Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats VfB Stuttgart 4-2
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen tops VfB Stuttgart 4-2.
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen conquers VfB Stuttgart 4-2. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Marcel Unger and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 71% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (K. Demirbay, R. Andrich and M. Bakker). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (W. Endo and K. Mavropanos).
After this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 38 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 18 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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41'41'
M. Diaby
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45'45'
K. Demirbay
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49'49'
T. Tomas
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51'51'
W. Endo
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52'52'
A. Adli
K. Demirbay
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59'59'
A. Tibidi
S. Katompa Mvumpa
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63'63'
R. Andrich
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70'70'
E. Palacios
R. Andrich
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70'70'
C. Aranguiz
K. Demirbay
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71'71'
T. Coulibaly
W. Endo
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74'74'
Paulinho
A. Adli
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83'83'
M. Bakker
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84'84'
M. Klimowicz
P. Stenzel
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86'86'
F. Wirtz
C. Aranguiz
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88'88'
T. Tomas
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90'90'
P. Schick
F. Wirtz
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90'90'
T. Fosu-Mensah
J. Frimpong
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90'90'
L. Alario
M. Diaby
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90'90'
K. Mavropanos
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of February with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 19th of February with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gerardo Seoane chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Edmond Tapsoba , Piero Hincapie , Mitchel Bakker , Robert Andrich , Kerem Demirbay , Amine Adli , Florian Wirtz , Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: R. Andrich for E. Palacios (70′), K. Demirbay for C. Aranguiz (70′), A. Adli for Paulinho (74′), J. Frimpong for T. Fosu-Mensah (90′) and M. Diaby for L. Alario (90′).
Top player: Moussa Diaby
Probably the most impressive player in Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
VfB Stuttgart: Formation and Lineups
VfB Stuttgart started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the other side, Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller , Pascal Stenzel , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Hiroki Ito , Borna Sosa , Silas Katompa Mvumpa , Wataru Endo , Atakan Karazor , Orel Mangala , Chris Führich and Tiago Tomás .
Substitutes
VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: S. Katompa Mvumpa for A. Tibidi (59′), W. Endo for T. Coulibaly (71′) and P. Stenzel for M. Klimowicz (84′).
Top player: Konstantinos Mavropanos
The player who no doubt impressed VfB Stuttgart the most was Konstantinos Mavropanos.
His rating is with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
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