Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
VfB Stuttgart defeated Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 on 31 October 2026 at BayArena in Bundesliga.
Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: (4-2-3-1) Mark Flekken, Facundo Medina, Miguel Gutiérrez, Jarell Quansah, Equi Fernández, Afonso Moreira, Edmond Tapsoba, Patrik Schick, Lucas Vázquez, Aleix García, Ibrahim Maza.
VfB Stuttgart: (4-2-3-1) Ramon Hendriks, Ermedin Demirovic, Chris Führich, Bilal El Khannouss, Luca Jaquez, Atakan Karazor, Jamie Leweling, Grischa Prömel, Jeff Chabot, Deniz Undav, Dennis Seimen.
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann for Lucas Vázquez, Malik Tillman for Afonso Moreira, Robert Andrich for Equi Fernández, Victor Boniface for Aleix García.
VfB Stuttgart: Finn Jeltsch for Luca Jaquez, Maximilian Mittelstädt for Chris Führich, Nikolas Nartey for Deniz Undav, Ameen Al-Dakhil for Jamie Leweling, Dženan Pejčinović for Bilal El Khannouss.
Sidelined players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Kennet Eichhorn, Guéla Doué, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Christian Kofane, Martin Terrier, Loïc Badé, Moussa Diaby.
VfB Stuttgart: Justin Diehl, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Leo Sauer, Angelo Stiller.
Match statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had 63% of the possession, compared with 37% for VfB Stuttgart.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen registered 24 shots, with 8 on target. VfB Stuttgart had 15 shots, with 7 on target.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 12 corners, while VfB Stuttgart won 3.
Top players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Patrik Schick scored 1 goal, Miguel Gutiérrez provided 1 assist, and Ibrahim Maza was the highest-rated player (7.7).
VfB Stuttgart: Ermedin Demirovic scored 2 goals, Chris Führich provided 1 assist, and Bilal El Khannouss was the highest-rated player (7.85).