Match Report
The table read 4th (VfB Stuttgart, 62 pts) against 6th (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 59 pts), 3 points apart. VfB Stuttgart's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, VfB Stuttgart ran at 2.09 scored and 1.44 conceded, Bayer 04 Leverkusen at 2 and 1.38.
Across 31 recorded meetings, VfB Stuttgart have 3 wins to Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 19, with 9 draws, at 3.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 39% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 61% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 65%.
The venue was MHPArena, with room for 60,449 spectators. VfB Stuttgart led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
VfB Stuttgart: Ermedin Demirovic (5'), Deniz Undav (58'), Maximilian Mittelstädt (45') · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Aleix García (1')
Key stats
Possession: VfB Stuttgart 49% · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 51% · Total shots: 20-6 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 7-6