Bayer 04 Leverkusen tops VfB Stuttgart 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen prevails over VfB Stuttgart 4-2.

February 13, 2022

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen conquers VfB Stuttgart 4-2. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was truly superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych with the assistance of Marcel Unger and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 - 2

VfB Stuttgart

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

20 Total 6
7 On Target 3
13 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 0

172 Attack 66
72 Dangerous attack 23
90 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 0

Fouls

10 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 71% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (K. Demirbay, R. Andrich and M. Bakker). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (W. Endo and K. Mavropanos).

Match Timeline

41'

45'

49'

51'

Amine Adli(goal)K. Demirbay

52'

59'

Robert Andrich- Yellow

63'

Exequiel Palacios- sub ->R. Andrich

70'

71'

74'

83'

84'

Florian Wirtz(goal)C. Aranguiz

86'

88'

Patrik Schick(goal)F. Wirtz

90'

Timothy Fosu-Mensah- sub ->J. Frimpong

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After playing this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 41 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 18 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of February with a 15-9 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 19th of February with a 10-1 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (6 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

6.6

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

7.1

90'

Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands

6.5

83'

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

6.3

Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador

6.9

Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany

7.6

70'

45'

Robert Andrich 8.Germany

6.4

70'

63'

Amine Adli 31.France

7.3

74'

52'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

7.2

90'

41'

Florian Wirtz 27.Germany

8.3

86'

Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic

7.6

90'

Substitutes

Lennart Grill 21.Germany

Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands

90'

Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands

Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile

7.0

70'

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

6.6

70'

Paulinho 7.Brazil

7.1

74'

Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany

Lucas Alario 13.Argentina

90'

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

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.6), Jeremie Frimpong (7.1), Edmond Tapsoba (6.3), Piero Hincapie (6.9), Mitchel Bakker (6.5), Robert Andrich (6.4), Kerem Demirbay (7.6), Amine Adli (7.3), Florian Wirtz (8.3), Moussa Diaby (7.2) and Patrik Schick (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Paulinho (7.1), Daley Sinkgraven, Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz (7.0), Exequiel Palacios (6.6), Lucas Alario, Lennart Grill and Niklas Lomb.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: R. Andrich for E. Palacios (70′), K. Demirbay for C. Aranguiz (70′), A. Adli for Paulinho (74′), J. Frimpong for T. Fosu-Mensah (90′) and M. Diaby for L. Alario (90′).

Best player: Florian Wirtz

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 58 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart

Florian Müller 1.Germany

5.5

Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany

6.4

84'

Borna Sosa 24.Croatia

7.1

Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece

7.0

90'

Hiroki Ito 37.Japan

7.1

Atakan Karazor 16.Germany

6.2

Wataru Endo 3.Japan

6.1

71'

51'

Orel Mangala 23.Belgium

6.8

Chris Führich 22.Germany

6.8

Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo

6.4

59'

Tiago Tomás 18.Portugal

7.8

49', 88'

Substitutes

Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany

D. Didavi 10.Germany

Ömer Beyaz 34.Turkey

Naouirou Ahamada 32.France

Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France

6.4

71'

Erik Thommy 11.Germany

Philipp Förster 20.Germany

M. Klimowicz 31.Germany

6.4

84'

Alexis Tibidi 50.France

6.6

59'

VfB Stuttgart started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller (5.5), Pascal Stenzel (6.4), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.0), Hiroki Ito (7.1), Borna Sosa (7.1), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.4), Wataru Endo (6.1), Atakan Karazor (6.2), Orel Mangala (6.8), Chris Führich (6.8) and Tiago Tomás (7.8).

They had on the bench: Daniel Didavi, Fabian Bredlow, Ömer Faruk Beyaz, Alexis Tibidi (6.6), Naouirou Ahamada, Tanguy Coulibaly (6.4), Erik Thommy, Philipp Förster and Mateo Klimowicz (6.4).