Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

5 – 2

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VfB Stuttgart

Sat 6 Feb 2021 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at BayArena.

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

Match Details

Referee Christian Gittelmann
Referee Felix Zwayer
Referee Rafael Foltyn
Referee Sven Jablonski
Referee Christof Gunsch

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

2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart 2020-10-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-04-13 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2018-02-18 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	H	5–2	W
02 Feb	Rot-Weiss Essen	A	1–2	L
30 Jan	RB Leipzig	A	0–1	L
23 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	H	0–1	L
19 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–1	L

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–5	L
03 Feb	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	2–0	W
23 Jan	SC Freiburg	A	1–2	L
20 Jan	Arminia Bielefeld	A	0–3	L
16 Jan	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	2–2	D

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' The ball is rolling at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are looking to make home advantage count against VfB Stuttgart.
5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 788 goals from 556 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past VfB Stuttgart's compact .
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
18' Kerem Demirbay doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sasa Kalajdzic is hanging Nicolas Gonzalez on the field on 22 minute.
27' The travelling VfB Stuttgart supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' The deadlock is broken! Kerem Demirbay gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pellegrino Matarazzo will be considering his options from the bench.
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marc-Oliver Kempf is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VfB Stuttgart.
46' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Roberto Massimo is withdrawn and Erik Thommy gets his opportunity.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sasa Kalajdzic makes it 2-1.
55' Leon Bailey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfB Stuttgart so far.
56' What a strike from Leon Bailey! The score is 3-1.
61' Naouirou Ahamada is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfB Stuttgart tonight.
62' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Philipp Klement is hanging Mateo Klimowicz on the field on 62 minute.
67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
68' Florian Wirtz adds to his 4 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
73' Gregor Kobel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
74' Demarai Gray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Moussa Diaby on 74 minute.
77' Sasa Kalajdzic adds to his 2 season tally! VfB Stuttgart lead 4-2 — and this changes everything.
80' VfB Stuttgart make a change. Philipp Forster trudges off to be replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly on 80 minutes.
84' The Jamaica Demarai Gray breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 5-2!
87' The whistle greets Charles Aranguiz as he departs to be replaced by Sven Bender.
Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats VfB Stuttgart

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

24
Timothy Fosu-Mensah ↓ Aleksandar Dragovic 62'
22
Daley Sinkgraven
19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Demarai Gray 74'
4
Jonathan Tah
20
Charles Aranguiz C ↓ Sven Bender 87'
9
Leon Bailey ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 74'
1
Lukas Hradecky
10
Kerem Demirbay
14
Patrik Schick
12
Edmond Tapsoba
27
Florian Wirtz

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

14
Silas Wamangituka
5
Konstantinos Mavropanos
23
Orel Mangala
2
Waldemar Anton
1
Gregor Kobel
4
Marc-Oliver Kempf ↓ Naouirou Ahamada 46'
22
Nicolas Gonzalez ↓ Sasa Kalajdzic 22'
30
Roberto Massimo ↓ Erik Thommy 46'
20
Philipp Forster ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 80'
3
Wataru Endo C
31
Mateo Klimowicz ↓ Philipp Klement 62'

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

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

2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2021-02-02 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-01-29 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-01-23 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-01-20 Arminia Bielefeld 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-01-16 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.65 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen62% Draw19% VfB Stuttgart19%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

82%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

38%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfB Stuttgart

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen47% Draw35% VfB Stuttgart18%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

1 – 0

4.3%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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