VfB Stuttgart
9 shots on target
3–1
Full time
Bayer Leverkusen
5 shots on target
VfB Stuttgart
3–1
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga | Saturday, 9 May 2026 | Full time
49%
Possession
51%
20
Shots
6
9
On target
5
7
Corners
6
Bundesliga · Matchweek 33 · Saturday, 9 May 2026 at 13:30 UTC · MHPArena
Written before kick-off · preview
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
VfB Stuttgart host Bayer Leverkusen at MHPArena on Saturday 9 May in the Bundesliga, matchweek 33. VfB Stuttgart have won two of their last six games. They have scored 15 and conceded 12 in those six games — 2.5 goals a game, 2.0 against.
Bayer Leverkusen have won four of their last five games. They have scored 14 and conceded 7 in those five games — 2.8 goals a game, 1.4 against.
J. Vagnoman has been VfB Stuttgart's most productive, with one goal. P. Schick has been Bayer Leverkusen's most productive, with one goal.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.-
1'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Aleix Garcia Serrano scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Christian Michel Kofane. Aleix García - 1' Aleix Garcia Serrano scores with a left-footed shot. Aleix García
- 3' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved. Deniz Undav
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5'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Ermedin Demirovic scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Nikolas Nartey. Ermedin Demirovic - 5' Ermedin Demirovic takes a shot with his right foot and scores. Ermedin Demirovic
- 7' Maximilian Mittelstadt takes a left-footed shot but misses. Maximilian Mittelstädt
- 9' Patrik Schick takes a right-footed shot but misses. Patrik Schick
- 11' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Deniz Undav
- 18' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Deniz Undav
- 22' Montrell Culbreath's header is saved. Montrell Culbreath
- 24' Ermedin Demirovic takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Ermedin Demirovic
- 25' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved. Deniz Undav
- 27' Ermedin Demirovic takes a right-footed shot but misses. Ermedin Demirovic
- 31' Ermedin Demirovic takes a right-footed shot but misses. Ermedin Demirovic
- 31' Christian Michel Kofane attempts a header but misses the target.
- 40' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Deniz Undav
- 43' Ermedin Demirovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved. Ermedin Demirovic
- 44' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot but misses. Deniz Undav
- 45' Ermedin Demirovic takes a shot with his head but misses. Ermedin Demirovic
- The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
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45+7'
⚽ Goal
Goal in the penalty shootout! Maximilian Mittelstadt scores, making it 2-1. Maximilian Mittelstädt - 45+7' Maximilian Mittelstadt scores with a left-footed shot. Maximilian Mittelstädt
- 45+4' VAR decision confirms a penalty awarded to Ermedin Demirovic.
- Half time · VfB Stuttgart 0 Bayer Leverkusen 0
- 46' Deniz Undav takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Deniz Undav
- 54' Maximilian Mittelstadt takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked. Maximilian Mittelstädt
- 56' Julian Chabot's header is saved.
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58'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Deniz Undav scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Jamie Leweling. Deniz Undav - 58' Deniz Undav takes a shot with his right foot and scores. Deniz Undav
- 63' Chris Fuhrich takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Chris Führich
- 63' Jamie Leweling takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Jamie Leweling
- 65' Malik Tillman is on, and Aleix Garcia Serrano is off. Aleix García
- 65' Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares is on, and Montrell Culbreath is off. Montrell Culbreath
- 68' Tiago Tomas comes on for Deniz Undav. Deniz Undav
- 70' Christian Michel Kofane's header is saved.
- 78' Luca Jaquez comes on for Maximilian Mittelstadt. Maximilian Mittelstädt
- 78' Bilal El Khannouss replaces Nikolas Nartey. Nikolas Nartey
- 78' Ernest Poku comes on for Christian Michel Kofane.
- 80' Chris Fuhrich receives a yellow card. Chris Führich
- 86' Eliesse Ben Seghir comes on for Jarell Quansah. Jarell Quansah
- 87' Lorenz Assignon replaces Chris Fuhrich. Chris Führich
- 87' Josha Vagnoman replaces Jamie Leweling. Jamie Leweling
- 89' Alex Grimaldo takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
- 90+7' Exequiel Palacios receives a yellow card. Exequiel Palacios
- 90+7' Tiago Tomas receives a yellow card. Tiago Tomás
- Match ends with a score of 3-1.
Match statistics
VfB Stuttgart on the left, Bayer Leverkusen on the right.
The game
49%
Ball possession
51%
86
Total attacks
49
57
Dangerous attacks
33
Attack
20
Shots total
6
9
Shots on target
5
5
Shots off target
1
6
Shots blocked
0
13
Shots inside the box
4
7
Shots outside the box
2
6
Big chances created
1
3
Big chances missed
0
7
Corners
6
3
Offsides
0
Build-up
384
Passes
401
322
Accurate passes
323
84%
Pass accuracy
81%
21
Crosses
19
7
Accurate crosses
4
15
Dribble attempts
6
7
Successful dribbles
3
9
Throw-ins
19
10
Goal kicks
10
Defence
4
Saves
5
11
Tackles
14
6
Interceptions
3
43
Duels won
40
13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Injuries
1
5
Substitutions
4
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Tomás sub | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 75 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 33 | 6.39 |
| Bilal El Khannouss sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 100 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 6.53 |
| Luca Jaquez sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 100 | 4 | – | – | – | 100 | 6.58 |
| Josha Vagnoman sub | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lorenz Assignon sub | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 8 | – | – | 1 | NaN | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Hendriks | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 92 | 6.14 |
| Angelo Stiller | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 55 | 86 | 7.72 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 80 | 7.96 |
| Jeff Chabot | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 36 | 97 | 7.13 |
| Chema Andrés | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 41 | 84 | 6.94 |
| Alexander Nübel | 90 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 33 | 64 | 7.27 |
| Chris Führich | 87 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 34 | 84 | 6.58 |
| Jamie Leweling | 87 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | 85 | 7.50 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | 78 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 39 | 95 | 7.50 |
| Nikolas Nartey | 78 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | 85 | 7.67 |
| Deniz Undav | 68 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 81 | 7.75 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Tillman sub | 25 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | – | 9 | 100 | 15 | – | – | 1 | 33 | 6.75 |
| Arthur sub | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | 71 | 26 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.79 |
| Ernest Poku sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 67 | 7 | – | – | – | NaN | 6.46 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir sub | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 100 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Flekken | 90 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | 30 | 36 | 6.99 |
| Robert Andrich | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 32 | 91 | 6.51 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | 84 | 6.47 |
| Patrik Schick | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 16 | 86 | 6.60 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | 85 | 6.82 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 67 | 98 | 6.52 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 26 | 75 | 6.76 |
| Jarell Quansah | 86 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 25 | 71 | 6.39 |
| Christian Kofane | 78 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 11 | 82 | 7.35 |
| Aleix García | 65 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 49 | 76 | 7.08 |
| Montrell Culbreath | 65 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 14 | 64 | 6.51 |
Player cards
Nikolas Nartey had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Nikolas Nartey
Passing
Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen | 9 May 2026
18 successful
3 unsuccessful
4
key passes
4
chances created
1
big chances created
2
final third passes
21
passes
85%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
VfB Stuttgart
LWLDD
| Played | 6 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–2 |
| Goals for · against | 15–12 |
Bayer Leverkusen
WWLWW
| Played | 5 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 4–0–1 |
| Goals for · against | 14–7 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
VfB Stuttgart
|
J. Vagnoman
1 goal
|
1 |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
P. Schick
1 goal
|
1 |
|
I. Maza
1 assist
|
1 |
|
Christian Kofane
1 goal
|
1 |