German Bundesliga

Leverkusen vs Stuttgart 2025-26 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen
  • 66': Alejandro Grimaldo (P)
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1 - 4
VfB Stuttgart
  • 7': Jamie Leweling
  • 29': Maximilian Mittelstädt (P)
  • 45': Jamie Leweling
  • 45'+2': Deniz Undav

Introduction

Bayer Leverkusen are hosting VfB Stuttgart at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 7': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 29': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 3. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 4. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Führich following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Loïc Badé replaces Jeanuël Belocian.
  • 66': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 4. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Alejo Sarco replaces Martin Terrier.
  • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Ezequiél Fernández.
  • 70': Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Finn Jeltsch replaces Chris Führich.
  • 77': Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Lorenz Assignon replaces Josha Vagnoman.
  • 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeremy Arévalo replaces Jamie Leweling.
  • 80': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Vázquez replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 88': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chema Andres replaces Nikolas Nartey.
  • 88': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 4.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+68 Bayern Munich 26 67 1
+29 Borussia Dortmund 26 58 2
+20 TSG Hoffenheim 26 50 6
+16 VfB Stuttgart 25 47 6
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
42.7 Possession 57.3
10 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
334 Accurate Passes 479
405 Passes 549
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 56
19 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 18
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK) Yellow Card
8 Robert Andrich
44 Jeanuël Belocian
4 Jarell Quansah
24 Aleix García Yellow Card
6 Ezequiel Fernández
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
13 Arthur
11 Martin Terrier
23 Nathan Tella
10 Malik Tillman
Substitutes:
Janis Blaswich, Ernest Poku, Montrell Culbreath, Alejo Sarco, Lucas Vázquez, Niklas Lomb, Jonas Hofmann, Loïc Badé.

VFB VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot
3 Ramon Hendriks
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
4 Josha Vagnoman
28 Nikolas Nartey
6 Angelo Stiller
16 Atakan Karazor
26 Deniz Undav
10 Chris Führich
18 Jamie Leweling
Substitutes:
Finn Jeltsch, Chema Andrés, Lorenz Assignon, Leonidas Stergiou, Pascal Stenzel, Badredine Bouanani, Ermedin Demirovic, Jeremy Arévalo, Fabian Bredlow.

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