VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sun 10 Dec 2023 · 14:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena 54,500 HT 45' · FT 45'

Chris Fuhrich 40' 1–0

1–1 47' Florian Wirtz

Y 6' Odilon Kossounou

Atakan Karazor 65' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Assistant 1 Christian Dietz
Assistant 2 Eduard Beitinger

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

VfB Stuttgart 24 games · Avg 3.8 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–0	W
02 Dec	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–0	W
25 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–1	W
11 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
05 Nov	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	0–2	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	SC Paderborn 07	H	3–1	W
03 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–1	D
30 Nov	BK Häcken	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	SV Werder Bremen	A	3–0	W
12 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xabi Alonso might look to freshen things up shortly.
6' Poor challenge from Odilon Kossounou. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
16' It is a cagey affair so far. VfB Stuttgart in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact 3-4-2-1.
21' With 1 assists to his name this season, Waldemar Anton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VfB Stuttgart.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfB Stuttgart that had 452 games and scored 467 goals.
36' VfB Stuttgart are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' What a moment for Chris Fuhrich! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
47' Against the run of play, Florian Wirtz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. VfB Stuttgart seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfB Stuttgart side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Jonas Hofmann on, Amine Adli off on 65 minutes.
65' Atakan Karazor was booked on 65.
66' Silas Katompa Mvumpa gets the nod from VfB Stuttgart. He replaces Enzo Millot and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
73' Patrik Schick is replacing Victor Boniface for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
77' Maximilian Mittelstadt makes way for Leonidas Stergiou at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
82' Amine Adli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 430 appearances.
84' The crowd applauds Exequiel Palacios as he leaves the pitch. Piero Hincapie steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
85' Jeong Wooyeong is replacing Deniz Undav for the VfB Stuttgart side.
90' Maximilian Mittelstadt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

16
Atakan Karazor
4
Josha Vagnoman ↓ Anthony Rouault 85'
23
Dan-Axel Zagadou
2
Waldemar Anton
7
Maximilian Mittelstadt ↓ Leonidas Stergiou 77'
33
Alexander Nubel
27
Chris Fuhrich ↓ Jamie Leweling 77'
9
Sehrou Guirassy
26
Deniz Undav ↓ Jeong Wooyeong 85'
8
Enzo Millot ↓ Silas Katompa Mvumpa 66'
6
Angelo Stiller

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Piero Hincapie 84'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong
21
Amine Adli ↓ Jonas Hofmann 65'
10
Florian Wirtz
22
Victor Boniface ↓ Patrik Schick 73'
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-12-06 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2023-12-02 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-11-25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-11-11 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2023-11-05 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-12-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 SC Paderborn 07 W 2023-12-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2023-11-30 BK Häcken 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-11-25 SV Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart34% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

60%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

66%

VfB Stuttgart or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart26% Draw41% Bayer 04 Leverkusen33%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+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

17% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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