Bundesliga · 2024

VfB Stuttgart 3–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga

3–4Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 3–4.

Shots
1116
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
2.341.74
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat VfB Stuttgart 4–3. Recorded in this match (VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen): shots 11–16, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 2.34–1.74, possession 43%–57%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

VfB Stuttgart have a visible home split

moderate

VfB Stuttgart's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.5 shots/match13 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

VfB Stuttgart's recent record differs from the season

weak

VfB Stuttgart's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match13 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots16 shotsVfB Stuttgart 11 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsVfB Stuttgart 6 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.34 xG1.74 xGVfB Stuttgart 2.34 xG, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.74 xG
  • Possession43%57%VfB Stuttgart 43%, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 57%
  • Corners1 corner10 cornersVfB Stuttgart 1 corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsVfB Stuttgart 13 fouls, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0VfB Stuttgart
4Draws
1Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen — VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga0–0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen — VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga2–2
VfB Stuttgart — Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga1–1
VfB Stuttgart — Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga1–1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen — VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: VfB Stuttgart favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

VfB Stuttgart26 matchesBayer 04 Leverkusen26 matches
1.81 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 2.27 goals/match
1.65 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.27 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals26/26▲ 1.92 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 16 shots/match
5.15 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 6 shots/match
56.3%Possession26/26● 59.1%
4.96 corners/matchCorners26/26● 7.04 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls26/269.27 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Mar 2025, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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