Stuttgart vs Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart

14': Ermedin Demirovic
48': Nick Woltemade
62': Granit Xhaka (OG)

FT
3 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

56': Jeremie Frimpong
67': Piero Hincapié
88': Angelo Stiller (OG)
90'+4': Patrik Schick

Leverkusen grab last-gasp win at Stuttgart with two late goals

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Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen snatched a 4-3 win at VfB Stuttgart with two late goals on Sunday to snap a three-game losing run in all competitions and cut Bayern Munich's lead atop the Bundesliga to six points.

Match Commentary

14': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
27': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
48': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot following a fast break.
51': Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Aleix García.
57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Álex Grimaldo.
62': Own Goal by Granit Xhaka, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
64': Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
68': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav replaces Enzo Millot.
68': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Jamie Leweling.
74': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Robert Andrich.
76': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. El Bilal Touré replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
77': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeff Chabot replaces Ameen Al Dakhil.
88': Own Goal by Angelo Stiller, VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
89': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
90'+4': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 59,000

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Bayern Munich	32	76	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-3	SC Freiburg	32	52	10

Full Table

Statistics

B04		VFB
14	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	1
56.9	Possession	43.1
16	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
351	Accurate Passes	270
438	Passes	352
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	2
33	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	53
33	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	12
11	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	12
23	Effective Clearances	43
23	Clearances	43

Line-Ups

VfB Stuttgart (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Alexander Nübel (GK)
3	Ramon Hendriks
2	Ameen Al Dakhil
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt
29	Finn Jeltsch
6	Angelo Stiller
16	Atakan Karazor
8	Enzo Millot
18	Jamie Leweling
11	Nick Woltemade
9	Ermedin Demirovic

Substitutes:

Yannik Keitel, Josha Vagnoman, Jeff Chabot, Deniz Undav, Chris Führich, Fabian Bredlow, Luca Jaquez, El Bilal Toure, Jacob Bruun Larsen.

Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
8	Robert Andrich
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
23	Nordi Mukiele
24	Aleix García
34	Granit Xhaka
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
14	Patrik Schick
25	Exequiel Palacios