The big picture

VfB Stuttgart come in 8th on the ladder with 12 points; Bayer Leverkusen are 5th on 16. Bayer Leverkusen are the side higher up the table.

VfB Stuttgart are 3–5 in Bundesliga 2026-27, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.9 against.

Bayer Leverkusen are 4–3–1 in Bundesliga 2026-27, averaging 2.3 goals for and 2 against.

Form

VfB Stuttgart have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Galatasaray 0–2.

Bayer Leverkusen have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Marseille 0–1.

Bayer Leverkusen have lost their last three.

Head to head

These sides have met 43 times on our records since 2003: VfB Stuttgart 9, Bayer Leverkusen 24, 10 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), VfB Stuttgart won 4–2 at BayArena.

VfB Stuttgart have won the last three against Bayer Leverkusen.

Biggest margin between these two: Bayer Leverkusen by 4 goals in 2014-15 (4–0).

Players to watch

For VfB Stuttgart, watch Ermedin Demirovic (1 goals a game in 2026-27) and Deniz Undav (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Bayer Leverkusen, watch Patrik Schick (0.9 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Ibrahim Maza (0.4 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At MHPArena

VfB Stuttgart have won 12 of their last 20 at MHPArena.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Bayer Leverkusen have the edge.