Bundesliga · 2025Sat, 9 May 2026, 13:30 UTCFull timeMHPArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricVfB StuttgartBayer Leverkusen
Shots20 shots/match6 shots/match
Shots on target9 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals2.78 xG/match0.56 xG/match
Possession49%51%
Corners7 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match8 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match0 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: VfB Stuttgart's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Bayer Leverkusen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

VfB Stuttgart's recent record differs from the season

weak

VfB Stuttgart's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2.09 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 for2.6 goals/match2.09 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

Bayer Leverkusen have a visible away split

moderate

Bayer Leverkusen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.6 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.67 corners/matchCornersVfB Stuttgart · Bayer Leverkusen5.45 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricVfB StuttgartBayer LeverkusenBaseline
Corners5.67 corners/match5.45 corners/match4.64 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1VfB Stuttgart
0Draws
0Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer LeverkusenVfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga14

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

VfB Stuttgart favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Bayer Leverkusen in 1 · 9 too close

2.09 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/332.03 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/331.39 goals/match
2.06 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 8/82.2 xG/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 8/81.58 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 33/3314.6 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 33/3312.4 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 33/334.94 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 33/334.85 shots/match
58.1%Possessionseason · 33/3359.2%
5.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 33/335.45 corners/match
4.18 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 33/334.03 corners/match
2 cards/matchCardsseason · 26/262.31 cards/match
9.52 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 33/338.58 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/3324%
91%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3388%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

VfB Stuttgart86.1
Bayer Leverkusen91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

VfB Stuttgart89.8
Bayer Leverkusen78.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

VfB Stuttgart65.7
Bayer Leverkusen63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

VfB Stuttgart58.3
Bayer Leverkusen25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

VfB Stuttgart38.9
Bayer Leverkusen38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 89%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

VfB Stuttgart86.1
Bayer Leverkusen80.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

VfB Stuttgart73.6
Bayer Leverkusen61.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.8 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
2.22 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.94 xG/match
17.2 shots/matchShots5/515.6 shots/match
6.8 shots/matchShots on target5/55.8 shots/match
53.8%Possession5/556.2%
7.4 corners/matchCorners5/56.6 corners/match
Cards1/0
8.4 fouls/matchFouls5/56 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.3 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
2.06 xG/matchExpected goals8/82.2 xG/match
16 shots/matchShots10/1016.6 shots/match
6.4 shots/matchShots on target10/105.8 shots/match
57.9%Possession10/1057.2%
6.5 corners/matchCorners10/106.2 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCards3/32.67 cards/match
8.8 fouls/matchFouls10/108.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 33 matches
2.09 goals/matchGoals scored33/332.03 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.39 goals/match
2.06 xG/matchExpected goals8/82.2 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots33/3314.6 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target33/334.94 shots/match
58.1%Possession33/3359.2%
5.67 corners/matchCorners33/335.45 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards26/262.31 cards/match
9.52 fouls/matchFouls33/338.58 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 17 matches
1.76 goals/matchGoals scored17/171.76 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.65 goals/match
1.96 xG/matchExpected goals5/41 xG/match
16.7 shots/matchShots17/1711.6 shots/match
6.18 shots/matchShots on target17/173.82 shots/match
58.1%Possession17/1757.1%
5.88 corners/matchCorners17/174.47 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards12/132.38 cards/match
9.24 fouls/matchFouls17/178.59 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.88 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples33 / 33home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 9 May 2026, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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