STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen draw 1-1. S. Guirassy  scored the first goal (57′) for VfB Stuttgart. E. Palacios settled the score (70′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg assisted by Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Christof Günsch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the encounter​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 12 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards (Waldemar Anton, Fabian Bredlow and Tanguy Coulibaly). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (M. Bakker, Piero Hincapié, Florian Wirtz and Kerem Demirbay).

Standings

After playing this encounter, VfB Stuttgart will have 29 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 49 points like VfL Wolfsburg to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 21st of May with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 21st of May with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Fabian Bredlow (6.3), Waldemar Anton (6.3), Dan-Axel Zagadou (7.3), Hiroki Ito (7.1), Josha Vagnoman (6.2), Atakan Karazor (6.4), Wataru Endo (6.8), Borna Sosa (6.8), Tiago Tomás (6.7), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.9) and Serhou Guirassy (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Juan José Perea, Gil Dias, Chris Führich (6.3), Nikolas Nartey, Genki Haraguchi, Pascal Stenzel, Tanguy Coulibaly, Dennis Seimen and Enzo Millot (6.2).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: Silas for Chris Führich (64′), Tiago Tomás for Enzo Millot (74′) and Borna Sosa for Tanguy Coulibaly (90′).

Best player: Dan-Axel Zagadou​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Dan-Axel Zagadou.

His rating is (7.3) with 85 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.2), Edmond Tapsoba (6.7), Jonathan Tah (7.0), Piero Hincapié (7.1), Jeremie Frimpong (6.8), Kerem Demirbay (7.8), Exequiel Palacios (7.4), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Sardar Azmoun (6.8), Amine Adli (6.9) and Moussa Diaby (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Daley Sinkgraven, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Niklas Lomb, Adam Hložek, Ayman Azhil, Nadiem Amiri, Noah Mbamba and Florian Wirtz (6.9).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: M. Bakker for F. Wirtz (60′), Amine Adli for Nadiem Amiri (87′) and Sardar Azmoun for Adam Hložek (88′).

Best player: Kerem Demirbay​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Kerem Demirbay.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​

• RB Leipzig – Werder Bremen – 2-1
• VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1