VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

🕒 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stuttgart Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Siebert 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

VfB Stuttgart 9 · Bayer Leverkusen 2

Referee Stats

Daniel Siebert

17 matches · 4.53 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.53
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	59%
Home wins	47%
Draws	18%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-14).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (57%).
VfB Stuttgart had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

VfB Stuttgart (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

35 / 27

Avg: 2.06 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-8-0

Goals For / Against

36 / 21

Avg: 2.12 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

2.06

2.12

1.59

1.24

76%

O2.5

59%

71%

BTTS

76%

59%

Score 1st

76%

League-position context

VfB Stuttgart rank9th

Bayer Leverkusen rank2nd

VfB Stuttgart points50

Bayer Leverkusen points69

VfB Stuttgart: #9 · 50 pts · GD +11

19 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bayer Leverkusen: #2 · 69 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfB Stuttgart last 5 home

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals9-10

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

D D D W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals10-8

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

VfB Stuttgart trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

VfB Stuttgart score at home88%

VfB Stuttgart clean sheet at home18%

Bayer Leverkusen score away94%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

VfB Stuttgart score first59%

VfB Stuttgart win after scoring first50%

Bayer Leverkusen score first76%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first62%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfB Stuttgart 43% · Bayer Leverkusen 100%

Avg first goal minute: VfB Stuttgart 23.3' · Bayer Leverkusen 23.2'

Vs league average

VfB Stuttgart score at home2.06 vs 1.63

VfB Stuttgart concede at home1.59 vs 1.50

Bayer Leverkusen score away2.12 vs 1.50

Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.24 vs 1.63

VfB Stuttgart score 26% above league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 41% above league average.

Defensive side: VfB Stuttgart are 6% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

VfB Stuttgart goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 8

0-15 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

61-75 7

0-15 6

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 8

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

348

439

Passes Accurate

266

351

Passes %

76%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Demirović

Normal Goal

27'

27' A. Karazor

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Woltemade

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Millot

51'

51' Finn Jeltsch

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Frimpong

Normal Goal

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Álex Grimaldo

1st substitution · For: V. Boniface

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Aleix García

2nd substitution · For: A. Adli

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

G. Xhaka

Own Goal

64'

64' N. Woltemade

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

P. Hincapié

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Leweling

1st substitution · For: J. Vagnoman

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ E. Millot

2nd substitution · For: D. Undav

74'

74' R. Andrich

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. Andrich

3rd substitution · For: Arthur

76'

76' P. Hincapié

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Demirović

3rd substitution · For: E. Touré

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Al Dakhil

4th substitution · For: J. Chabot

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

A. Stiller

Own Goal

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Mittelstädt

5th substitution · For: C. Führich

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

P. Schick

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Frimpong

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Daniel Siebert. It was played at Stuttgart Arena.

First half: VfB Stuttgart took the lead at 14' when E. Demirović scored, making the score 1-0. A. Karazor received a yellow card for VfB Stuttgart at 27'.

Second half: VfB Stuttgart extended the lead at 48' when N. Woltemade scored, with the assist credited to E. Millot, making the score 2-0. Finn Jeltsch received a yellow card for VfB Stuttgart at 51'. Bayer Leverkusen reduced the deficit at 56' when J. Frimpong scored, making the score 2-1. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 57', with Álex Grimaldo replacing V. Boniface. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Aleix García replacing A. Adli. VfB Stuttgart extended the lead at 62' when G. Xhaka scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. N. Woltemade received a yellow card for VfB Stuttgart at 64'. Bayer Leverkusen reduced the deficit at 67' when P. Hincapié scored, making the score 3-2. VfB Stuttgart made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Leweling replacing J. Vagnoman. VfB Stuttgart made their 2nd substitution at 68', with E. Millot replacing D. Undav. R. Andrich received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 74'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 74', with R. Andrich replacing Arthur. P. Hincapié received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 76'. VfB Stuttgart made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. Demirović replacing E. Touré. VfB Stuttgart made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Al Dakhil replacing J. Chabot. Bayer Leverkusen leveled the score at 88' when A. Stiller scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-3. VfB Stuttgart made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Mittelstädt replacing C. Führich. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 90+4' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to J. Frimpong, making the score 3-4.

VfB Stuttgart used 5 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 3 substitutions. VfB Stuttgart got 3 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 2 yellow cards.