Leverkusen vs Stuttgart 2021-22 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

41': Moussa Diaby
52': Amine Adli
85': Florian Wirtz
89': Patrik Schick

FT
4 - 2

VfB Stuttgart

49': Tiago Tomas
88': Tiago Tomas

Bayer Leverkusen continue fine form with impressive win over Stuttgart

Bayer Leverkusen celeb v VfB Stuttgart [1296x729]

Bayer Leverkusen continued their fine recent form with a 4-2 victory over Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
41': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
45': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
51': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a set piece situation.
60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Alexis Tibidi replaces Silas.
63': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Robert Andrich.
70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Kerem Demirbay.
71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Wataru Endo.
74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Amine Adli.
83': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mateo Klimowicz replaces Pascal Stenzel.
85': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
88': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
89': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
90'+1': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+1': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Moussa Diaby.
90'+4': Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 10,000

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	30	80	0
+50	Bayern Munich	30	66	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	30	63	7
+35	RB Leipzig	30	59	7

Full Table

Statistics

VFB		B04
6	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	2
31	Possession	69
8	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
242	Accurate Passes	632
322	Passes	716
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	30
0.3	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	41
15	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	8
10	Effective Tackles	11
20	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	6
31	Effective Clearances	9
31	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
33	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
5	Mitchel Bakker
30	Jeremie Frimpong
27	Florian Wirtz
10	Kerem Demirbay
8	Robert Andrich
14	Patrik Schick
19	Moussa Diaby
31	Amine Adli

Substitutes:

Lucas Alario, Charles Aránguiz, Niklas Lomb, Lennart Grill, Daley Sinkgraven, Paulinho, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Exequiel Palacios, Karim Bellarabi.

VfB Stuttgart (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Florian Müller (GK)
37	Hiroki Ito
5	Konstantinos Mavropanos
24	Borna Sosa
15	Pascal Stenzel
23	Orel Mangala
3	Wataru Endo
16	Atakan Karazor
22	Chris Führich
14	Silas Katompa Mvumpa
18	Tiago Tomas