STUTTGART. Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes VfB Stuttgart 3-1. Bayer 04 Leverkusen got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Andrich (2′) and P. Schick (19′). VfB Stuttgart tried to recover with a goal from O. Mangala (38′). However, the match was closed by a goal (70′) scored by F. Wirtz for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen remained in 10 people after R. Andrich received a red card in the 32′. Anyway, Bayer 04 Leverkusen still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 23,450 spectators.​ The referee was Benjamin Cortus who was helped by Florian Heft and Jan Clemens Neitzel. The 4th official was Christian Dietz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Florian Müller 1.Germany
6.0
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 4.Germany
7.0
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece
7.1
D
Hiroki Ito 37.Japan
6.4
60'
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
6.7
71' 63'
M
Borna Sosa 24.Croatia
7.3
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
7.2
M
Roberto Massimo 30.Germany
6.9
71'
F
Orel Mangala 23.Belgium
7.2
60' 38'
F
Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France
6.4
83' 76'
F
Omar Marmoush 17.Egypt
6.3
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.4
60'
M
Philipp Klement 21.Germany
7.0
71'
M
D. Didavi 10.Germany
M
Erik Thommy 11.Germany
M
Ömer Beyaz 34.Turkey
6.7
83'
M
C. Mola 6.England
M
M. Klimowicz 31.Germany
6.8
71'
F
Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 18.Morocco
6.4
60'

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller (6.0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.1), Hiroki Ito (6.4), Marc-Oliver Kempf (7.0), Roberto Massimo (6.9), Atakan Karazor (6.7), Wataru Endo (7.2), Borna Sosa (7.3), Orel Mangala (7.2), Omar Marmoush (6.3) and Tanguy Coulibaly (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Philipp Klement (7.0), Daniel Didavi, Pascal Stenzel (6.4), Erik Thommy, Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (6.4), Ömer Faruk Beyaz (6.7), Clinton Mola, Mateo Klimowicz (6.8) and Fabian Bredlow.

Best player: Borna Sosa​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Borna Sosa.

His rating is (7.3) with 62 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 10 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.4
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.0
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.9
36'
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.8
37'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
6.8
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.1
32' 2'
M
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
6.2
39'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.8
86'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
8.1
86' 70'
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.8
58'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.8
51' 19'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
6.4
51'
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.0
39'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
6.2
86'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
F
Amine Adli 31.France
6.6
86'

On the other side, Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.4), Jeremie Frimpong (6.9), Odilon Kossounou (6.8), Jonathan Tah (7.0), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Robert Andrich (6.1), Charles Aránguiz (6.8), Karim Bellarabi (6.2), Florian Wirtz (8.1), Moussa Diaby (6.8) and Patrik Schick (6.8).

They had on the bench: Andrey Lunev, Paulinho, Kerem Demirbay (7.0), Nadiem Amiri (6.2), Panagiotis Retsos, Lucas Alario, Piero Hincapie (6.4), Daley Sinkgraven and Amine Adli (6.6).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of P. Hincapie (injured).

Best player: Florian Wirtz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

1 - 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 88
  • 66 Dangerous attack 26
  • 51 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 64% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Bayer 04 Leverkusen found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

VfB Stuttgart shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (A. Karazor and T. Coulibaly). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Frimpong, M. Bakker and Aranguiz).

Also, Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).

Match Timeline

2'
Robert Andrich(goal)M. Bakker
19'
Patrik Schick(goal)F. Wirtz
32'
Robert Andrich- Red
36'
Jeremie Frimpong- Yellow
37'
38'
39'
51'
Piero Hincapié- sub ->P. Schick
58'
60'
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->H. Ito
60'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
63'
70'
Florian Wirtz(goal)
71'
71'
76'
83'
86'
86'
Amine Adli- sub ->M. Diaby

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 4 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 10 points like 1. FSV Mainz 05 to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 26th of September with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host 1. FSV Mainz 05 on the 25th of September with a 14-9 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).

Results of the day

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