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Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 NK Celje, Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Sešlar 15′ (og)
  • Medina 74′

2–0

xG 2.40 – 0.91

Half time 1–0

Kick-off
Venue
BayArena
Referee
Jasper Vergoote
Attendance
27,945

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 NK Celje. xG 2.4-0.9. Bayer Leverkusen deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Bayer Leverkusen

4-2-3-1 · Carles Martínez

Avg rating 7.23

NK Celje

4-2-3-1 · Zoran Zeljković

Avg rating 6.48

  • Flekken

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    8.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Medina

    #2 · Left-back · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.44
  • Badé

    #5 · Centre-back · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    8.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Tapsoba

    #12 · Centre-back · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
  • Vázquez

    #17 · Right-back · Bayer Leverkusen

    60′ played

    7.3

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.16

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Andrich

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.26
  • García

    #24 · Defensive midfielder · Bayer Leverkusen

    90′ played

    8.6

    1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.57

    Attack

    xG
    0.40
  • Diaby

    #19 · Left winger · Bayer Leverkusen

    80′ played

    6.9

    Off 80′

    xG
    0.07

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
  • Tillman

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Bayer Leverkusen

    61′ played

    6.8

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
  • Terrier

    #11 · Right winger · Bayer Leverkusen

    61′ played

    7.0

    Off 60′

    xG
    0.64

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Schick

    #14 · Forward · Bayer Leverkusen

    71′ played

    7.1

    Off 71′

    xG
    0.06

    Passing

    xA
    0.22
  • Leban

    #1 · Goalkeeper · NK Celje

    90′ played

    8.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Avdyli

    #11 · Left-back · NK Celje

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Tutyškinas

    #6 · Centre-back · NK Celje

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.20
  • Bejger

    #44 · Centre-back · NK Celje

    90′ played

    6.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Širvys

    #2 · Right-back · NK Celje

    90′ played

    6.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Tičić

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · NK Celje

    80′ played

    6.5

    Off 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Zabukovnik

    #19 · Defensive midfielder · NK Celje

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Verbič

    #7 · Left winger · NK Celje

    69′ played

    6.3

    Off 68′

    xG
    0.33

    Passing

    xA
    0.16
  • Sešlar

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · NK Celje

    90′ played

    5.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.35
  • Dukuly

    #91 · Right winger · NK Celje

    61′ played

    6.2

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.11
  • Kučys

    #47 · Forward · NK Celje

    61′ played

    5.9

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.00

Bench

  • Quansah

    #4 · Substitute · Bayer Leverkusen

    30′ played

    6.9

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Fernández

    #6 · Substitute · Bayer Leverkusen

    29′ played

    6.5

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Moreira

    #9 · Substitute · Bayer Leverkusen

    29′ played

    6.3

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Kofane

    #35 · Substitute · Bayer Leverkusen

    19′ played

    6.5

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.60
  • Ben Seghir

    #29 · Substitute · Bayer Leverkusen

    10′ played

    6.6

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

Bench

  • Kramer

    #9 · Substitute · NK Celje

    29′ played

    5.9

    On 61′

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • Ivanšek

    #77 · Substitute · NK Celje

    29′ played

    6.2

    On 61′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Tusha

    #25 · Substitute · NK Celje

    21′ played

    6.0

    On 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
  • Daniel

    #13 · Substitute · NK Celje

    10′ played

    6.3

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Northside / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fuguito / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fuguito / CC BY 4.0 · Pyaet / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Laloumance / CC BY 4.0 · ManiacOfSport / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rolandhino1 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 56%Possession44%
    LER 56%, NCE 44%.
  • 2.40Expected goals (xG)0.91
    LER 2.40, NCE 0.91.
  • 2.40Non-penalty xG0.89
    LER 2.40, NCE 0.89.
  • 2.33xG on target1.46
    LER 2.33, NCE 1.46.
  • 17Shots5
    LER 17, NCE 5.
  • 8On target3
    LER 8, NCE 3.
  • 5Big chances3
    LER 5, NCE 3.
  • 621Passes499
    LER 621, NCE 499.
  • 88%Pass accuracy88%
    LER 88%, NCE 88%.
  • 6Corners2
    LER 6, NCE 2.
  • 16Tackles14
    LER 16, NCE 14.
  • 8Interceptions17
    LER 8, NCE 17.
  • 4.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.7
    LER 4.5, NCE 6.7.
  • 16Fouls10
    LER 16, NCE 10.
  • 0Yellow cards0
    LER 0, NCE 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    LER 0, NCE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Bayer LeverkusenNK Celje
  1. Own goal, Sešlar1–0
    15′
  2. Substitution, Quansah (Off Tillman / Terrier / Vázquez)
    60′
  3. Substitution, Fernández (Off Tillman / Terrier / Vázquez)
    60′
  4. Substitution, Moreira (Off Tillman / Terrier / Vázquez)
    60′
  5. 61′
    Substitution, Kramer (Off Kučys / Dukuly)
  6. 61′
    Substitution, Ivanšek (Off Kučys / Dukuly)
  7. 68′
    Substitution, Tusha (Off Verbič)
  8. Substitution, Kofane (Off Schick)
    71′
  9. Goal, Medina (García)2–0
    74′
  10. Substitution, Ben Seghir (Off Diaby)
    80′
  11. 80′
    Substitution, Daniel (Off Tičić)

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fuguito / CC BY 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fuguito / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Laloumance / CC BY 4.0

22 shots

Every shot

← NCE attack

LER attack →

Medina 74′Bayer Leverkusen · Goal · From a corner · Left foot0.36xGOT0.09xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Bayer Leverkusen2.40xG

NK Celje0.91xG

Full time1–1

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Sešlar 15′ (OG)Medina 74′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Bayer Leverkusen on top88%

NK Celje on top12%

HT0′–5′: Bayer Leverkusen on top5′–10′: Bayer Leverkusen on top10′–15′: Bayer Leverkusen on top15′–20′: Bayer Leverkusen on top20′–25′: Bayer Leverkusen on top25′–30′: NK Celje on top30′–35′: NK Celje on top35′–40′: Bayer Leverkusen on top40′–45′: Bayer Leverkusen on top45′–50′: Bayer Leverkusen on top50′–55′: Bayer Leverkusen on top55′–60′: NK Celje on top60′–65′: Bayer Leverkusen on top65′–70′: Bayer Leverkusen on top70′–75′: Bayer Leverkusen on top75′–80′: NK Celje on top80′–85′: Bayer Leverkusen on top85′–90′: Bayer Leverkusen on top90′–95′: Bayer Leverkusen on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

33Tillman17Flekken77Badé77García59Andrich53Vázquez23Terrier28Diaby50Medina15Schick54Tapsoba

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Bayer Leverkusen · Starting XI until the first substitution (59')Busiest link: Vázquez and Badé, 27 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Badé made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
45Avdyli18Verbič32Širvys29Tičić33Sešlar23Leban30Tutyškinas31Zabukovnik34Bejger13Kučys14Dukuly

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NK Celje · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Širvys and Bejger, 19 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Avdyli made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Bayer Leverkusen leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 77), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 27).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.