich aerial arrivals E457E477E567
Pressing Medium Mean pressure height x=64.1, 34% in attacking third, but PPDA swings 8.9→69.8 by opponent E151E208
Transitions & high regains High 532 attacking-third regains; 32 shots From Counter incl. Wirtz braces E116E1059E1107

Likely XI — 3-4-2-1 (base formation, 2178' — the single largest share of tracked minutes) E23E34

Position Player Starts
GK Lukáš Hrádecký 33
RCB Odilon Kossonou 21
CB Jonathan Tah 30
LCB Edmond Tapsoba 23
RWB Jeremie Frimpong 27
LWB Alejandro Grimaldo 31
DM Granit Xhaka 32
DM Robert Andrich 18
RAM Jonas Hofmann 26
LAM Florian Wirtz 26
CF Victor Boniface 18

Piero Hincapié (16 starts) rotates at LCB, Palacios (21) at pivot, Schick (12) at CF E18E24E26.

Game plan 1. Screen Grimaldo's left foot on all dead balls. He took 18 direct free-kicks (2 goals) and 112 corners, overwhelmingly left-foot inswingers to central goalmouth/near post — press the ball early and block the near-post service lane E616E618E457. 2. Double the right-side wing-back channel. Frimpong is a primary shot source (56 shots, 9 goals, 8.72 xG) arriving at the back post and in the six-yard box from transitions E749E837E974. 3. Deny central-box crosses to Tah/Andrich on corners. 15 corner goals came largely from central aerial arrivals; man-mark Tah and the late-arriving Andrich E457E477E567. 4. Attack the space behind the wing-backs in transition; their press commits high (34% attacking-third pressures) and PPDA collapses to 8.9–9.6 in aggressive games, leaving the back three exposed E151E211. 5. Force Boniface into low-value looks; he carries 15.97 xG but shoots high-volume from congested central zones — deny the throw-in/cutback service that feeds him E688E718E640.

Match Capsules

Match Result (H/A) Formation(s) Standout pattern Evidence
M1 vs RB Leipzig 3-2 (H) 3-4-3→3-5-2 Open-play goals from Frimpong & Wirtz E646E651
M2 vs M'gladbach 3-0 (A) 3-4-3 Boniface brace incl. counter E655E669
M3 vs Darmstadt 5-1 (H) 3-4-3 Multi-pattern rout, Boniface goals E679E688
M4 vs Bayern 2-2 (A) 3-4-3→4-4-1-1 Grimaldo direct FK + 93' Palacios pen E616E636
M5 vs Heidenheim 4-1 (H) 3-4-2-1→4-2-3-1 Throw-in cutbacks to Boniface E710E718
M6 vs Mainz 3-0 (A) 3-4-2-1 Two Grimaldo free-kick goals E618E726
M7 vs Köln 3-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Frimpong FK finish, high press E739E743
M8 vs Wolfsburg 2-1 (A) 3-4-2-1 Frimpong counter goal E749E755
M9 vs Freiburg 2-1 (H) 3-4-2-1 Aggressive press PPDA 12.0 E766E139
M10 vs Hoffenheim 3-2 (A) 3-4-2-1→3-5-2 Grimaldo two goals E474E781
M11 vs Union 4-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Corner goals Kossonou & Tah E476E477
M12 vs Bremen 3-0 (A) 3-4-2-1 Frimpong corner goal, low press E478E148
M13 vs Dortmund 1-1 (H) 3-4-2-1 Most aggressive press PPDA 8.94 E151E821
M14 vs Stuttgart 1-1 (A) 3-4-3→4-2-3-1 Wirtz throw-in goal E829E154
M15 vs Frankfurt 3-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Frimpong 0.91 xG chance E837E838
M16 vs Bochum 4-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Schick brace + penalty E498E638
M17 vs Augsburg 1-0 (A) 3-4-2-1 93' Palacios FK-phase winner E876
M18 vs RB Leipzig 3-2 (A) 3-4-2-1 Tella kick-off goal, Hincapié 90' E883E511
M19 vs M'gladbach 0-0 (H) 3-4-3 Kovář start; press PPDA 9.41, no goal E169E894
M20 vs Darmstadt 2-0 (A) 3-4-2-1→3-4-1-2 Tella brace E918E923
M21 vs Bayern 3-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Stanišić, Grimaldo, Frimpong E932E938
M22 vs Heidenheim 2-1 (A) 3-4-1-2 Frimpong corner + Adli 0.62 xG winner E522E956
M23 vs Mainz 2-1 (H) 3-4-2-1 Xhaka & Andrich long-range FK-phase E957E968
M24 vs Köln 2-0 (A) 3-4-2-1→4-4-2 Frimpong six-yard finish, aggressive press E974E184
M25 vs Wolfsburg 2-0 (H) 3-4-2-1→4-2-3-1 Tella header, Wirtz E986E993
M26 vs Freiburg 3-2 (A) 3-4-2-1 Early Wirtz, Hložek, Schick E994E1002
M27 vs Hoffenheim 2-1 (H) 3-4-2-1→4-4-2 Andrich + Schick 90' winner E547E1033
M28 vs Union 1-0 (A) 3-4-2-1 Wirtz penalty decisive E639
M29 vs Bremen 5-0 (H) 3-4-2-1 Wirtz four goals incl. two counters E1059E1060
M30 vs Dortmund 1-1 (A) 3-4-3→3-4-1-2 Stanišić 96' corner equaliser E560
M31 vs Stuttgart 2-2 (H) 3-4-2-1 Andrich 95' FK-phase goal E1079
M32 vs Frankfurt 5-1 (A) 3-4-2-1 Passive press PPDA 69.83, 5 goals scored E208E1086
M33 vs Bochum 5-0 (A) 3-4-3 Aggressive press 9.57, Grimaldo counter E211E1107
M34 vs Augsburg 2-1 (H) 3-4-2-1 Boniface + Andrich corner header E1109E567

Analyst Detail

1. Formations & Personnel

The base structure is a 3-4-2-1, logged for 2178 tracked minutes against 662 for the 3-4-3 and only marginal use of 3-4-1-2 (121'), 4-2-3-1 (99') and 4-4-2 (53') E5E14E22. The 3-4-3 recurs mainly away or in reshuffled line-ups E2E30E33. Minor formations appear almost entirely as late-game in-match shifts: they routinely drop into a back four (4-4-1-1/4-4-2/4-2-3-1) to close games out — e.g. M4 to 4-4-1-1 at 45' E40, M24 to 4-4-2 at 66' E68, M27 to 4-4-2 at 72' E73, M25 to 4-2-3-1 at 45' E69. Expect a structural change in the final 20–30 minutes when they hold a lead.

Personnel is stable spine, rotating wide/attacking pieces. Hrádecký started 33 of 34 (Kovář once, M19) E19. Tah (30) anchors the central CB slot; Kossonou (21 RCB) and Tapsoba (23, mostly LCB) flank, with Hincapié (16) rotating in at LCB and Andrich occasionally dropping to CB (4 starts) E12E17. Grimaldo (31) is near-ever-present at LWB; Frimpong (27) at RWB, with Stanišić and Tella deputising when Frimpong pushes higher or rests E21E25E29. Xhaka started 32 in the pivot beside Andrich or Palacios E23E34. Wirtz (26) and Hofmann (26) are the primary 10s; up top Boniface (18) and Schick (12) split centre-forward, Adli and Tella providing wide/forward cover E23E31.

Note Grimaldo's positional switch: in M29 he did not start, with Hincapié at LWB and Tella at RWB E29 — a template used when both first-choice wing-backs are unavailable.

2. Defensive Shape & Organisation

Defensive actions total 3539 tracked (Ball Recovery 1638, Block 616, Clearance 552, Tackle 468, Interception 265) E1123E116. The heaviest concentration is the defensive-third central channel at 22.4% E1123E1124, indicating a compact central back three that funnels play wide before recovering — right-side actions (middle-third right 13.3%, defensive-third right 10.7%) outnumber the left, consistent with Frimpong pushing high and leaving that flank to be defended in behind E1126E1135.

Crucially, they win the ball high frequently: 532 attacking-third regains across the sample, with the opening minutes of M1 alone showing Frimpong, Xhaka, Hofmann and Boniface all recovering in the attacking third E116E1143E1144E1149. This is a counterpressing side that defends on the front foot when set up to, but the trade-off is exposed space behind an advanced back line — the direct route to disrupt them.

This data set does not cover their defensive set-piece organisation (marking scheme, zonal/man assignments), so no claim is made there.

3. Pressing

Pressure volume is 4786 events (140.8/match), mean height x=64.1/120, 34% in the attacking third, counterpress rate 23% E94E100. Zonally, pressing is channel-oriented in the middle third (right 15.2%, left 14.3%) with a strong central attacking-third trap (13.4%) E88E91E94. Wirtz (651) and Hofmann (544) are the lead pressers from the 10 positions, supported by Frimpong (347), Palacios (342) and Grimaldo (321) E94E100E109.

The defining feature is variance: they dial the press up or down by opponent. Against Dortmund (M13) and Gladbach (M19) at home they pressed ferociously (PPDA 8.94, 9.41), but sat deep away at Bayern (34.46), Bremen (35.82) and Frankfurt (69.83) E151E169E124E148E208.

Match Opponent PPDA Reading
M1 RB Leipzig 18.42 Moderate
M2 M'gladbach 22.27 Passive
M3 Darmstadt 16.44 Moderate
M4 Bayern 34.46 Sit-off
M5 Heidenheim 12.87 Aggressive
M6 Mainz 27.46 Passive
M7 Köln 20.39 Moderate
M8 Wolfsburg 18.26 Moderate
M9 Freiburg 12.00 Aggressive
M10 Hoffenheim 19.35 Moderate
M11 Union 22.71 Passive
M12 Bremen 35.82 Sit-off
M13 Dortmund 8.94 Very aggressive
M14 Stuttgart 18.83 Moderate
M15 Frankfurt 25.67 Passive
M16 Bochum 14.00 Aggressive
M17 Augsburg 17.23 Moderate
M18 RB Leipzig 15.95 Moderate
M19 M'gladbach 9.41 Very aggressive
M20 Darmstadt 12.86 Aggressive
M21 Bayern 18.38 Moderate
M22 Heidenheim 20.31 Passive
M23 Mainz 13.23 Aggressive
M24 Köln 10.95 Very aggressive
M25 Wolfsburg 14.88 Aggressive
M26 Freiburg 20.23 Passive
M27 Hoffenheim 11.96 Aggressive
M28 Union 14.40 Aggressive
M29 Bremen 19.86 Moderate
M30 Dortmund 16.48 Moderate
M31 Stuttgart 20.38 Passive
M32 Frankfurt 69.83 Extreme sit-off
M33 Bochum 9.57 Very aggressive
M34 Augsburg 21.43 Passive

Sample pressures: E151E169E211E124E208. Reading: against weaker/lower-block opponents at home they suffocate high (M9, M13, M16, M19, M24, M33), whereas against ball-dominant sides or when ahead they drop into a mid-block and threaten via transition (M4, M12, M32). Their most aggressive pressing games were not always their most productive — M19 (PPDA 9.41) finished 0-0 despite a high press E169E894.

4. Set Pieces

Corners are a genuine weapon: 236 taken, 115 in-possession shots, 15 goals E457E522E560. Deliveries skew inswinging (110) to central goalmouth (67) and near post (63), with a substantial short/recycled programme (63) E221E225.

Taker Corners Foot Techniques Favoured zones
Alejandro Grimaldo 112 Left (110) Inswing 58, Out 16, Straight 5 Central goalmouth 32, near post 31, short 31
Jonas Hofmann 97 Right (97) Inswing 46, Out 23, Straight 4 Central goalmouth 33, near post 25, far post 18
Florian Wirtz 21 Right (21) Unknown 14, Inswing 6 Short/recycled 11, near post 5
Exequiel Palacios 2 Right Unknown 2 Short/recycled 2
Arthur Augusto 1 Right Unknown 1 Near post 1
Gustavo Puerta 1 Right Outswing 1 Near post 1
Nadiem Amiri 1 Right Unknown 1 Short/recycled 1
Nathan Tella 1 Right Unknown 1 Short/recycled 1

Evidence: E223E221E378E276E447E259E224E446.

Left corners (Grimaldo, inswinging) target the near post and central goalmouth; right corners (Hofmann) mirror to the same central band E272E289. The principal aerial targets are Tah (headed corner goal M1; repeat headers across M8/M11/M14/M18/M29/M34) E457E477E507E566 and late-arriving midfielders Andrich (corner goals M27, M34) and Frimpong (M12, M22) E547E567E478E522. Hincapié is a secondary near-post threat (goal M18) E511.

Free kicks: 43 box deliveries (Grimaldo 19, Hofmann 17) plus 21 direct shots E572E574E615. Grimaldo is the designated direct specialist — 18 direct attempts, goals in M4 and M6 E616E618 — a clear priority to concede no cheap fouls in the 20–25m arc.

Penalties: 8/8 converted. Boniface is first choice (4, all scored) with Palacios (2), Wirtz and Schick also scoring E640E641E639E638. Every taker is reliable; do not gamble on penalties.

5. Key Player Roles

Player Shots Goals xG
Victor Boniface 81 14 15.97
Jeremie Frimpong 56 9 8.72
Florian Wirtz 71 11 8.47
Jonas Hofmann 62 4 5.71
Patrik Schick 40 7 5.45
Alejandro Grimaldo 71 10 5.21
Nathan Tella 21 5 3.76
Amine Adli 27 4 3.09

Evidence: E640E749E1059E737E1033E938E986E956.

Florian Wirtz (LAM) — the creative and transition hub, also the top presser (651) E94. Shoots from central box positions and is lethal on the break: two counter goals in the M29 rout E1059E1060 plus a run of high-xG chances E894E829. Occasionally deployed as a false-9 (one CF start) E21. Highest-priority individual to screen in the half-spaces.

Victor Boniface (CF) — the xG leader (15.97) and penalty taker; a high-volume central finisher fed by throw-ins and cutbacks E688E710E718, plus counter finishes E669E821. Effective but shoots from congested zones — restrict the service rather than the man.

Jeremie Frimpong (RWB) — functions as an auxiliary forward: 56 shots, 9 goals, repeatedly arriving at the back post and six-yard box off transition and set-piece second phases E749E837E974E522. The right wing-back channel behind him is simultaneously their biggest attacking outlet and their most exposed defensive zone.

Alejandro Grimaldo (LWB) — set-piece engine and direct-FK scorer (10 goals, 5.21 xG), left-foot deliveries feeding the whole set-piece programme E616E618E938. Also underlaps to score from open play E474E781.

Granit Xhaka (DM) — metronome and left-foot long-range threat (goals M29, M32) who dictates tempo and presses selectively E1053E1081; the reference point for their build-up structure.

Patrik Schick (CF) — the alternative to Boniface, a clinical aerial and central finisher (7 goals from 40 shots) with a headed corner goal (M16) and late winners (M27) E498E638E1033. Jonas Hofmann adds right-sided output (62 shots) but underperforms his xG (4 goals) E737E726.

6. Exploitable Patterns

  1. Space behind the advanced back three in transition. With 34% of pressures in the attacking third and PPDA falling to 8.9–9.6 in aggressive games, the back three defends a large area with wing-backs committed high E151E211E116. Their right side (Frimpong) is the most vacated — middle/defensive-third right-channel defensive actions are elevated (13.3%/10.7%), signalling recurring recovery work there E1126E1135. Break quickly into that channel before their rest-defence resets.

  2. Neutralise Grimaldo's left foot. He is the fulcrum of both set pieces (112 corners, 19 FK deliveries, 18 direct FK shots) and open-play delivery E457E572E616. Aggressive pressure on the left touchline and disciplined near-post protection removes their single most productive dead-ball source.

  3. Central-box corner defence against Tah/Andrich/Frimpong. 15 corner goals came predominantly from central aerial arrivals and late runners E457E477E547E567. Man-mark Tah, track Andrich's late entry, and screen Frimpong's back-post run.

  4. Restrict throw-in and cutback supply to Boniface. A striking share of his and the team's central-box chances come From Throw In (100 shots in the sample) and cutbacks E688E710E718. Their throw-in routines are a distinct manufacturing channel — defend them as set pieces.

  5. Second-half back-four shift signals game-management. When leading they drop to a back four late E40E68E73. If chasing a result, the 65'–80' window before/around that shift — while they reorganise — is a targeted pressing opportunity.

Secondary weaknesses: Hofmann is a high-volume but low-conversion shooter (4 goals from 62, 5.71 xG) E737 — inviting his shots is lower-risk than conceding Wirtz/Frimpong entries. Their aggressive-press games did not guarantee output (M19 0-0 despite PPDA 9.41) E169E894, indicating that a disciplined low block that survives the first-phase press can frustrate them.

Evidence appendix

Every citation resolves to a recorded event in the source data. Hover any key in the report, or find it below.

  1. M1 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig match 3895052
  2. M34 2024-05-18 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg match 3895348
  3. E2 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2023-08-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 fefef503-f3cc-4d41-9b3f-9ddc57b6a93b
  4. E5 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2023-09-24 Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 FC Heidenheim, 0:00 6c9ebdf9-117f-4a31-8b52-ebcf3c35d0c6
  5. E12 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2023-11-25 Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 f1d51df5-9cfa-4ed7-aa9c-785c63a10641
  6. E14 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 b62bcab6-691b-4cad-b059-e15f1aa45d8e
  7. E17 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-01-13 Augsburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 ae1ebba8-2522-43df-8776-0fafaef15dc8
  8. E18 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 f291e745-c955-4830-8c2c-c4a3bd33d7b1
  9. E19 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-01-27 Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach, 0:00 dc4d1046-b021-4e80-a945-e30f3daa1c3b
  10. E21 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-02-10 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Bayern Munich, 0:00 224d6601-6768-4908-aa17-df7c0b6dda1b
  11. E22 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-02-17 FC Heidenheim 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 327f635d-c54a-4ffc-bcec-4eeae2c3a908
  12. E23 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-02-23 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 FSV Mainz 05, 0:00 63d94113-a4e0-45a3-b4de-87b8d27d5524
  13. E24 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-03-03 FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 60d224e8-efd8-4f5a-8705-14b4ace97eae
  14. E25 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-03-10 Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 0:00 72380f9a-26d2-45c5-9143-2dc38214a4b9
  15. E26 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-03-17 Freiburg 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 55142e05-3c63-498a-a6e6-396366d77ae7
  16. E29 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen, 0:00 794ec549-5288-4d1a-93e8-0fc6d3968784
  17. E30 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 4c8c90f8-fbcc-4e6a-b15d-3ad9b958e3a6
  18. E31 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-04-27 Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart, 0:00 fe1c825d-11b0-48e7-a5e7-5d2d89eef306
  19. E33 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-05-12 Bochum 0-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:00 5fba9d87-5118-4fc1-bc3b-c77ccbbdc9d2
  20. E34 Bayer Leverkusen starting XI — 2024-05-18 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg, 0:00 33cd60a0-9a6a-4887-945b-bae8ca283c9e
  21. E40 Bayer Leverkusen set up in 4-4-1-1 (Tactical Shift) — 2023-09-15 Bayern Munich 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 45:00 a4043054-6881-4dcb-9896-05af3f65c0e8
  22. E68 Bayer Leverkusen set up in 4-4-2 (Tactical Shift) — 2024-03-03 FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 66:04 7496f643-f85b-4ece-9a76-10ed0d79e72d
  23. E69 Bayer Leverkusen set up in 4-2-3-1 (Tactical Shift) — 2024-03-10 Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 45:00 2c7fb632-e5fd-4755-a2ce-b3d216c14d67
  24. E73 Bayer Leverkusen set up in 4-4-2 (Tactical Shift) — 2024-03-30 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim, 72:33 62745b3e-9039-443e-ab86-297be0284cc2
  25. E88 Jonas Hofmann pressure (middle third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 3:48 b1930f44-1c66-426c-8ca9-c5c9dc54fb27
  26. E91 Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba pressure (middle third, left channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 0:58 36a42e6a-c56b-4d28-9ed5-75fef386b165
  27. E94 Florian Wirtz pressure (attacking third, central channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 1:54 db789b2b-870f-4716-b452-e54958307050
  28. E100 Jonas Hofmann pressure (attacking third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 1:34 28947f12-5bda-4d7a-8819-ae670f2b2ca1
  29. E109 Jeremie Frimpong pressure (defensive third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 0:48 96bd8297-91b0-47fc-a7b2-2c433ec2e694
  30. E116 Jeremie Frimpong interception in press zone — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 1:34 e4c17700-43bb-43a3-ac49-f13944a9566e
  31. E124 Granit Xhaka duel in press zone — 2023-09-15 Bayern Munich 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 3:46 c969da32-3389-4ceb-86df-e66b125bb8dd
  32. E139 Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba foul committed in press zone — 2023-10-29 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg, 2:10 9c855d8d-f090-4c54-961f-74a84bc48724
  33. E148 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios duel in press zone — 2023-11-25 Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 7:49 2da0c89f-338b-4abe-b2db-8028e1c01a7e
  34. E151 Granit Xhaka foul committed in press zone — 2023-12-03 Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia Dortmund, 1:45 f834f35e-70b1-46ab-846c-23c35d3534c4
  35. E154 Florian Wirtz duel in press zone — 2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 0:25 9866d771-6177-45c5-b638-6b160511a5c8
  36. E169 Nadiem Amiri interception in press zone — 2024-01-27 Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach, 7:45 cef36840-1345-4b32-9ad1-4a91bbff3268
  37. E184 Granit Xhaka foul committed in press zone — 2024-03-03 FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 1:48 f61c4f89-c961-41a3-81c0-a7a121950a6c
  38. E208 Nathan Tella duel in press zone — 2024-05-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 10:49 c36d5d50-7085-421e-914b-86a28c3f738a
  39. E211 Patrik Schick duel in press zone — 2024-05-12 Bochum 0-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 7:52 992740b3-ee4d-472a-828b-faed360b2d58
  40. E221 Jonas Hofmann corner (inswinging, central goalmouth) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 34:01 9cc092e4-e4fd-4908-a9c2-2a5ec01fe08f
  41. E223 Alejandro Grimaldo García corner (inswinging, central goalmouth) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 52:59 65e65677-7418-4dfd-a5d2-aab674eea6f3
  42. E224 Nadiem Amiri corner (unknown, short/recycled) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 94:33 43a9b3ef-649c-457d-88c1-ec5c6e74b41f
  43. E225 Alejandro Grimaldo García corner (unknown, short/recycled) — 2023-08-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 2:14 17ae4e97-cbd8-431e-b4f2-0f5e66ead733
  44. E259 Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano corner (outswinging, near post) — 2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Köln, 88:06 29d7b8c5-1caa-44de-963b-fd0b265945a1
  45. E272 Alejandro Grimaldo García corner (inswinging, central goalmouth) — 2023-10-29 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg, 56:52 15f6f285-1e15-487d-ab6b-464a723041e4
  46. E276 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios corner (unknown, short/recycled) — 2023-11-04 Hoffenheim 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 94:51 e8afc58c-3a2e-4c0c-a774-16fec509eafb
  47. E289 Jonas Hofmann corner (inswinging, central goalmouth) — 2023-11-25 Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 26:09 0255fc0f-3497-4360-8bf3-978be295d192
  48. E378 Florian Wirtz corner (unknown, short/recycled) — 2024-03-03 FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 25:03 4c8f54fe-64c2-4324-8df4-0d6478be9ee3
  49. E446 Nathan Tella corner (unknown, short/recycled) — 2024-05-12 Bochum 0-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 29:38 23e92e22-c396-469a-b61a-584dc65fff87
  50. E447 Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares corner (unknown, near post) — 2024-05-12 Bochum 0-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 48:50 85c8c897-131f-47f3-bdbe-015265708c73
  51. E457 Jonathan Tah shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 34:03 64390818-5404-4d83-ab41-07af760ffa7d
  52. E474 Alejandro Grimaldo García shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-11-04 Hoffenheim 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 45:34 528c2a96-74fb-491f-89c7-e1eb61b46a8e
  53. E476 Odilon Kossonou shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-11-12 Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Union Berlin, 56:20 da7c4816-2e4a-4354-b806-7333e134e0c2
  54. E477 Jonathan Tah shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-11-12 Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Union Berlin, 72:41 aabcc582-0b0e-4219-b183-19d92551a4d4
  55. E478 Jeremie Frimpong shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-11-25 Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 42:00 658c81ac-b0b2-42f3-80b7-333f1e47fd17
  56. E498 Patrik Schick shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2023-12-20 Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Bochum, 45:54 74ba22d6-f06f-483f-b861-63f90580fbe4
  57. E507 Jonathan Tah shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 62:52 cfc2c881-aa53-456f-b264-f07e54c71e50
  58. E511 Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 90:40 060082ee-d0e7-4741-b1d3-3ff14f6adb90
  59. E522 Jeremie Frimpong shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-02-17 FC Heidenheim 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 46:53 416d171b-26e6-4111-b70b-90bf1739ec2a
  60. E547 Robert Andrich shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-03-30 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim, 87:24 70c88f35-d9b6-45a9-84b5-983ec4edb695
  61. E560 Josip Stanišić shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 96:52 6333f948-763d-442d-9a16-b14d1c6aeb0d
  62. E566 Jonathan Tah shot from corner possession (Wayward) — 2024-05-18 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg, 26:41 18fe5d98-8cd1-4a43-bd34-f5a73f46d7ac
  63. E567 Robert Andrich shot from corner possession (Goal) — 2024-05-18 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg, 26:43 30004327-97f1-4663-b1b5-26e6642c267e
  64. E572 Alejandro Grimaldo García free kick delivered into the box — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 61:58 824ffbb8-00d7-4f4d-b8e0-0094a6597551
  65. E574 Jonas Hofmann free kick delivered into the box — 2023-08-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 20:46 9b765ad3-acae-4fda-bca2-1da9a1c1d83f
  66. E615 Alejandro Grimaldo García direct free kick (Blocked) — 2023-09-02 Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Darmstadt 98, 41:55 5db47ee0-323d-4899-b47b-547ba70d5abc
  67. E616 Alejandro Grimaldo García direct free kick (Goal) — 2023-09-15 Bayern Munich 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 23:54 5667d74e-c1f0-4282-91a4-5f89c6db16e2
  68. E618 Alejandro Grimaldo García direct free kick (Goal) — 2023-09-30 FSV Mainz 05 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 58:44 3a26ee43-c3f1-42d7-a8f6-bfd82f695910
  69. E636 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios penalty (Goal) — 2023-09-15 Bayern Munich 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 93:46 3f2ab42d-6012-4d8d-be29-bf09dd10ef74
  70. E638 Patrik Schick penalty (Goal) — 2023-12-20 Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Bochum, 29:33 a80e47de-35cc-47a4-8ad3-767836b010c6
  71. E639 Florian Wirtz penalty (Goal) — 2024-04-06 Union Berlin 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 52:15 f5dea30a-5df6-4639-94dd-8319d9c8b256
  72. E640 Victor Okoh Boniface penalty (Goal) — 2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen, 24:27 cf7357c9-3bd6-425f-ac34-ef7f11897394
  73. E641 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios penalty (Goal) — 2024-05-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 57:01 82853bfd-ad2a-4d3a-9111-d26c50747d18
  74. E644 Granit Xhaka shot, Saved, xG 0.02 (outside box) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 1:59 2fa0470b-b096-4e0f-8f7e-5c3bdc27abbd
  75. E646 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.49 (box, central) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 23:04 7d9b770d-fe1c-481a-a4dc-bf99d71705e6
  76. E651 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.14 (box, central) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 63:20 f8cd5da5-6a20-41ad-8794-4397b76a11cf
  77. E655 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.21 (box, central) — 2023-08-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 17:57 25b25579-2f18-4333-a5a6-8571e4212871
  78. E669 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.24 (box, central) — 2023-08-26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 52:34 ffc61678-fba6-4df8-a412-83e555c9fca5
  79. E679 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.27 (box, central) — 2023-09-02 Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Darmstadt 98, 20:18 ff742b91-ad13-4bb6-a6ac-9039843f3d2e
  80. E688 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.40 (box, central) — 2023-09-02 Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Darmstadt 98, 60:21 69c1e706-38c3-4454-8973-190be89d3db6
  81. E710 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.42 (box, central) — 2023-09-24 Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 FC Heidenheim, 8:32 74bd4e36-7331-453b-a774-836d5d02f062
  82. E718 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Saved, xG 0.58 (six-yard area) — 2023-09-24 Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 FC Heidenheim, 44:48 477a80b8-2b1b-401d-96d8-5115b5be49ad
  83. E726 Jonas Hofmann shot, Goal, xG 0.12 (box, central) — 2023-09-30 FSV Mainz 05 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 64:21 12a24a9b-3c9c-45d4-989f-066a49816a44
  84. E737 Jonas Hofmann shot, Goal, xG 0.19 (box, central) — 2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Köln, 21:02 e0dada79-fcfb-4294-aa8e-18116ec67027
  85. E739 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.34 (six-yard area) — 2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Köln, 31:23 0a0aeb90-f461-4fbe-8b3f-9011e25a47d4
  86. E743 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.38 (six-yard area) — 2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Köln, 66:31 858312e1-fe6f-4281-914e-4fb03ba0374f
  87. E749 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.40 (six-yard area) — 2023-10-21 Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 12:05 a26dc878-b726-4fa6-8401-45b5b3a5b145
  88. E755 Alejandro Grimaldo García shot, Goal, xG 0.12 (box, central) — 2023-10-21 Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 61:35 510a9df3-c49b-4eee-b8f9-0effd90ccb23
  89. E766 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.08 (box, right side) — 2023-10-29 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg, 35:57 12b0d458-1b39-41dd-aaac-a5c99f79e931
  90. E781 Alejandro Grimaldo García shot, Goal, xG 0.07 (box, central) — 2023-11-04 Hoffenheim 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 69:18 43672ac5-0101-457e-a459-fd4511a635ba
  91. E821 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.94 (six-yard area) — 2023-12-03 Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia Dortmund, 78:45 41215e06-a33a-448a-ae67-0526fd1c0848
  92. E829 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.44 (box, central) — 2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 46:36 0dc1e36d-6ea9-4030-aea5-71aaef3d7162
  93. E837 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.91 (six-yard area) — 2023-12-17 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt, 50:50 fb48cdac-fe0a-4452-a680-5880ed308a40
  94. E838 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.33 (box, central) — 2023-12-17 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt, 56:35 fcfab8e6-651c-406f-a51d-d87d1d1804d0
  95. E876 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios shot, Goal, xG 0.10 (box, central) — 2024-01-13 Augsburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 93:49 edf76979-b202-4ab7-9f07-2fc046885c2d
  96. E883 Nathan Tella shot, Goal, xG 0.79 (six-yard area) — 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 46:16 34b7332c-6c9a-418d-8b9d-8e7051e4eb1c
  97. E894 Florian Wirtz shot, Saved, xG 0.44 (box, central) — 2024-01-27 Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach, 22:59 87919f54-9bbd-4166-8b87-69671048ff7c
  98. E918 Nathan Tella shot, Goal, xG 0.12 (box, central) — 2024-02-03 Darmstadt 98 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 32:06 dad539ba-e148-461c-984c-c2c06a3c07ab
  99. E923 Nathan Tella shot, Goal, xG 0.11 (box, right side) — 2024-02-03 Darmstadt 98 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 51:44 e3095912-e405-4239-9c9d-dd3e26379003
  100. E932 Josip Stanišić shot, Goal, xG 0.32 (box, central) — 2024-02-10 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Bayern Munich, 17:35 b1eb5bd8-29a5-4595-8851-7fab15cd4580
  101. E938 Alejandro Grimaldo García shot, Goal, xG 0.16 (box, left side) — 2024-02-10 Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Bayern Munich, 49:03 330f17c4-2155-40b4-ba0c-7cfe8dded159
  102. E956 Amine Adli shot, Goal, xG 0.62 (box, central) — 2024-02-17 FC Heidenheim 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 80:46 0f521099-6066-4bcc-9c17-86c9e8df453e
  103. E957 Granit Xhaka shot, Goal, xG 0.02 (outside box) — 2024-02-23 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 FSV Mainz 05, 2:39 ed4e6d65-30d2-4439-89af-dc1b81d129dc
  104. E968 Robert Andrich shot, Goal, xG 0.01 (outside box) — 2024-02-23 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 FSV Mainz 05, 67:03 6316afa5-dea9-4f61-ad10-6b0b79fb079b
  105. E974 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.59 (six-yard area) — 2024-03-03 FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 36:53 95c4ead2-38ea-4a5e-a973-d705a0552b18
  106. E986 Nathan Tella shot, Goal, xG 0.69 (six-yard area) — 2024-03-10 Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 36:34 7ae6b656-d1fc-4266-8ba8-0e1335343bab
  107. E993 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.17 (box, central) — 2024-03-10 Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 85:45 8d63447c-9e8d-47a4-a40b-744d0d5d3750
  108. E994 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.09 (box, left side) — 2024-03-17 Freiburg 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 1:25 0b7cd6e5-2ab6-46d0-b7d3-4e5b4a43513b
  109. E1002 Patrik Schick shot, Goal, xG 0.06 (box, central) — 2024-03-17 Freiburg 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 52:34 0034dfb1-6265-41df-92a1-bb0ba058776a
  110. E1033 Patrik Schick shot, Goal, xG 0.59 (six-yard area) — 2024-03-30 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim, 90:12 8934c30c-872b-4f0e-bd44-6b0a16933c9f
  111. E1053 Granit Xhaka shot, Goal, xG 0.03 (outside box) — 2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen, 59:18 96146263-06f4-4694-8e44-44658af8b8f5
  112. E1059 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.44 (box, central) — 2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen, 82:29 4a223f2d-3c3f-4655-b561-9c43a03b0f42
  113. E1060 Florian Wirtz shot, Goal, xG 0.29 (box, central) — 2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen, 89:25 dcc0c591-7ebd-4e42-8206-04bfefa94f33
  114. E1079 Robert Andrich shot, Goal, xG 0.21 (box, central) — 2024-04-27 Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart, 95:59 815b0d8f-5e2f-4186-975e-1d6b3034e4ce
  115. E1081 Granit Xhaka shot, Goal, xG 0.03 (outside box) — 2024-05-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 11:39 0d2470c8-1544-4fcf-a8b8-a4aa1a6b6371
  116. E1086 Jeremie Frimpong shot, Goal, xG 0.48 (box, central) — 2024-05-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 76:32 2d134930-fab3-4cbf-822c-4e87d0fca66b
  117. E1107 Alejandro Grimaldo García shot, Goal, xG 0.86 (box, central) — 2024-05-12 Bochum 0-5 Bayer Leverkusen, 92:07 ae9a38af-5ca6-4bbc-9a85-34d4e9aa0e89
  118. E1109 Victor Okoh Boniface shot, Goal, xG 0.75 (box, central) — 2024-05-18 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg, 11:13 972eb987-0c5a-4c1e-92eb-be61658b0ba1
  119. E1123 Jonathan Tah block (defensive third, central channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 8:30 364b48ed-28a1-4f92-bb6b-2d50b7f8ab60
  120. E1124 Victor Okoh Boniface clearance (defensive third, central channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 9:07 f2648b2a-5801-4fcd-b48e-4a73735afe58
  121. E1126 Odilon Kossonou ball recovery (middle third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 10:27 7fa24efe-f0a9-4f10-9bb7-29f7c64099a6
  122. E1135 Odilon Kossonou block (defensive third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 0:29 914c3940-48b4-4246-bd08-2b34e8349649
  123. E1143 Granit Xhaka ball recovery (attacking third, central channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 1:56 ba8994b3-43e5-4898-9f47-3d747cc8a03e
  124. E1144 Jonas Hofmann ball recovery (attacking third, central channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 7:50 b28f6401-5433-4435-b1f4-17cf164072f7
  125. E1149 Victor Okoh Boniface ball recovery (attacking third, right channel) — 2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig, 10:16 f0a5de14-caba-4e63-9e16-672df4163dba