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Bundesliga Matchweek 8 Saturday, 31 October 2026

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart 2-4 – Bundesliga, 31 Oct 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 6th · 13 pts
2–4 HT 1–2 Full-time
VfB Stuttgart 11th · 9 pts
Patrik Schick 28'Ibrahim Maza 79'
Ermedin Demirović 14'Jamie Leweling 22'Bilal El Khannouss 51'Ermedin Demirović 65'
VenueBayArena, Bayer Leverkusen RefereeBenjamin Brand Kick-off31 Oct · 14:30 GMT Season2026/27

Match stats

63%37%Ball Possession
2415Total Shots
87Shots on Goal
2.072.88Expected goals (xG)
123Corner Kicks
913Fouls
44Yellow Cards

Key events

  • 85' Jamie Leweling for Ameen Al DakhilSubstitution 5 VfB Stuttgart
  • 85' Bilal El Khannouss for Dženan PejčinovićSubstitution 4 VfB Stuttgart
  • 83' Aleix García for Victor Okoh BonifaceSubstitution 4 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 79' Ibrahim Maza assist Miguel GutiérrezNormal Goal Bayer Leverkusen
  • 76' Equi Fernández for Robert AndrichSubstitution 3 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 75' Afonso Moreira for Malik TillmanSubstitution 2 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 72' Deniz Undav for Nikolas NarteySubstitution 3 VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Ermedin Demirović assist Deniz UndavNormal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Luca Jaquez for Finn JeltschSubstitution 2 VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Chris Führich for Maximilian MittelstädtSubstitution 1 VfB Stuttgart
  • 64' Ermedin DemirovićYellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 62' Lucas Vázquez for Jonas HofmannSubstitution 1 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 58' Atakan KarazorYellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 53' Ibrahim MazaYellow Card · Foul Bayer Leverkusen
  • 51' Bilal El Khannouss assist Chris FührichNormal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 40' Luca JaquezYellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 40' Jeffrey Julian Gaston ChabotYellow Card · Argument VfB Stuttgart
  • 40' Aleix GarcíaYellow Card · Argument Bayer Leverkusen
  • 40' Facundo MedinaYellow Card · Argument Bayer Leverkusen
  • 28' Patrik Schick assist Aleix GarcíaNormal Goal Bayer Leverkusen
  • 22' Jamie LewelingNormal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 18' Carles Martínez NovellYellow Card · Dissent Bayer Leverkusen
  • 17' Equi FernándezYellow Card · Foul Bayer Leverkusen
  • 14' Ermedin DemirovićNormal Goal VfB Stuttgart

SportsLife forecast

Made before kick-off
Our pick Bayer Leverkusen 45% Bayer Leverkusen Home
= 45% Draw Draw
VfB Stuttgart 10% VfB Stuttgart Away

Our pick Bayer Leverkusen Missed

Winner : Bayer Leverkusen · goals home -3.5, away -1.5

77%23%Form
67%33%Attack
44%56%Defence
38%62%Head-to-head
40%60%Goals
59.5%40.5%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

Bayer Leverkusen

League formWDWWWL
Last 5 · form67%
Last 5 · attack / defence71% / 36%
Last 5 · goals for / against10 (2.0) / 9 (1.8)
Bundesliga6th · P 8 · GD +2 · 13 pts

VfB Stuttgart

League formWLLWLL
Last 5 · form20%
Last 5 · attack / defence36% / 50%
Last 5 · goals for / against5 (1.0) / 7 (1.4)
Bundesliga11th · P 8 · GD -1 · 9 pts

Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen4-2-3-1

  • 1M. FlekkenG
  • 4J. QuansahD
  • 12E. TapsobaD
  • 2F. MedinaD
  • 3Miguel GutiérrezD
  • 6E. FernándezM
  • 24Aleix GarcíaM
  • 17Lucas VázquezM
  • 30I. MazaM
  • 9Afonso MoreiraM
  • 14P. SchickF

Substitutes

  • 8R. AndrichM
  • 28J. BlaswichG
  • 22V. BonifaceF
  • 42M. CulbreathM
  • 39K. DoganayM
  • 7J. HofmannM
  • 15T. OermannD
  • 10M. TillmanM
  • 37D. BuckF
CoachCarles Martínez

VfB Stuttgart3-4-1-2

  • 41D. SeimenG
  • 14L. JaquezD
  • 24J. ChabotD
  • 3R. HendriksD
  • 18J. LewelingM
  • 16A. KarazorM
  • 21G. PrömelM
  • 10C. FührichM
  • 11B. El KhannoussM
  • 26D. UndavF
  • 9E. DemirovićF

Substitutes

  • 1F. BredlowG
  • 29Finn JeltschD
  • 7M. MittelstädtD
  • 28N. NarteyM
  • 17D. PejčinovićF
  • 47Y. SpaltD
  • 8Tiago TomásF
  • 22L. AssignonD
  • 2A. Al DakhilD
CoachS. Hoeneb

Statistics

2.072.88Expected Goals
431234Passes Accurate
1511Shots Insidebox
94Shots Outsidebox
76Blocked Shots
138Free Kicks
87Shots On Goal
36Goalkeeper Saves
92Shots Off Goal
10Offsides
527327Total Passes
2415Total Shots
44Yellow Cards
123Corner Kicks
913Fouls
00Red Cards
63%37%Ball Possession

All events

  • 14' Ermedin DemirovićGoal · Normal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 17' Equi FernándezCard · Yellow Card · Foul Bayer Leverkusen
  • 18' Carles Martínez NovellCard · Yellow Card · Dissent Bayer Leverkusen
  • 22' Jamie LewelingGoal · Normal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 28' Patrik Schick assist Aleix GarcíaGoal · Normal Goal Bayer Leverkusen
  • 40' Facundo MedinaCard · Yellow Card · Argument Bayer Leverkusen
  • 40' Aleix GarcíaCard · Yellow Card · Argument Bayer Leverkusen
  • 40' Jeffrey Julian Gaston ChabotCard · Yellow Card · Argument VfB Stuttgart
  • 40' Luca JaquezCard · Yellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 51' Bilal El Khannouss assist Chris FührichGoal · Normal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 53' Ibrahim MazaCard · Yellow Card · Foul Bayer Leverkusen
  • 58' Atakan KarazorCard · Yellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 62' Lucas Vázquez for Jonas Hofmannsubst · Substitution 1 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 64' Ermedin DemirovićCard · Yellow Card · Foul VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Chris Führich for Maximilian Mittelstädtsubst · Substitution 1 VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Luca Jaquez for Finn Jeltschsubst · Substitution 2 VfB Stuttgart
  • 65' Ermedin Demirović assist Deniz UndavGoal · Normal Goal VfB Stuttgart
  • 72' Deniz Undav for Nikolas Narteysubst · Substitution 3 VfB Stuttgart
  • 75' Afonso Moreira for Malik Tillmansubst · Substitution 2 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 76' Equi Fernández for Robert Andrichsubst · Substitution 3 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 79' Ibrahim Maza assist Miguel GutiérrezGoal · Normal Goal Bayer Leverkusen
  • 83' Aleix García for Victor Okoh Bonifacesubst · Substitution 4 Bayer Leverkusen
  • 85' Bilal El Khannouss for Dženan Pejčinovićsubst · Substitution 4 VfB Stuttgart
  • 85' Jamie Leweling for Ameen Al Dakhilsubst · Substitution 5 VfB Stuttgart

Player ratings

Bayer Leverkusen

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
P. SchickF 908.0 106 27 16%15/7
Aleix GarcíaM 837.5 011 68 59%34/10
I. MazaM 907.4 104 32 24%111/18
Miguel GutiérrezD 906.5 011 64 54%00/4
V. BonifaceF 76.4 001 5 4%00/1
F. MedinaD 906.4 001 66 58%29/11
J. QuansahD 906.3 002 54 45%24/6
J. HofmannM 286.3 000 15 15%11/1
E. TapsobaD 906.3 000 70 62%07/10
Afonso MoreiraM 756.0 006 25 19%02/3
R. AndrichM 145.9 001 16 13%11/4
E. FernándezM 765.8 000 32 27%15/10
M. TillmanM 155.7 000 11 9%01/5
M. FlekkenG 905.6 000 20 14%00/0
Lucas VázquezM 625.2 001 23 13%02/3

VfB Stuttgart

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
E. DemirovićF 908.9 203 13 9%26/16
B. El KhannoussM 857.6 102 28 25%38/13
D. UndavF 727.5 013 23 19%00/6
J. LewelingM 857.2 103 17 12%03/4
C. FührichM 657.0 010 25 18%14/8
D. SeimenG 906.9 000 40 12%00/0
L. JaquezD 656.6 001 29 23%01/3
D. PejčinovićF 56.5 000 3 3%00/1
A. KarazorM 906.4 001 24 22%12/10
J. ChabotD 906.3 001 31 22%24/6
M. MittelstädtD 256.2 000 9 8%01/2
Finn JeltschD 256.2 000 6 6%12/3
A. Al DakhilD 56.1 000 2 1%01/2
N. NarteyM 186.1 000 7 7%02/3
R. HendriksD 906.0 000 30 21%22/4
G. PrömelM 905.8 001 37 25%35/12

Head-to-head last 10 meetings

3Bayer Leverkusen wins4Draws3VfB Stuttgart wins

Squads

Bayer Leverkusen31 players

Goalkeepers

  • 28J. Blaswich34 y
  • 1M. Flekken32 y
  • 36N. Lomb32 y
  • 12S. Rapsch17 y

Defenders

  • 5L. Badé25 y
  • 20G. Doué23 y
  • 3Miguel Gutiérrez24 y
  • 43B. Hawighorst17 y
  • 2F. Medina26 y
  • 15T. Oermann22 y
  • 4J. Quansah22 y
  • 12E. Tapsoba27 y
  • 17Lucas Vázquez34 y

Midfielders

  • 8R. Andrich31 y
  • 42M. Culbreath18 y
  • 14M. Djedovic16 y
  • 6E. Fernández23 y
  • 24Aleix García28 y
  • 7J. Hofmann33 y
  • 30B. Kir17 y
  • 30I. Maza20 y
  • 45G. Minutillo15 y
  • 10M. Tillman23 y
  • 19M. Diaby26 y
  • 9Afonso Moreira21 y

Forwards

  • 23N. Tella26 y
  • 29E. Ben Seghir20 y
  • 22V. Boniface25 y
  • 35Christian Kofane19 y
  • 14P. Schick29 y
  • 11M. Terrier28 y

VfB Stuttgart34 players

Goalkeepers

  • 1F. Bredlow30 y
  • 41S. Drljača26 y
  • 33M. Funk29 y
  • 41D. Seimen20 y

Defenders

  • 2A. Al Dakhil23 y
  • 22L. Assignon25 y
  • 24J. Chabot27 y
  • 3R. Hendriks24 y
  • 4Maximilian Tobias Herwerth19 y
  • 14L. Jaquez22 y
  • 29Finn Jeltsch19 y
  • 24Joyeux Masanka Bungi18 y
  • 7M. Mittelstädt28 y
  • 20L. Stergiou23 y
  • 4J. Vagnoman25 y
  • 23D. Zagadou26 y
  • 47Y. Spalt18 y

Midfielders

  • 11B. El Khannouss21 y
  • 16A. Karazor29 y
  • 28N. Nartey25 y
  • 21G. Prömel30 y
  • 6A. Stiller24 y
  • 10C. Führich27 y
  • 18J. Leweling24 y
  • 17D. Pejčinović20 y
  • 44L. Sauer20 y
  • 26D. Undav29 y

Forwards

  • 37Jonathan Akaegbobi19 y
  • 9E. Demirović27 y
  • 30J. Majchrzak21 y
  • 27Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga19 y
  • 7L. Penna19 y
  • 8Tiago Tomás24 y
  • 9T. van der Leij19 y

Season numbers Bundesliga 2026/27

Bayer Leverkusen

FormLWDWWWLL
Played (home / away)8 (4 / 4)
W · D · L4 · 1 · 3
Goals for (avg)18 (2.3)
Goals against (avg)16 (2.0)
Clean sheets / failed to score2 / 1
Biggest win (home / away)4-0 / 3-4
Longest win streak3
Most used formation4-2-3-1 (8×)
Cards (yellow / red)17 / 0

VfB Stuttgart

FormLWLLWLL
Played (home / away)7 (3 / 4)
W · D · L2 · 0 · 5
Goals for (avg)10 (1.4)
Goals against (avg)13 (1.9)
Clean sheets / failed to score1 / 2
Biggest win (home / away)4-1 / 0-2
Longest win streak1
Most used formation3-4-2-1 (5×)
Cards (yellow / red)8 / 0