STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart defeats FC Bayern München 3-1. VfB Stuttgart made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the MHPArena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 60,000 spectators.​ The referee was Tobias Welz assisted by Martin Thomsen and Guido Kleve. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.83 degrees Celsius or 64.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 1

FC Bayern München

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 24 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 153 Attack 42
  • 54 Dangerous attack 15
  • 74 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Bayern München was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 24 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (Waldemar Anton). Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München received 3 yellow cards (Aleksandar Pavlović, Eric Dier and Thomas Tuchel).

Match Timeline

17'
Leon Goretzka- sub ->Raphaël Guerreiro
20'
Eric Dier- Yellow
Waldemar Anton- Yellow
24'
Leonidas Stergiou(goal)Deniz Undav
29'
37'
Harry Kane (penalty)
46'
Dayot Upamecano- sub ->Eric Dier
64'
Noussair Mazraoui- sub ->Joshua Kimmich
64'
Bryan Zaragoza- sub ->Serge Gnabry
Mahmoud Dahoud- sub ->Anthony Rouault
72'
72'
Leroy Sané- sub ->Mathys Tel
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Chris Führich
72'
78'
Aleksandar Pavlović- Yellow
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Jamie Leweling
79'
Jeong Woo-Yeong(goal)Silla Katompa Mvumpa
83'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa(goal)Serhou Guirassy
90'
Luca Raimund- sub ->Deniz Undav
90'

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
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, VfB Stuttgart has 67 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, FC Bayern München will stays with 69 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away against FC Augsburg on the 11th of May with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (2 draws).

FC Bayern München will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 11th of May with a 34-3 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
7.1
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.1
24'
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
8.1
29'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.5
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
6.7
72'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.3
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.5
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.3
79'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
7.5
72'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
7.3
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
8.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
D
Anrie Chase 45.Japan
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 5.Germany
7.0
72'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
7.9
72' 83'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Luca Raimund 40.Germany
90'
M
Raul Paula 43.Germany
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
8.5
79' 90'

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

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (7.1), Leonidas Stergiou (8.1), Waldemar Anton (7.1), Anthony Rouault (6.7), Hiroki Ito (7.5), Atakan Karazor (7.5), Angelo Stiller (7.3), Jamie Leweling (7.3), Chris Führich (7.5), Deniz Undav (8.1) and Serhou Guirassy (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Bredlow, Mahmoud Dahoud (7.0), Jeong Woo-Yeong (7.9), Silla Katompa Mvumpa (8.5), Pascal Stenzel, Genki Haraguchi, Luca Raimund, Raul Paula and Anrie Chase.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: Anthony Rouault for Mahmoud Dahoud (72′), Jamie Leweling for Silla Katompa Mvumpa (79′), Deniz Undav for Luca Raimund (90′) and Chris Führich for Jeong Woo-Yeong (72′).

Player of the match: Silla Katompa Mvumpa​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Silla Katompa Mvumpa.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
8.1
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.1
D
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
6.7
64'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
6.0
D
Eric Dier 15.England
7.3
46' 20'
M
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
6.6
M
Raphaël Guerreiro 22.Portugal
6.8
17'
M
Mathys Tel 39.France
6.6
72'
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
6.7
78'
M
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
7.0
64'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
7.9
37'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
6.6
46'
D
Noussair Mazraoui 40.Morocco
6.6
64'
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
7.0
17'
M
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
M
L. Zvonarek 34.Croatia
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
F
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
6.4
72'
F
Bryan Zaragoza 17.Spain
6.7
64'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Manuel Neuer   (8.1), Joshua Kimmich (6.7), Min-jae Kim (7.1), Eric Dier (7.3), Alphonso Davies (6.0), Aleksandar Pavlović (6.7), Raphaël Guerreiro  (6.8), Mathys Tel (6.6), Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.6), Serge Gnabry (7.0) and Harry Kane  (7.9).

They had on the bench: Leon Goretzka (7.0), Leroy Sané (6.4), Bryan Zaragoza (6.7), Sven Ulreich, Konrad Laimer, L. Zvonarek, Noussair Mazraoui (6.6), Dayot Upamecano (6.6) and Thomas Müller.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Leon Goretzka (injured) and Dayot Upamecano (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Raphaël Guerreiro  for Leon Goretzka (17′), Joshua Kimmich for Noussair Mazraoui (64′), Serge Gnabry for Bryan Zaragoza (64′), Eric Dier for Dayot Upamecano (46′) and Mathys Tel for Leroy Sané (72′).

Player of the match: Manuel Neuer  ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Bayern München was the goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer  . His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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