German Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
  • 5': Ermedin Demirovic
  • 45'+7': Maximilian Mittelstädt (P)
  • 58': Deniz Undav
FT
3 - 1
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 1': Aleix García

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kofane following a fast break.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 5': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
  • 8': Foul by Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 8': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
  • 11': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  • 13': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 13': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Christian Kofane.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Montrell Culbreath (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Ibrahim Maza with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jeff Chabot.
  • 25': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chema Andres with a through ball.
  • 28': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 29': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
  • 32': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 34': Foul by Chema Andres (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 34': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 38': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Montrell Culbreath.
  • 39': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 40': Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Foul by Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 41': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
  • 43': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Penalty VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty VfB Stuttgart.
  • 45'+7': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 46': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 54': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
  • 55': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross.
  • 58': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Leweling with a cross following a fast break.
  • 62': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Montrell Culbreath.
  • 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Aleix García.
  • 67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Angelo Stiller.
  • 68': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás replaces Deniz Undav because of an injury.
  • 68': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 70': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ramon Hendriks.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Jaquez replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 78': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Christian Kofane because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Nikolas Nartey.
  • 78': Handball by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 80': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 80': Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ramon Hendriks.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 84': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Jarell Quansah.
  • 87': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 87': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Lorenz Assignon replaces Chris Führich.
  • 87': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Jamie Leweling.
  • 89': Foul by Chema Andres (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 89': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Arthur.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 90'+5': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+5': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 90'+7': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 4
51.1 Possession 48.9
6 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 9
0.8 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
323 Accurate Passes 322
401 Passes 384
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
19 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 42
22 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.9
3 Interceptions 6
26 Effective Clearances 32
26 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 34 +86 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 +36 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 +19 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 +22 62
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
3 Ramon Hendriks
6 Angelo Stiller
30 Chema Andrés
28 Nikolas Nartey
10 Chris Führich Yellow Card
18 Jamie Leweling
26 Deniz Undav
9 Ermedin Demirovic
VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
Dan-Axel Zagadou, Bilal El Khannouss, Fabian Bredlow, Luca Jaquez, Badredine Bouanani, Pascal Stenzel, Tiago Tomás, Josha Vagnoman, Lorenz Assignon.

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

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
8 Robert Andrich
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jarell Quansah
25 Exequiel Palacios Yellow Card
24 Aleix García
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
42 Montrell Culbreath
35 Christian Kofane
30 Ibrahim Maza
14 Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Ezequiel Fernández, Lucas Vázquez, Arthur, Malik Tillman, Loïc Badé, Janis Blaswich, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Jonas Hofmann, Ernest Poku.

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