German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 18': Kerem Demirbay
  • 31': Kerem Demirbay
  • 56': Leon Bailey
  • 68': Florian Wirtz
  • 84': Demarai Gray
FT
5 - 2
VfB Stuttgart
  • 50': Sasa Kalajdzic
  • 77': Sasa Kalajdzic

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Bayer Leverkusen are hosting VfB Stuttgart at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 1': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
  • 9': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 10': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 10': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.
  • 13': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 13': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
  • 16': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Förster tries a through ball, but Roberto Massimo is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 18': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Nicolás González because of an injury.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Förster.
  • 24': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Förster with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 26': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 26': Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 28': Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
  • 28': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Silas Wamangituka.
  • 31': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 33': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Konstantinos Mavropanos tries a through ball, but Silas Wamangituka is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Marc Oliver Kempf tries a through ball, but Philipp Förster is caught offside.
  • 38': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 41': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 42': Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Silas Wamangituka.
  • 45'+1': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
  • 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Erik Thommy replaces Roberto Massimo.
  • 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Marc Oliver Kempf.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Klimowicz.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 49': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 49': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 50': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy following a fast break.
  • 53': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Charles Aránguiz.
  • 54': Hand ball by Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
  • 55': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 56': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 1. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 60': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Naouirou Ahamada (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  • 62': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Klement replaces Mateo Klimowicz.
  • 62': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 62': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 63': Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 64': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Philipp Klement (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Naouirou Ahamada.
  • 68': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
  • 70': Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Waldemar Anton.
  • 72': Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 74': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Philipp Klement (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Demarai Gray replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 77': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 79': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
  • 80': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Philipp Förster.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 81': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, VfB Stuttgart 2. Demarai Gray (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
  • 87': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 87': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sven Bender replaces Charles Aránguiz.
  • 88': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 88': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Orel Mangala.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+2': Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Demarai Gray (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, VfB Stuttgart 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, VfB Stuttgart 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 5
43.8 Possession 56.2
13 SHOTS 24
7 ON GOAL 11
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
283 Accurate Passes 392
379 Passes 482
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 17
0.6 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 84
27 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 17
19 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 14
9 Effective Clearances 7
9 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jonathan Tah
22 Daley Sinkgraven
24 Timothy Fosu-Mensah
20 Charles Aránguiz
10 Kerem Demirbay
27 Florian Wirtz
14 Patrik Schick
19 Moussa Diaby
9 Leon Bailey
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Tin Jedvaj, Aleksandar Dragovic, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Wendell, Sven Bender, Demarai Gray, Niklas Lomb, Lucas Alario.

VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
2 Waldemar Anton
4 Marc-Oliver Kempf
5 Konstantinos Mavropanos
23 Orel Mangala
3 Wataru Endo
14 Silas Katompa-Mvumpa
30 Roberto Massimo
22 Nicolás González
20 Philipp Förster
31 Mateo Klimowicz
VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
Atakan Karazor, Fabian Bredlow, Tanguy Coulibaly, Naouirou Ahamada, Sasa Kalajdzic, Borna Sosa, Erik Thommy, Philipp Klement, Pascal Stenzel.

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