Bayer Leverkusen were triumphant in their Champions League return last Thursday and will be hoping to win their third consecutive game on Sunday when they host Wolfsburg at BayArena in their fourth Bundesliga match of the season.

Match preview

Leverkusen thoroughly outclassed Feyenoord on Thursday and raced into a four-goal lead by the half-time interval.

Florian Wirtz was the star of the show for Die Schwarzroten given he scored twice, including a goal in the fifth minute when he drove towards the edge of the box and finished into the bottom-right corner.

Alonso said that his team's performance was "serious" and "efficient" and praised the tactical flexibility that his players displayed during their match.

In their last Bundesliga game on September 14, Alonso's team comfortably defeated Hoffenheim 4-1 and had 60% possession, produced five big chances and limited their opponents to just one big chance in the entire match.

Leverkusen have started the season excellently from an offensive perspective having netted 16 times in just six competitive fixtures, and of the 18 teams in the Bundesliga, they have registered the most touches in the penalty area, created the most big chances and produced the most xG.

Alonso will be concerned that his side have conceded seven in their last six games and have kept just five clean sheets in their last 16 competitive matches.

Leverkusen have won two of their last three Bundesliga matches, and lost a league game for the first time in 36 fixtures when they were defeated 3-2 by RB Leipzig on August 31.

The visitors come into Sunday's clash having faced four big chances and 14 shots during their defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, two of which struck the frame of the goal.

Boss Ralph Hasenhuttl lamented the performance of the referee in his side's loss, saying that the decision to award what turned out to be the match-winning penalty for the Eagles in the 82nd minute was difficult to accept.

Wolfsburg have conceded 42 shots in their three league games so far this season and have in fact conceded the fifth most xG of any team in the top flight.

While the Wolves have lost twice in the league this term already, their first loss of the campaign came against giants Bayern Munich in the opening round of Bundesliga fixtures, a match in which Hasenhuttl's team caused the Bavarians great difficulty.

Wolfsburg's overall top-flight record in the past months has not been strong, with the club losing 11 times, drawing on six occasions and winning just five matches in their last 22 league fixtures

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21 (right back) Joachim Mele

19 (Attack midfielder) Lovro Mayer

10 (Center) Lucas Nmecha

13 (left back) Rogelio

40 (left midfielder) Kevin Paredes

14 (Center) Bartosz Bialek

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