VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen — Bundesliga, 9 May 2026
VfB Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 in the Bundesliga on 9 May 2026 at MHPArena, Stuttgart. A. Garcia, Ermedin Demirovic, M. Mittelstadt, Deniz Undav got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, VfB Stuttgart have won 1 and Bayer Leverkusen 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-11'
- 1-15'assist: N. Nartey
- 2-145'Penalty
- 45+4'VARPenalty confirmed
- Half-time2-1
- 3-158'assist: Jamie Leweling
- 65'
- 65'out: Arthur
- 68'out: T. Tomas
- 78'
- 78'
- 78'
- 80'Foul
- 86'
- 87'
- 87'
- 90+7'Argument
- 90+7'Argument
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
VfB Stuttgart
- 8.3Jamie LewelingM
- 8.2Angelo StillerM
- 8.0Alexander NübelG
- 7.9Nikolas NarteyF
- 7.9Ermedin DemirovicF
- 7.7Maximilian MittelstädtD
- 7.3Deniz UndavF
- 7.0Chema AndrésM
- 6.9Chris FührichM
- 6.9Julian ChabotD
- 6.9Luca JaquezD
- 6.7Bilal El KhannoussM
- 6.7Josha VagnomanD
- 6.6Lorenz AssignonD
- 6.3Tiago TomásF
- 6.0Ramon HendriksD
Bayer Leverkusen
- 7.7Aleix GarcíaM
- 7.2Christian KofaneF
- 7.2Mark FlekkenG
- 7.2Alejandro GrimaldoM
- 7.2Exequiel PalaciosM
- 7.0ArthurD
- 6.9Ibrahim MazaF
- 6.9Malik TillmanM
- 6.7Montrell CulbreathM
- 6.5Ernest PokuF
- 6.5Patrik SchickF
- 6.5Robert AndrichD
- 6.3Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 6.2Edmond TapsobaD
- 6.2Jarell QuansahD
Line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
VfB Stuttgart3-4-1-2
Substitutes
VfB StuttgartSebastian Hoeness
Substitutes
- 23Dan-Axel ZagadouD
- 4Josha Vagnoman87'D6.7
- 1Fabian BredlowG
- 15P. StenzelD
- 22Lorenz Assignon87'D6.6
- 8T. Tomas68'F6.3
- 27B. BouananiF
- 11Bilal El Khannouss78'M6.7
- 14Luca Jaquez78'D6.9
Bayer LeverkusenKasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
- 21LucasD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 10Malik Tillman65'M6.9
- 5L. BadeD
- 6E. FernandezM
- 19E. Poku78'F6.5
- 17E. Ben Seghir86'F6.3
- 13Arthur65'D7.0
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
3.04Expected goals (xG)0.54
20Total shots6
9Shots on target5
5Shots off target1
6Blocked shots0
7Corners6
3Offsides0
13Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves5
0.56Goals prevented0.56
384Total passes401
322Accurate passes323
84%Pass accuracy81%
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Leweling | 87 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8.3 |
| Angelo Stiller | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Alexander Nübel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Nikolas Nartey | 78 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | 78 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Deniz Undav | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Chema Andrés | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Chris Führich | 87 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Julian Chabot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Luca Jaquez | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Josha Vagnoman | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lorenz Assignon | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tiago Tomás | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ramon Hendriks | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleix García | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Christian Kofane | 78 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Mark Flekken | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Arthur | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Malik Tillman | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Montrell Culbreath | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ernest Poku | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Patrik Schick | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Robert Andrich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jarell Quansah | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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