Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 0

Full Time

VfB Stuttgart

Fri 23 Nov 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Christian Gentner

Tin Jedvaj 18' Y

Y 34' Pablo Maffeo

Sven Bender 37' Y

Lars Bender 39' Y

Y 42' Marc-Oliver Kempf

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga .

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
VfB Stuttgart 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Patrick Ittrich
Referee Robert Schroder
Referee Norbert Grudzinski
Referee Sascha Thielert
Referee Thorben Siewer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 24 games · Avg 3.8 goals VfB Stuttgart

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2018-02-18 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–1 VfB Stuttgart 2017-04-22 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-12-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–0	W
11 Nov	RB Leipzig	A	0–3	L
08 Nov	FC Zurich	H	1–0	W
03 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	1–4	L
31 Oct	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	5–0	W
28 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	A	6–2	W

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–2	L
10 Nov	1. FC Nürnberg	A	2–0	W
02 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–3	L
27 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	0–4	L
20 Oct	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–4	L
06 Oct	Hannover 96	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		VfB Stuttgart
#5	Position	#8
16	Points	12
9	Played	9
5 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 5
20	Scored	15
17	Conceded	15
+3	GD	+0
1.78	PPG	1.33
56%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/3

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

VfB Stuttgart

Ermedin Demirovic	5 G
Josha Vagnoman	2 G	1 A
Maximilian Mittelstadt	2 G	1 A
Bilal El Khannouss	2 G
Grischa Promel	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Bayer 04 Leverkusen face off against VfB Stuttgart in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3' Christian Gentner is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
8' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' VfB Stuttgart looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ermedin Demirovic scoring 2 goals.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tin Jedvaj.
23' Erik Thommy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past VfB Stuttgart's compact .
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Heiko Herrlich might look to freshen things up shortly.
34' Pablo Maffeo was booked on 34.
37' Sven Bender was booked on 37.
39' Lars Bender has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
42' Marc-Oliver Kempf catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
46' Pablo Maffeo makes way for Erik Thommy at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
51' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
56' Christian Gentner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' VfB Stuttgart are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Mitchell Weiser on, Tin Jedvaj off on 66 minutes.
67' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Charles Aranguiz departs to be replaced by Lucas Alario.
72' Charles Aranguiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' A goal from the Germany international Kevin Volland! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-0!
78' Wendell is replacing Lars Bender for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
81' Gonzalo Castro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Gentner at the 81 minute mark.
83' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Volland makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 83.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

27
Mario Gomez
21
Benjamin Pavard
1
Ron-Robert Zieler
2
Emiliano Insua
32
Andreas Beck
20
Christian Gentner C ↓ Gonzalo Castro 81'
3
Dennis Aogo ↓ Chadrac Akolo 82'
6
Santiago Ascacibar
4
Marc-Oliver Kempf
7
Pablo Maffeo ↓ Erik Thommy 46'
22
Nicolas Gonzalez

Bench

Coach Markus Weinzierl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Florian Wirtz	4
Ermedin Demirovic	4
Amine Adli	3
Sasa Kalajdzic	3
Chris Fuhrich	3
Robert Andrich	3
Kevin Volland	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-11-11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 FC Zurich W 2018-11-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-10-31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

VfB Stuttgart Form

2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2018-11-10 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-11-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2018-10-27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2018-10-20 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-10-06 Hannover 96 3–1 VfB Stuttgart L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.41 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen63% Draw20% VfB Stuttgart17%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

82%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

37%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfB Stuttgart

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen45% Draw37% VfB Stuttgart18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.