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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga

1–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

VfB Stuttgart won 1–4.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
47
Expected goals
1.962.6
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

VfB Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen 4–1. Recorded in this match (Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart): shots 16–10, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 1.96–2.6, possession 57%–43%. 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.

Bayer Leverkusen's recent record differs from the season

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Bayer Leverkusen's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.13 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match2.13 goals/match1.52 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsBayer 04 Leverkusen 16 shots, VfB Stuttgart 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsBayer 04 Leverkusen 4 shots, VfB Stuttgart 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.96 xG2.6 xGBayer 04 Leverkusen 1.96 xG, VfB Stuttgart 2.6 xG
  • Possession57%43%Bayer 04 Leverkusen 57%, VfB Stuttgart 43%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersBayer 04 Leverkusen 5 corners, VfB Stuttgart 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsBayer 04 Leverkusen 13 fouls, VfB Stuttgart 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsBayer 04 Leverkusen 4 cards, VfB Stuttgart 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Alejandro Grimaldo · Bayer Leverkusen · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetNathan Tella · Bayer Leverkusen · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArthur · Bayer Leverkusen · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Grimaldo · Bayer Leverkusen · 46′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAleix García · Bayer Leverkusen · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 45′ · 0.05 xG · goalAngelo Stiller · VfB Stuttgart · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedErnest Poku · Bayer Leverkusen · 56′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMalik Tillman · Bayer Leverkusen · 17′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedArthur · Bayer Leverkusen · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMalik Tillman · Bayer Leverkusen · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 14′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMartin Terrier · Bayer Leverkusen · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedErnest Poku · Bayer Leverkusen · 58′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMartin Terrier · Bayer Leverkusen · 38′ · 0.13 xG · on targetMartin Terrier · Bayer Leverkusen · 54′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 45′ · 0.15 xG · goalEzequiel Fernández · Bayer Leverkusen · 31′ · 0.16 xG · on targetAlejandro Grimaldo · Bayer Leverkusen · 63′ · 0.16 xG · on targetJosha Vagnoman · VfB Stuttgart · 13′ · 0.23 xG · on targetJosha Vagnoman · VfB Stuttgart · 2′ · 0.52 xG · on targetJamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 7′ · 0.66 xG · goalMaximilian Mittelstädt · VfB Stuttgart · 29′ · 0.82 xG · goalAlejandro Grimaldo · Bayer Leverkusen · 66′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Bayer Leverkusen: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.98 xG. VfB Stuttgart: 10 shots, 7 on target, 2.65 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Alejandro Grimaldo · Bayer Leverkusen · 66′Jamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 7′Maximilian Mittelstädt · VfB Stuttgart · 29′Deniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 45′Jamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bayer Leverkusen 1.98 xG · VfB Stuttgart 2.65 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4Draws
0VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart — Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga3–4
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bayer 04 Leverkusen favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · VfB Stuttgart in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen16 matchesVfB Stuttgart16 matches
2.13 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/161.81 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.44 goals/match
1.82 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/161.56 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots16/1615.2 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 5.56 shots/match
59.4% ●Possession16/1656.7%
5.25 corners/matchCorners16/16● 5.5 corners/match
2.63 cards/matchCards16/162 cards/match
9.06 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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