Bayer Leverkusen vs. Wolfsburg: probable teams, match stats & LIVE blog!





After Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Freiburg last Friday, Leverkusen moved 10 points clear at the top of the table courtesy of a 2-0 victory away at Cologne two days later. It wasn't all good news for Die Werkself, however, as Frimpong, a goalscorer alongside Alejandro Grimaldo at the RheinEnergieSTADION, picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign. As a result, he will be unavailable for Wolfsburg's visit to the BayArena. Xabi Alonso, at least, has a suitable replacement in Tella, who started the midweek UEFA Europa League draw with Qarabağ as Alonso made eight changes to the team that beat Cologne. Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Alonso needed help from the likes of Frimpong and eventual goalscorers Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick, who climbed off the bench to keep up the club's unbeaten run. Exequiel Palacios returned as a substiute against Mainz and then started the draw with Qarabağ but Victor Boniface, Leverkusen's top goalscorer in the league despite missing a third of the campaign, is expected to remain out until April.


While Leverkusen are in dreamland at the table's summit, Wolfsburg are struggling towards the other end. The eight-point buffer to the relegation play-off spot means they can still breathe relatively easy, but they remain without a victory in 2024 and have prevailed in just one of their previous 13 top-flight outings. Still, they pushed high-flying VfB Stuttgart close as they ultimately succumbed 3-2 last week and drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 22, suggesting they have the ability to cause the division's top sides problems. For this fixture, Niko Kovač will have to make do without the services of Joakim Mæhle, on the scoresheet against Stuttgart, as he sits out the game due to suspension. Rogério and Mattias Svanberg are the only other two absentees as Die Wölfe look to spring a big surprise. To do so against Leverkusen's miserly defence - they have conceded a league-low 16 goals this term - Kovač will look to leading goalscorer Jonas Wind and winter signing Kevin Behrens, who opened his Wolfsburg account in the 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Matchday 23.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz dead at 60

Image
  'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz dead at 60 "We are disheartened to share that our companion and cherished individual from The Set of experiences Channel and 'American Pickers' family, Forthcoming Fritz, has died on September 30, 2024,"  The Set of experiences Channel and Cineflex Creations partook in an explanation with Fox News Computerized. "Straight to the point recorded 'American Pickers' for north of 10 years.  We will continuously recall 'the hairy charmer' and his endless quest for rare cruisers and bicycles. Our contemplations are with Forthright's friends and family during this troublesome time. He will be profoundly missed." His previous co-star Mike Wolfe likewise posted about the "American Pickers" star's passing on Instagram. "It's with a wrecked heart that I share with every one of you that Forthcoming spent away last evening," he composed. "I've [known] Straightforward for ...
Read more
Image
  Ewan McGregor proves exceedingly appealing as 'A Gentleman in Moscow' This is FRESH AIR. In the new TV series "A Gentleman In Moscow," Ewan McGregor plays a Russian count who's put under house arrest after the Russian Revolution. Based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, the show begins streaming on Paramount+ today and then is televised Sundays on Showtime. Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says that it's a light series about dark things. JOHN POWERS, BYLINE: Nearly 250 years after we kicked out the British monarchy, Americans can't get enough of the aristocracy. We devour "The Crown" and "Downton Abbey," obsess over Kate Middleton's health and Prince Harry's marriage and find vampires extra sexy because they're nobly born. This fascination helped make a bestseller of "A Gentleman In Moscow," Amor Towles' sleekly tooled novel about an exceedingly appealing Russian aristocrat after the 1917 Russian Revolution....
Read more

Apple to ditch Japanese display suppliers after iPhone SE switch to OLED

Image
  Apple to ditch Japanese display suppliers after iPhone SE switch to OLED It’s been a while since Apple last updated the iPhone SE, and rumors suggest that a new version of this iPhone is coming next year with significant upgrades – including an OLED panel. If true, this also means that Apple will ditch its Japanese display suppliers, as they specialize in LCD panels. Apple to complete transition from LCD to OLED on iPhone The report comes from  Nikkei Asia , which corroborates previous rumors about the next-generation iPhone SE getting an OLED panel just like the rest of the lineup. Currently, only the iPhone SE, considered an entry-level model for Apple, still has an LCD panel. The LCD panels used by Apple in the iPhone SE are supplied by Japan Display (JDI) and Sharp. In the past, both companies accounted for as much as 70% of the supply of iPhone displays. However, as Apple moved from LCD to OLED, the company opted for South Korean and Chinese supplie...
Read more