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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
VfB Stuttgart 0 games · 0 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	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
2	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
3	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26
4	FC Schalke 04	0	0
5	SC Paderborn 07	0	0
6	SV 07 Elversberg	0	0
7	FC Bayern München	0	0
8	Borussia Dortmund	0	0
9	RB Leipzig	0	0
10	VfB Stuttgart	0	0
11	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0
12	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0	0
13	SC Freiburg	0	0
14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0
15	FC Augsburg	0	0
16	1. FSV Mainz 05	0	0
17	1. FC Union Berlin	0	0
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	0
19	Hamburger SV	0	0
20	1. FC Köln	0	0
21	SV Werder Bremen	0	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
#12	Position	#10
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BayArena!
5' Philipp Forster is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfB Stuttgart that had 438 games and scored 440 goals.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
18' Magnificent from Kerem Demirbay! That is 21 goals in 407 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
22' A tactical swap from VfB Stuttgart — Sasa Kalajdzic on, Nicolas Gonzalez off on 22 minutes.
27' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Konstantinos Mavropanos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' The deadlock is broken! Kerem Demirbay gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' Roberto Massimo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Philipp Klement, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' The VfB Stuttgart manager makes a substitution. Roberto Massimo departs to be replaced by Erik Thommy.
50' GOAL! Sasa Kalajdzic scores on 50. Assisted by Erik Thommy
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past VfB Stuttgart's compact .
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leon Bailey makes no mistake. 3-1!
61' VfB Stuttgart are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Mateo Klimowicz is replaced by Philipp Klement on 62 minute.
67' Jonathan Tah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfB Stuttgart tonight.
68' Florian Wirtz does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
73' Erik Thommy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 438 appearances.
74' Demarai Gray is replacing Moussa Diaby for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
77' A goal from the Austria international Sasa Kalajdzic! He fires home on 77 to make it 4-2!
80' Tanguy Coulibaly is replacing Philipp Forster for the VfB Stuttgart side.
84' Goal! Demarai Gray scores his 19 goal in 354 matches.
87' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Charles Aranguiz has done his job and it is now time for Sven Bender to step up.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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	4
Florian Wirtz	4
Amine Adli	3
Sasa Kalajdzic	3
Chris Fuhrich	3
Robert Andrich	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

1 / 4

1.43 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.55 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen59% Draw27% VfB Stuttgart14%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

86%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

41%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfB Stuttgart

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen37% Draw53% VfB Stuttgart10%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

18.8%

0 – 0

16.2%

2 – 0

13.6%

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.3%

2 – 2

2.2%

0 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	18%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	28%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	10%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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