Match summary
Before kickoff, VfB Stuttgart were 5th in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.

| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90' | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 16(80%) | 1 | 4/12 | ||
| 68' | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 27(81%) | - | 3/7 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 55(86%) | 4 | 10/13 | ||
| 78' | 0 | 1 | - | 21(85%) | 1 | 4/6 | ||
| 78' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 39(95%) | 1 | 3/3 | ||
| 87' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 30(85%) | - | 5/7 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(64%) | - | 1/1 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 36(97%) | 1 | 4/8 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(84%) | 1 | 2/6 | ||
| 87' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 34(84%) | - | 1/5 | ||
| 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 1/1 | ||
| 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | ||
| 22' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | - | 1/3 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(92%) | 1 | 3/8 | ||
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/1 |
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8/15 | 12-9 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9/15 | 8-6 |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1-4 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2025-03-16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3-4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2024-11-01 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0-0 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2024-08-17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2-2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2024-04-27 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2-2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 32 | 58 | 20 | LWLDD | 12 | -7 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | 32 | 58 | 23 | WWLWW | 2 | +2 |
Before kickoff, VfB Stuttgart were 5th in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.