Bayer 04 Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart match report
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen went down 4-2 to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Ermedin Demirovic scored twice for VfB Stuttgart. The half-time score was 1-2. Ermedin Demirovic was our player of the match, rated 7.9 by the ScoreMondo model for VfB Stuttgart. Saturday 31 October, BayArena (Leverkusen): Bayer 04 Leverkusen against VfB Stuttgart on matchday 8, kick-off 14:30.
How the match unfolded
VfB Stuttgart took the lead in the 14th minute through Ermedin Demirovic. Jamie Leweling made it 2-0 for VfB Stuttgart after 22 minutes. Patrik Schick reduced the deficit for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to 1-2 after 29 minutes. VfB Stuttgart led 2-1 at the break.
VfB Stuttgart extended their lead to 3-1 on 51 minutes thanks to Bilal El Khannouss, set up by Chris Führich. VfB Stuttgart extended their lead to 4-1 on 66 minutes thanks to Ermedin Demirovic. Bayer 04 Leverkusen pulled one back to make it 2-4 on 79 minutes thanks to Ibrahim Maza, set up by Miguel Gutiérrez.
Match statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 12 corners, VfB Stuttgart 3. The referee showed 8 yellow cards, 4 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 4 to VfB Stuttgart. Bayer 04 Leverkusen produced 84 dangerous attacks to VfB Stuttgart's 29. Fouls: 10 by Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 13 by VfB Stuttgart; offsides 1-0.
Booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Ezequiel Fernández (17'), Facundo Medina (40'), Aleix García (40') and Ibrahim Maza (53'). VfB Stuttgart's yellow cards went to Luca Jaquez in the 40th minute, Jeff Chabot in the 40th minute, Atakan Karazor in the 58th minute and Ermedin Demirovic in the 64th minute.
The players
Behind him, Bilal El Khannouss at 7.2, Deniz Undav at 6.9 and Jamie Leweling at 6.9 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: Jonas Hofmann for Lucas Vázquez (62'), Malik Tillman for Afonso Moreira (75'), Robert Andrich for Ezequiel Fernández (76') and Victor Boniface for Aleix García (83'). From the VfB Stuttgart bench came Maximilian Mittelstädt on 65 minutes, Finn Jeltsch on 65 minutes, Nikolas Nartey on 72 minutes and Ameen Al Dakhil on 85 minutes, among 5 changes.
The context
Before kick-off, Bayer 04 Leverkusen's last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 defeat. Last time out, Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat 1. FC Nurnberg 5-2 at home. VfB Stuttgart came into the match with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 3 straight games. Their most recent game was a 1-0 win over Paderborn 07 for VfB Stuttgart. In 4 previous meetings, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 1, VfB Stuttgart 2, and 1 has been drawn. When they last met, on 9 May 2026, VfB Stuttgart won 3-1. There have been 16 goals in the 4 meetings, 4.0 a game. Referee Benjamin Brand showed 8 yellow cards; the average in our records is 4.0 yellows per game over 46 matches.
What the result means
VfB Stuttgart have now scored in 4 consecutive matches.
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