STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen draw 1-1. C. Führich scored the first goal (40′) for VfB Stuttgart. F. Wirtz settled the score (47′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 54,500 spectators.​ The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Tobias Welz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.67 degrees Celsius or 47.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Timeline

6'
Odilon Kossounou- Yellow
Chris Führich(goal)Josha Vagnoman
40'
47'
Florian Wirtz(goal)Victor Boniface
65'
Jonas Hofmann- sub ->Amine Adli
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
65'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Enzo Millot
66'
73'
Patrik Schick- sub ->Victor Boniface
Jamie Leweling- sub ->Chris Führich
77'
Leonidas Stergiou- sub ->Maximilian Mittelstädt
77'
84'
Piero Hincapié- sub ->Exequiel Palacios
Anthony Rouault- sub ->Josha Vagnoman
85'
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Deniz Undav
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart has 31 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will has 36 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away with FC Bayern München on the 16th of December with a 27-4 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 16th of December with a 19-13 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
7.3
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.0
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
7.9
77'
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
7.7
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
7.7
85'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.7
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
6.6
66'
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.9
65'
M
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
7.5
85'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
8.4
77' 40'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
7.1
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
6.7
77'
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
6.3
85'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
6.4
85'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
6.4
66'
F
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
6.8
77'
F
Jovan Milosevic 19.Serbia

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

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (7.3), Josha Vagnoman (7.7), Waldemar Anton (7.0), Dan-Axel Zagadou (7.7), Maximilian Mittelstädt (7.9), Atakan Karazor (7.9), Angelo Stiller (7.7), Deniz Undav (7.5), Enzo Millot (6.6), Chris Führich (8.4) and Serhou Guirassy (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Pascal Stenzel, Fabian Bredlow, Woo-yeong Jeong (6.4), Silas (6.4), Genki Haraguchi, Jamie Leweling (6.8), Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou (6.7) and Anthony Rouault (6.3).

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Woo-yeong Jeong (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Deniz Undav for Woo-yeong Jeong (85′), Enzo Millot for Silas (66′), Maximilian Mittelstädt for Leonidas Stergiou (76′), Chris Führich for Jamie Leweling (77′) and Josha Vagnoman for Anthony Rouault (85′).

Player of the match: Chris Führich​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
8.8
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.0
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.0
6'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
8.1
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
8.5
47'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.1
M
Amine Adli 21.France
7.7
65'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.0
84'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.1
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.8
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
7.5
73'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.1
84'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
6.8
65'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.4
73'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukas Hradecky  (8.8), Odilon Kossounou (7.0), Jonathan Tah (7.0), Edmond Tapsoba  (8.1), Jeremie Frimpong (7.1), Granit Xhaka  (7.8), Exequiel Palacios (7.0), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.1), Florian Wirtz (8.5), Amine Adli (7.7) and Victor Boniface (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonas Hofmann (6.8), Matej Kovar, Josip Stanisic, Piero Hincapié (7.1), Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Patrik Schick (6.4), Nathan Tella and Adam Hlozek.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: Exequiel Palacios for Piero Hincapié (84′), Victor Boniface for Patrik Schick (73′) and Amine Adli for Jonas Hofmann (65′).

Player of the match: Lukas Hradecky ​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was the goalkeeper: Lukas Hradecky . His rating is 8.77. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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