Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart
Ref: Felix Zwayer, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
VfB Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Álex Grimaldo scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Leweling, Mittelstädt, Undav, and Leweling replied for VfB Stuttgart. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.96 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 2.60 for VfB Stuttgart. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while VfB Stuttgart are 4th.
First Half
7'
⚽
Leweling
Assist: Undav
29'
⚽
Mittelstädt
Penalty
Flekken
Yellow Card
38'
Leweling
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Undav
Assist: Führich
45'
⚽
Leweling
Assist: Undav
Second Half
⇄
Tella
⇄
Belocian
⇄
Fernández
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Penalty
⇄
Terrier
Badé
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Führich
77'
Jeltsch
Yellow Card
Álex Grimaldo
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Vagnoman
79'
⇄
Leweling
García
Yellow Card
⇄
Álex Grimaldo
88'
⇄
Undav
88'
⇄
Nartey
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenVfB Stuttgart
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.96VS2.60
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
7
10
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
549
Total passes
405
479
Accurate passes
334
87%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
4
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
1.05
Goals prevented
1.05
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 8R. AndrichD
- 10M. TillmanF
- 11M. TerrierF
- 13ArthurM
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23N. TellaF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 44J. BelocianD
Substitutes
- 5L. BadéD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 18A. SarcoF
- 19E. PokuF
- 21Lucas VázquezD
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3R. HendriksD
- 4J. VagnomanD
- 6A. StillerM
- 7M. MittelstädtD
- 10C. FührichM
- 16A. KarazorM
- 18J. LewelingM
- 24J. ChabotD
- 26D. UndavF
- 28N. NarteyM
- 33A. NübelG
Substitutes
- 1F. BredlowG
- 9E. DemirovićF
- 15P. StenzelD
- 20L. StergiouD
- 22L. AssignonD
- 25Jeremy ArévaloF
- 27B. BouananiF
- 29Finn JeltschD
- 30José María Andrés BaixauliM
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Tillman | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Nathan Tella | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Martin Terrier | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 82 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Arthur | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 45 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alejo Sarco | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lucas Vázquez | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Leweling | M | 79 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Deniz Undav | F | 88 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Alexander Nübel | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Angelo Stiller | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Chris Führich | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Josha Vagnoman | D | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ramon Hendriks | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Nartey | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Atakan Karazor(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jeff Chabot | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Badredine Bouanani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonidas Stergiou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ermedin Demirović | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chema Andrés | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Stenzel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Bredlow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Jeltsch | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lorenz Assignon | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jeremy Arevalo | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |