VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

VfB Stuttgart

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sun 14 May 2023 · 13:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Mitchel Bakker

Y 60' Piero Hincapie

Waldemar Anton 64' Y

Fabian Bredlow 68' Y

Tanguy Coulibaly 70' Y

Y 75' Florian Wirtz

Y 90' Kerem Demirbay

Overview

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VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Guido Kleve
Referee Aarne Aarnink
Referee Frank Willenborg
Referee Christof Gunsch
Referee Gunter Perl
Referee Christian Fischer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

VfB Stuttgart 23 games · Avg 3.7 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2022-02-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 VfB Stuttgart 2021-09-19 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–1	D
06 May	Hertha BSC	A	1–2	L
03 May	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–3	L
29 Apr	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
15 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	H	3–3	D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
11 May	AS Roma	A	0–1	L
05 May	1. FC Koln	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	RB Leipzig	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#4	Position	#6
62	Points	59
34	Played	34
18 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	17 / 8 / 9
71	Scored	68
49	Conceded	47
+22	GD	+21
1.82	PPG	1.74
53%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Arena that hosts another battle between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Fabian Bredlow, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Wataru Endo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' It looks surprising VfB Stuttgart does not make any changes. Sardar Azmoun has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' Atakan Karazor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
57' GOAL! Sehrou Guirassy scores on 57.
60' Poor challenge from Piero Hincapie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Mitchel Bakker exits the field as Florian Wirtz enters on 60.
61' The supporters are chanting for Florian Wirtz. He replaces Mitchel Bakker on 61 minute.
64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Waldemar Anton.
64' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Silas Wamangituka is withdrawn and Chris Fuhrich gets his opportunity.
68' Fabian Bredlow has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
70' Exequiel Palacios makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Tanguy Coulibaly is booked for VfB Stuttgart — Yellow card on 70.
74' Enzo Millot is replacing Tiago Tomas for the VfB Stuttgart side.
75' A moment of madness from Florian Wirtz on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
80' Germany international Jonathan Tah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfB Stuttgart side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Sardar Azmoun trudges off to be replaced by Adam Hlozek on 87 minutes.
88' The whistle greets Amine Adli as he departs to be replaced by Nadiem Amiri.
90' Kerem Demirbay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' The VfB Stuttgart manager makes a substitution. Borna Sosa departs to be replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

16
Atakan Karazor
14
Silas Wamangituka ↓ Chris Fuhrich 64'
4
Josha Vagnoman
23
Dan-Axel Zagadou
2
Waldemar Anton
24
Borna Sosa ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 90'
9
Sehrou Guirassy
33
Fabian Bredlow
3
Wataru Endo
21
Hiroki Ito
10
Tiago Tomas ↓ Enzo Millot 74'

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	4
Florian Wirtz	4
Amine Adli	3
Sasa Kalajdzic	3
Chris Fuhrich	3
Robert Andrich	3
Moussa Diaby	2
Kevin Volland	2

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-05-06 Hertha BSC 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-05-03 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-04-29 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2023-04-21 FC Augsburg 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2023-04-15 VfB Stuttgart 3–3 Borussia Dortmund D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-05-11 AS Roma 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Koln L 2023-04-29 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig W 2023-04-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart34% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

60%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

66%

VfB Stuttgart or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart27% Draw40% Bayer 04 Leverkusen33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

4.1%

3 – 1

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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