Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Leverkusen leave it late again to maintain record unbeaten run
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen scored a late equaliser to come from two goals down and rescue a 2-2 draw against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 6': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 14': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonidas Stergiou with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart).
- 19': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 21': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 23': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 24': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 26': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 27': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 27': Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Dangerous play by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 28': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a through ball.
- 29': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 31': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 31': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 36': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
- 36': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 41': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 41': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
- 44': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 45'+1': Foul by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 45'+1': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Jonathan Tah.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Waldemar Anton.
- 47': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 49': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 51': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 51': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 54': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Atakan Karazor with a headed pass.
- 56': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 58': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
- 60': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 61': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 63': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 64': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 64': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 67': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 69': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 69': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
- 73': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Deniz Undav with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
- 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Deniz Undav.
- 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Enzo Millot.
- 77': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
- 77': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
- 80': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anthony Rouault replaces Chris Führich.
- 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Silas Katompa Mvumpa replaces Leonidas Stergiou.
- 82': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 83': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 83': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Atakan Karazor.
- 86': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 87': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeong Woo-Yeong.
- 87': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 88': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 88': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Álex Grimaldo.
- 90': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Silas Katompa Mvumpa is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 90'+5': Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+6': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+6': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Piero Hincapié following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2.
Statistics
 VFB |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 426 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 513 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 6 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 16 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou  |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 20 | Leonidas Stergiou |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
| 27 | Chris Führich |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
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