Bundesliga: High-profile against subpar, at least based on the points won so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfB Stuttgart. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face match!
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Bayer 04 Leverkusen at their home stadium (BayArena) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who won 5-2 against Borussia Dortmund (placed 2nd). Tah, defender, was given a rating of 7.51/10 in that game, top of the team. Tah scored one goal and won 5 of 5 duels.
Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Augsburg.Bayer 04 Leverkusen are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (26 goals in 10 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bayer 04 Leverkusen defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfB Stuttgart so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Stuttgart as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Eintracht Frankfurt with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Führich was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Führich served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting RB Leipzig before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting VfB Stuttgart as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as VfB Stuttgart have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart have met earlier this season: VfB Stuttgart - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3. Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: eight wins for Leverkusen, one draw and one win for VfB Stuttgart. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Schick 18 goals |  M. Diaby 9 goals |  F. Wirtz 6 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
VfB Stuttgart missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 54 | 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 81% |
| 76% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 52% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 33% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 76% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 57% |
| 19% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.6 | 14.7 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.5 | 12.2 |
| 6.1 | 7 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 37% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 28% |
| 15 | 15.3 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 18.2 | 15.8 |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 5.5 |
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of VfB Stuttgart.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- VfB Stuttgart is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 47 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Köln | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Bochum | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 24 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 23 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | VfB Stuttgart | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 40 | -38 | 10 |
