German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, March 16, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen WWLLL 4
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VfB Stuttgart WLDLD 3
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Leverkusen grab last-gasp win at Stuttgart with two late goals

Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen snatched a 4-3 win at VfB Stuttgart with two late goals on Sunday to snap a three-game losing run in all competitions and cut Bayern Munich's lead atop the Bundesliga to six points.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
1
56.9
Possession
43.1
16
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
351
Accurate Passes
270
438
Passes
352
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
2
33
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
53
33
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
43
23
Clearances
43

Head to Head

B04 leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

VFB · 4-4-2

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 3Ramon HendriksCD-L
  3. 2Ameen Al DakhilCD-R
  4. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLB
  5. 29Finn JeltschRB
  6. 6Angelo StillerCM-L
  7. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  8. 8Enzo MillotLM
  9. 18Jamie LewelingRM
  10. 11Nick WoltemadeCF-L
  11. 9Ermedin DemirovicCF-R

B04 · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 8Robert AndrichCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. 3Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 23Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  7. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  8. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  9. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  10. 14Patrik SchickF
  11. 25Exequiel PalaciosRCF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot following a fast break.
  4. 51' Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  6. 57' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Aleix García.
  7. 57' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  8. 62' Own Goal by Granit Xhaka, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  9. 64' Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  11. 68' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav replaces Enzo Millot.
  12. 68' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Jamie Leweling.
  13. 74' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 74' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Robert Andrich.
  15. 76' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 77' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. El Bilal Touré replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  17. 77' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeff Chabot replaces Ameen Al Dakhil.
  18. 88' Own Goal by Angelo Stiller, VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  19. 89' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  20. 90'+4' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.

Bundesliga News

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