Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Bayer Leverkusen continue fine form with impressive win over Stuttgart
Bayer Leverkusen continued their fine recent form with a 4-2 victory over Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 1': Silas (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
- 9': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 13': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a through ball.
- 16': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 34': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich tries a through ball, but Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 37': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 37': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 38': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 41': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 42': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 43': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 44': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 45': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45': Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 49': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 51': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
- 51': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 55': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 55': Silas (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 59': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Alexis Tibidi replaces Silas.
- 61': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
- 61': Foul by Alexis Tibidi (VfB Stuttgart).
- 61': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 63': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Robert Andrich.
- 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Kerem Demirbay.
- 71': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Wataru Endo.
- 73': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Amine Adli.
- 75': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 77': Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 79': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
- 80': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 82': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 83': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 83': Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mateo Klimowicz replaces Pascal Stenzel.
- 85': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
- 87': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 87': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Alexis Tibidi (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 88': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 89': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+3': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+4': Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 2.
Statistics
 VFB |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 31 | Possession | 69 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 632 |
| 322 | Passes | 716 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 10,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 | +65 | 63 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | +26 | 52 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 24 | +18 | 46 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 24 | +16 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 5 | Mitchel Bakker  |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 31 | Amine Adli |
VfB Stuttgart (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 37 | Hiroki Ito |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 24 | Borna Sosa |
| 15 | Pascal Stenzel |
| 23 | Orel Mangala |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 22 | Chris Führich |
| 14 | Silas Katompa-Mvumpa |
| 18 | Tiago Tomás |
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