BUNDESLIGA Matchweek 8

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart

Match data 2026-10-31 14:30 UK · BayArena Referee Benjamin Brand, Germany Updated 2026.11.05

Full time

Leverkusen2–4Stuttgart

GoalsLeverkusen P. Schick 28' · I. Maza 79'Stuttgart E. Demirović 14' · J. Leweling 22' · B. El Khannouss 51' · E. Demirović 65'

Kicked off 2026.10.31. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Bayer Leverkusen host VfB Stuttgart in Bundesliga matchweek 8: Sat 31 Oct, 15:30 CET (31 Oct 23:30 KST) at BayArena. Referee Benjamin Brand.

The last 10 league meetings: Leverkusen 4 wins, 4 draws, Stuttgart 2 wins; the most recent was Stuttgart 3–1 Leverkusen in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Leverkusen W4 D0 L1, Stuttgart W2 D1 L2. Stuttgart have won 54.5% (12W 4D 6L) of 22 games under the condition "Forecast: mostly clear", above their 37.8% over the same window. Stuttgart have won 47.7% (21W 11D 12L) of 44 games under the condition "Temperature 20°C or more", above their 37.8% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings4 · 4 · 2Leverkusen W · D · Stuttgart WLast meeting Stuttgart 3–1 Leverkusen (2026.05)

H2H 16 games, average3.19 goals3+ goals 43.8% · red cards 2x · league average 3.13 goals

Win rate this season57.1% / 28.6%Leverkusen / Stuttgart4W 1D 2L / 2W 0D 5Llast season 50.0% / 52.9%

Bundesliga table

Bundesliga table as of 2026-10-31
Pos	Team	Pl	W–D–L	GD	Pts
1	Bayern	7	5–2–0	+19	17
2	Dortmund	7	5–2–0	+8	17
3	Freiburg	7	4–1–2	+7	13
4	Leverkusen	7	4–1–2	+4	13
5	Elversberg	8	4–1–3	+0	13
⋯
6	Leipzig	7	4–0–3	+9	12
7	Bremen	7	3–3–1	+1	12
8	Mainz	8	3–1–4	+0	10
9	Augsburg	7	2–3–2	+4	9
10	Hoffenheim	7	3–0–4	+0	9
11	Hamburg	7	3–0–4	-10	9
12	Köln	7	2–2–3	-3	8
13	Paderborn	7	2–2–3	-3	8
14	Frankfurt	7	2–2–3	-7	8
15	Stuttgart	7	2–0–5	-3	6
16	Schalke	7	1–3–3	-3	6
17	Union Berlin	7	1–3–3	-12	6
18	Gladbach	7	1–0–6	-11	3

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Leverkusen	Stuttgart
Positionpoints	4th · 13	15th · 6
W–D–L7 games	4–1–2	2–0–5
Goals for / againstper game	2.29 / 1.71	1.43 / 1.86
xG / xGAper game	1.95 / 1.68	2.03 / 2.63
Possession%	57.9	56.6
Shots / on targetper game	18.1 / 5.4	16.9 / 5.7
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	50.0% 17–8–9	52.9% 18–8–8
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	8–5–3	3–5–8

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Leverkusen +0.03, Stuttgart -0.77 (per game)

ManagersCarles Martinez — league 7 games · 4W 1D 2L · win rate 57.1% · Sebastian Hoeneß — league 119 games · 62W 24D 33L · win rate 52.1% · first league meeting between the two managers
Last matchLeverkusen 3 days ago Pokal home Nürnberg 5–2 · Stuttgart 3 days ago Pokal away Paderborn 1–0

Last five games

Bayer Leverkusen

4W 0D 1L

Scored 13Conceded 6Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
NürnbergPokal	home	5–2W	3.11
Hoffenheim	away	0–3L	0.68
OFIUEL	away	2–0W	3.42
Freiburg	home	2–1W	1.67
Lech PoznanUEL	away	4–0W	5.22

VfB Stuttgart

2W 1D 2L

Scored 7Conceded 5Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
PaderbornPokal	away	1–0W	3.22
Gladbach	home	2–3L	1.60
AtléticoUCL	home	1–1D	1.63
Hamburg	away	0–1L	1.71
Slovan BratislavaUCL	away	3–0W	2.21

Leverkusen league home 5 unbeaten · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

2026.05.09Stuttgart3–1Leverkusen
2026.01.10Leverkusen1–4Stuttgart
2025.03.16Stuttgart3–4Leverkusen
2024.11.01Leverkusen0–0Stuttgart
2024.04.27Leverkusen2–2Stuttgart
2023.12.10Stuttgart1–1Leverkusen
2023.05.14Stuttgart1–1Leverkusen
2022.11.12Leverkusen2–0Stuttgart
2022.02.12Leverkusen4–2Stuttgart
2021.09.19Stuttgart1–3Leverkusen

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

BayArena H2H 8 games Leverkusen 4W 2D 2L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 16-game profile
H2H 16 games (since 2017-18)	Value
Goals per game	3.19
Games with 3+ goalsshare %	43.8
Both teams scoredshare %	62.5
Average time of first goalmin	32.7
Goalless at half-timeshare %	37.5
Goals from 76th minute51 goals, %	25.5
Yellow cards per game	4.25
Red cards / penalties16 games total	2 / 6

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

54.5%Forecast: mostly clear Stuttgart win rate22 games · 12W 4D 6L · usual 37.8%
47.7%Temperature 20°C or more Stuttgart win rate44 games · 21W 11D 12L · usual 37.8%
42.1%Forecast weather type Stuttgart win rate221 games · 93W 49D 79L · usual 37.8%
48.0%After last result Leverkusen win rate25 games · 12W 8D 5L · usual 57.3% · since 2022-23
41.9%P. Schick not scoring: Leverkusen win rate62 games · 26W 19D 17L · scored in 38 games: 68.4% (26W 8D 4L) · since 2022-23

The other side. Win rate after conceding first: Leverkusen 26.7%, Stuttgart 21.2% · P. Schick vs this opponent 9 games 4 goals.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Leverkusen	Stuttgart
After a match 3 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions	-0.7p93 games · 49W 20D 24L · usual 53.4%	+4.7p40 games · 17W 6D 17L · usual 37.8%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies	-3.8p117 games · 58W 32D 27L · usual 53.4%	+6.2p50 games · 22W 7D 21L · usual 37.8%
Saturday 15:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18	-0.1p150 games · 80W 38D 32L · usual 53.4%	-1.6p138 games · 50W 35D 53L · usual 37.8%
After last resultLeverkusen L / Stuttgart L · since 2022-23	-9.3p25 games · 12W 8D 5L · usual 57.3%	+4.5p46 games · 23W 10D 13L · usual 45.5%
Forecast: mostly clearWin rate · Leverkusen home / Stuttgart away	+26.6p15 games · 12W 2D 1L · usual 53.4%	sample too small8 games · 3W 2D 3L · usual 37.8%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 12.5°C	-8.7p47 games · 21W 11D 15L · usual 53.4%	+9.9p44 games · 21W 11D 12L · usual 37.8%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 67%	+5.2p87 games · 51W 16D 20L · usual 53.4%	-12.8p64 games · 16W 16D 32L · usual 37.8%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	+5.2p70 games · 41W 16D 13L · usual 53.4%	-15.2p62 games · 14W 19D 29L · usual 37.8%
October gamesWin rate	-3.4p32 games · 16W 10D 6L · usual 53.4%	+4.1p31 games · 13W 6D 12L · usual 37.8%

Recorded on one side only. Stuttgart 18.2% 11 games · 2W 6D 3L — Manager vs this opponent.

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Leverkusen 57.3% (82W 35D 26L) / Stuttgart 45.5% (66W 32D 47L)

Game management
items	Leverkusen	Stuttgart
After scoring firstWin rate	76.9%91 games · 70W 15D 6L	68.4%76 games · 52W 13D 11L
After conceding firstWin rate	26.7% -30.6p45 games · 12W 13D 20L · usual 57.3%	21.2% -24.3p66 games · 14W 16D 36L · usual 45.5%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	90.4%83 games · 75W 8D 0L	88.3%60 games · 53W 4D 3L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	23 / 12	28 / 14
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	12.5 37/297	21.1 57/270
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	-22.3p45 games · 14W 20D 11L · usual 53.4%	-5.2p43 games · 14W 11D 18L · usual 37.8%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.18 / 0.13	0.14 / 0.14
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	19.5 / 23.4	26.6 / 26.9
Failed to score / clean sheets%	14.0 / 30.8	15.2 / 23.4

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 7 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Leverkusen	Stuttgart
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	12.7 / 5.4	12 / 4.9
Shots blockedper game	4.4	4.1
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	12.9 / 3.9 / 8.9	18 / 5.6 / 12.3
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	2 / -0.91	3.3 / -0.16
Corners won / concededper game	6.7 / 3.6	6.6 / 5.9
Offsides / fouls wonper game	1.1 / 10.6	1.7 / 11.6
Passes / accuracyper game / %	535 / 87.8	533 / 79.2
2025-26 xG → goalsseason total	65.7 → 68 +2.3	60.1 → 71 +10.9
2025-26 xGA → concededseason total	46.2 → 47 +0.8	51.0 → 49 -2.0

Order is always home team (Leverkusen) then away team (Stuttgart) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

Bayer Leverkusen

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started51.7%180 games
93W 47D 40L

Off the bench72.7%11 games
8W 1D 2L

Did not play67.6%34 games
23W 6D 5L

vs Stuttgart · when playing 33.3% 9 games · 3W 5D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

E. Tapsoba Started 51.7% (180 games 93W 47D 40L) · Off the bench 72.7% (11 games 8W 1D 2L) · Did not play 67.6% (34 games 23W 6D 5L) · vs Stuttgart 33.3% (9 games 3W 5D 1L · small sample)
P. Schick Started 50.9% (116 games 59W 29D 28L) · Off the bench 48.6% (37 games 18W 12D 7L) · Did not play 65.5% (58 games 38W 11D 9L) · vs Stuttgart 44.4% (9 games 4W 4D 1L · small sample)
R. Andrich Started 56.9% (116 games 66W 26D 24L) · Off the bench 75.0% (24 games 18W 4D 2L) · Did not play 47.2% (36 games 17W 11D 8L) · vs Stuttgart 42.9% (7 games 3W 2D 2L · small sample)
M. Diaby Started 50.0% (116 games 58W 27D 31L) · Off the bench 58.3% (12 games 7W 3D 2L) · Did not play 58.6% (116 games 68W 28D 20L) · vs Stuttgart 66.7% (6 games 4W 2D 0L · small sample)
N. Tella Started 63.9% (36 games 23W 7D 6L) · Off the bench 62.9% (35 games 22W 9D 4L) · Did not play 58.3% (36 games 21W 11D 4L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (3 games 0W 2D 1L · small sample)
J. Hofmann Started 70.7% (41 games 29W 10D 2L) · Off the bench 51.7% (29 games 15W 6D 8L) · Did not play 61.5% (39 games 24W 11D 4L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (4 games 0W 3D 1L · small sample)
Aleix García Started 52.7% (55 games 29W 13D 13L) · Off the bench 61.5% (13 games 8W 4D 1L) · Did not play 42.9% (7 games 3W 4D 0L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample)
V. Boniface Started 70.0% (30 games 21W 8D 1L) · Off the bench 53.8% (13 games 7W 5D 1L) · Did not play 60.6% (66 games 40W 14D 12L) · vs Stuttgart 25.0% (4 games 1W 3D 0L · small sample)
I. Maza Started 51.9% (27 games 14W 5D 8L) · Off the bench 37.5% (8 games 3W 3D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 66.7% (6 games 4W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
J. Quansah Started 48.4% (31 games 15W 9D 7L) · Off the bench 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 83.3% (6 games 5W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
M. Terrier Started 50.0% (14 games 7W 4D 3L) · Off the bench 61.9% (21 games 13W 5D 3L) · Did not play 50.0% (40 games 20W 12D 8L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
M. Tillman Started 40.0% (20 games 8W 6D 6L) · Off the bench 64.3% (14 games 9W 2D 3L) · Did not play 66.7% (6 games 4W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
C. Kofane Started 61.5% (13 games 8W 3D 2L) · Off the bench 36.8% (19 games 7W 5D 7L) · Did not play 66.7% (9 games 6W 1D 2L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
M. Flekken Started 51.6% (31 games 16W 5D 10L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 50.0% (10 games 5W 4D 1L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
E. Fernandez Started 44.4% (18 games 8W 5D 5L) · Off the bench 87.5% (8 games 7W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 46.2% (13 games 6W 2D 5L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
L. Badé Started 55.0% (20 games 11W 2D 7L) · Off the bench 50.0% (6 games 3W 1D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (14 games 7W 6D 1L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
Lucas Vázquez Started 57.1% (7 games 4W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 55.6% (9 games 5W 2D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 52.2% (23 games 12W 5D 6L) · vs Stuttgart 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
A. Moreira Started 66.7% (6 games 4W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Stuttgart no record
F. Medina Started 66.7% (6 games 4W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Stuttgart no record
Miguel Gutiérrez Started 57.1% (7 games 4W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Stuttgart no record
G. Doué Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 75.0% (4 games 3W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Stuttgart no record

VfB Stuttgart

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started27.5%40 games
11W 17D 12L

Off the bench41.9%31 games
13W 7D 11L

Did not play51.1%88 games
45W 14D 29L

vs Leverkusen · when playing 25.0% 4 games · 1W 1D 2L · small sample

Games: · · ·

A. Karazor Started 43.1% (144 games 62W 36D 46L) · Off the bench 40.9% (22 games 9W 8D 5L) · Did not play 28.9% (45 games 13W 9D 23L) · vs Leverkusen 10.0% (10 games 1W 5D 4L)
C. Führich Started 42.4% (125 games 53W 29D 43L) · Off the bench 39.0% (41 games 16W 13D 12L) · Did not play 37.5% (8 games 3W 1D 4L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen 22.2% (9 games 2W 4D 3L · small sample)
A. Stiller Started 50.0% (98 games 49W 19D 30L) · Off the bench 83.3% (6 games 5W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 66.7% (3 games 2W 1D 0L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen 40.0% (5 games 2W 2D 1L · small sample)
J. Vagnoman Started 42.5% (73 games 31W 17D 25L) · Off the bench 59.3% (27 games 16W 7D 4L) · Did not play 42.2% (45 games 19W 8D 18L) · vs Leverkusen 28.6% (7 games 2W 3D 2L · small sample)
J. Leweling Started 56.7% (67 games 38W 14D 15L) · Off the bench 43.8% (32 games 14W 4D 14L) · Did not play 50.0% (10 games 5W 2D 3L) · vs Leverkusen 33.3% (6 games 2W 3D 1L · small sample)
M. Mittelstädt Started 49.4% (81 games 40W 18D 23L) · Off the bench 55.6% (18 games 10W 2D 6L) · Did not play 75.0% (8 games 6W 0D 2L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen 33.3% (6 games 2W 3D 1L · small sample)
D. Undav Started 50.7% (73 games 37W 16D 20L) · Off the bench 55.0% (20 games 11W 2D 7L) · Did not play 53.8% (13 games 7W 2D 4L) · vs Leverkusen 33.3% (6 games 2W 3D 1L · small sample)
Tiago Tomás Started 27.5% (40 games 11W 17D 12L) · Off the bench 41.9% (31 games 13W 7D 11L) · Did not play 51.1% (88 games 45W 14D 29L) · vs Leverkusen 25.0% (4 games 1W 1D 2L · small sample)
E. Demirović Started 47.6% (42 games 20W 6D 16L) · Off the bench 41.7% (24 games 10W 8D 6L) · Did not play 44.4% (9 games 4W 2D 3L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample)
J. Chabot Started 45.8% (59 games 27W 13D 19L) · Off the bench 60.0% (5 games 3W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 36.4% (11 games 4W 3D 4L) · vs Leverkusen 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample)
R. Hendriks Started 48.6% (37 games 18W 5D 14L) · Off the bench 39.1% (23 games 9W 7D 7L) · Did not play 50.0% (14 games 7W 4D 3L) · vs Leverkusen 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample)
N. Nartey Started 39.1% (23 games 9W 7D 7L) · Off the bench 54.2% (24 games 13W 4D 7L) · Did not play 39.7% (126 games 50W 31D 45L) · vs Leverkusen 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
F. Jeltsch Started 43.8% (32 games 14W 4D 14L) · Off the bench 50.0% (10 games 5W 3D 2L) · Did not play 41.7% (12 games 5W 4D 3L) · vs Leverkusen 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample)
B. El Khannouss Started 45.5% (22 games 10W 4D 8L) · Off the bench 60.0% (10 games 6W 0D 4L) · Did not play 42.9% (7 games 3W 4D 0L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
F. Bredlow Started 32.1% (28 games 9W 8D 11L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 42.9% (154 games 66W 36D 52L) · vs Leverkusen 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample)
L. Stergiou Started 47.1% (17 games 8W 5D 4L) · Off the bench 60.0% (10 games 6W 1D 3L) · Did not play 49.3% (73 games 36W 14D 23L) · vs Leverkusen 0.0% (2 games 0W 2D 0L · small sample)
L. Assignon Started 53.8% (13 games 7W 4D 2L) · Off the bench 54.5% (11 games 6W 1D 4L) · Did not play 43.8% (16 games 7W 3D 6L) · vs Leverkusen 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
D. Pejčinović Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Leverkusen no record
Grischa Prömel Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Leverkusen no record
L. Sauer Started 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Leverkusen no record
D. Seimen Started 33.3% (3 games 1W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Leverkusen no record
Y. Spalt Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 25.0% (4 games 1W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Leverkusen no record

06How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: Bundesliga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope: Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated: 2026.11.05 01:24 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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