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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
VfB Stuttgart 4 games · 3 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	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 23 games · Avg 3.7 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	#15
7	Points	3
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 3
10	Scored	6
5	Conceded	9
+5	GD	-3
1.75	PPG	0.75
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

0% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 15th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

VfB Stuttgart

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BayArena will turn into a battlefield for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Philipp Forster is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 544 games and scored 761 goals.
18' Kerem Demirbay puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
22' The crowd applauds Nicolas Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Sasa Kalajdzic steps in for VfB Stuttgart.
27' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' Magnificent from Kerem Demirbay! That is 21 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc-Oliver Kempf made 441 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' Belgium international Orel Mangala has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Another change for VfB Stuttgart made on 46 minute. Roberto Massimo leaves to be changed by Erik Thommy.
50' Sasa Kalajdzic makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and VfB Stuttgart are in front.
55' VfB Stuttgart fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leon Bailey makes it 3-1.
61' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' The whistle greets Mateo Klimowicz as he departs to be replaced by Philipp Klement.
67' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past VfB Stuttgart's compact .
68' Florian Wirtz does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
73' Erik Thommy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
74' Demarai Gray is replacing Moussa Diaby for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
77' What a moment for Sasa Kalajdzic! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
80' Tanguy Coulibaly gets the nod from VfB Stuttgart. He replaces Philipp Forster and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Demarai Gray doubles the advantage! 5-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' Sven Bender gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Charles Aranguiz and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5-2 VfB Stuttgart. Honours even.

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
Florian Wirtz	4
Patrik Schick	4
Robert Andrich	3
Amine Adli	3
Sasa Kalajdzic	3
Chris Fuhrich	3
Orel Mangala	2
Ermedin Demirovic	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

3.13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen73% Draw16% VfB Stuttgart11%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

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	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

89%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

27%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfB Stuttgart

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen59% Draw31% VfB Stuttgart10%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

2 – 0

3 – 1

2 – 1

7.8%

4 – 1

6.2%

4 – 0

6.2%

1 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.1%

5 – 1

2 – 2

3.9%

5 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	20%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	18%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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