German Cup

FT Tuesday, February 6, 2024
VfB Stuttgart WLLWW 2
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Bayer Leverkusen WWWDW 3
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Match Report

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Bayer Leverkusen win DFB Pokal thriller, go 30 games unbeaten

Bayer Leverkusen reached 30 games unbeaten in all competitions this season with a 3-2 comeback win over VfB Stuttgart to reach the DFB Pokal semifinals Tuesday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
43.7
Possession
56.3
12
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
579
522
Passes
663
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
54
25
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
5
18
Effective Tackles
9
25
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
20
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
7
15
Clearances
7

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 17Matej KovárG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 8Robert AndrichCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

VFB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 2Waldemar AntonCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 29Anthony RouaultCD-R
  5. 6Angelo StillerCM-L
  6. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  7. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLM
  8. 4Josha VagnomanRM
  9. 26Deniz UndavF
  10. 27Chris FührichCF-L
  11. 8Enzo MillotCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross following a corner.
  2. 18' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 50' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  6. 58' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
  7. 62' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Enzo Millot.
  8. 64' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  9. 64' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
  10. 66' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
  11. 70' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  12. 79' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Chris Führich.
  13. 90' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.

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