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VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Mar, 18:30 BST, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Sebastian Hoeness's VfB Stuttgart side enjoy home advantage in the Bundesliga on Sunday evening, as Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen travel to the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Stats for our tip of both teams to score are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here is a pair of impressive, attacking teams going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 mins. Can respective bosses Sebastian Hoeness or Xabi Alonso mastermind a defensive masterclass to scupper our tip? Recent form stats and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, do not suggest so.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 45% chance of Leverkusen coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stuttgart
32%
21/10
5%
2/1
8%
Draw
24%
12/5
3%
13/5
5%
Leverkusen
45%
13/10
10%
5/4
10%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2
7%
11/2
7%
Leverkusen 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Leverkusen 1-0
8%
9/18/1
6%
Stuttgart 2-1
8%
10/1
8%
17/2
5%
Leverkusen 2-0
7%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Draw 2-2
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Stuttgart 1-0
6%
12/19/1
9%
Leverkusen 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Stuttgart 2-0
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Leverkusen 3-0
4%
20/116/1
13%
Leverkusen 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Stuttgart 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Stuttgart 3-2
3%
25/118/1
10%
Leverkusen 4-1
2%
33/122/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/613/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
6/523/20
2%
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/5
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/74/7
BTTS - No
39%
5/413/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/218/5
8%
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
8%
16/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/1
7%
11/4
7%
Home/draw
56%
4/7
8%
8/13
7%
Away/draw
68%
4/11
2%
2/5
5%
Home/away
76%
3/10
1%
2/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/51/5
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
7/23/1
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
13/86/4
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1/210/21
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4/1
11%
7/2
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/6
3%
2/11
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/1
11%
15/2
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/16
1%
1/16
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Home DNB
48%
6/5
8%
11/10
12%
Away DNB
61%
8/13
6%
13/20
8%
Stuttgart win to nil
14%
11/2-
Leverkusen win to nil
20%
10/3-
Stuttgart / Stuttgart
17%
15/4
5%
18/5
8%
Stuttgart / Leverkusen
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Stuttgart / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Stuttgart
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Draw / Leverkusen
14%
5/1
9%
9/2
5%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
5%
Leverkusen / Stuttgart
3%
25/120/1
Leverkusen / Leverkusen
23%
13/5
6%
5/2
13%
Leverkusen / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Stuttgart have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Stuttgart have conceded 23 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Stuttgart have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 20 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Leverkusen lay in 2nd place on 53 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 25 matches. Leverkusen are unbeaten away after 12 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 54 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Leverkusen have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Leverkusen have played 12 away games, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stuttgart
Leverkusen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2519425161 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
2
Leverkusen Away2515822553 
Mar 16
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
3
Mainz2513571644 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 17
4
E.Frankfurt2512671242 
l
 
2-3A
Mar 29
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-4F
5
Freiburg251258-241 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
5-1F
May 3
6
RB Leipzig251096639 
w
 
2-1A
May 17
l
 
2-3F
d
 
2-2F
7
Wolfsburg2510871038 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-3A
d
 
0-00-0
8
Stuttgart Home251078537 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 16
9
B. M'gladbach2511410137 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
10
Dortmund2510510635 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 10
w
 
2-3F
11
Augsburg25988-735 
May 10
w
 
0-1F
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
12
W.Bremen259610-1133 
Apr 13
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
13
Union Berlin257612-1427 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 19
Apr 12
w
 
1-2F
14
Hoffenheim266812-1626 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-4F
15
St. Pauli267415-1025 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
w
 
2-1F
Apr 20
16
VfL Bochum254615-2518 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 5
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
17
Holstein254516-2417 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
18
Heidenheim254417-2316 
Apr 26
w
 
1-3F
w
 
5-2A
Apr 5
Win / draw / win form
3
Stuttgart have lost 3 consecutive home league games
29
Leverkusen have not lost in 29 consecutive away league games
Stuttgart 8TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Leverkusen 2ND
20 league games
Away
29
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
6
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
7
L
1
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Stuttgart have drawn with Leverkusen in 4 consecutive league meetings
11
Leverkusen have not lost to Stuttgart in 11 consecutive league meetings
League games at Stuttgart since 2012
Stuttgart
Leverkusen
Goals: Scored
9
17
Games: Scored
6 / 10
10 / 10
Clean sheets
0 / 10
4 / 10
D
5
B04
5
League games at Leverkusen since 2013
Leverkusen
Stuttgart
Goals: Scored
27
12
Games: Scored
9 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
2 / 11
VFB
1
D
2
B04
8
Goal Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday evening, not least because VfB Stuttgart have conceded in each of their last 7 Bundesliga outings. A PG of 1.7 for Xabi Alonso's side suggests that run should continue.

Stuttgart 8th Leverkusen 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that Stuttgart will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Leverkusen will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Stuttgart’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+19
Leverkusen have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
2.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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Stuttgart
PG (predicted goals)
Leverkusen
1.4
1.7
Attack rating
VFB
B04
9%
better
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Games scored21
21
Failed to score4
4
Scored first14
18
Goals scored44
55
Avg. goals scored1.8
2.2
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for18
19
Avg. XG for1.7
1.9
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
VFB
B04
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
19
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first10
4
Goals conceded39
30
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+21%

Stuttgart v Leverkusen Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Stuttgart Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25959
A NübelE Demirovic A StillerJ Chabot
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Nübel GLK251
-
A Stiller MID2515
4
-
E Demirovic  FWD2591
2
-
E Millot MID2443
7
-
C Führich MID2413
1
-
M Mittelstädt DEF2315
4
-
A Karazor MID2312
7
1
J Chabot DEF2211
8
1
J Vagnoman DEF2212
4
-
N Woltemade FWD2082
2
-
D Undav FWD1971
3
-
J Leweling FWD1921
4
-
R Hendriks  DEF18
3
-
F Rieder FWD1813
-
A. Chase DEF12
1
-
E Touré FWD1021
-
L Stergiou DEF81
1
Y Keitel MID8
1
-
J Larsen  FWD81
1
-
J Diehl FWD61
-
A Al-Dakhil DEF5
-
P Stenzel  DEF5
-
F. Jeltsch DEF3
1
-
D Zagadou DEF2
1
-
J. de Nascimento Malanga FWD1
-
Leverkusen Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2516106
G XhakaP Schick F WirtzR Andrich
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Frimpong MID2534
3
-
G Xhaka MID2527
3
-
F Wirtz MID25910
1
-
J Tah DEF242
2
-
A Grimaldo DEF2325
4
1
E Tapsoba DEF23
4
-
P Hincapié DEF2311
5
-
L Hradecky GLK22
-
P Schick  FWD2216
4
-
A García MID2023
2
-
N Tella MID2022
-
E Palacios MID1715
1
-
R Andrich MID1721
6
-
M Terrier  FWD1521
1
-
V Boniface FWD1471
2
-
N Mukiele DEF131
3
-
Arthur DEF121
-
A Adli FWD1111
2
-
J Hofmann MID61
-
J Belocian DEF5
1
-
E Buendía MID5
-
M Hermoso DEF4
-
M Kovář GLK3
-