The 9th round Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart is set to take place on November 1st at BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen vs. VfB Stuttgart: prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Probable Lineups for the Match Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3): Lukas Hradecky – Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie – Alejandro Grimaldo, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong – Florian Wirtz, Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick.
VfB Stuttgart (4-4-2): Florian Muller – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Waldemar Anton, Marc Kempf, Borna Sosa – Wataru Endo, Orel Mangala, Mateo Klimowicz, Silas Wamangituka – Sasa Kalajdzic, Nicolas Gonzalez.
Each team's lineup is from their last match in this tournament.
Bayer Leverkusen
The reigning champions drew with Werder Bremen (2-2) in their last round. Consequently, Leverkusen has drawn 3 out of their last 4 Bundesliga encounters (1 win). As a result, they are now 5 points behind the league leader, currently sitting in 3rd place. In terms of goals scored, the club is in 2nd place this Bundesliga season, having found the net 20 times, with only Bayern Munich scoring more (29). At home this season, the team has won only two of four matches (1 draw, 1 loss).
- Leverkusen has been exchanging goals with their opponents for 9 Bundesliga matches.
- At least 4 goals have been scored in 6 out of the last 8 Bayer matches in this tournament.
- The club has scored at least twice in their last 11 home matches in the championship.
VfB Stuttgart
The runners-up from last season ended their 3-match winless streak in the Bundesliga (2 draws, 1 loss) by defeating Holstein Kiel 2-1 in their previous encounter. However, Stuttgart once again failed to keep a clean sheet, extending their series of conceding in the German championship to 8 matches. In total, Sebastian Hoeneß's charges have conceded 16 goals in the current Bundesliga season, with only 4 clubs having a worse record. Thanks to the victory in the last round, the team moved up to 8th place in the table and is now 3 points behind their upcoming opponent.
- At least 4 goals have been scored in 7 out of the last 9 Stuttgart matches in the Bundesliga.
- The team has not lost in 21 out of the last 24 matches in the championship (15 wins, 6 draws).
- Away from home, the club has conceded at least two goals in 5 out of their last 7 matches in Germany's top league.
Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart: Match Prediction
Leverkusen once again let a victory slip away in the closing stages of the match, and against Werder Bremen, they twice led during the encounter. Bayer remains strong in attack but has slowed down defensively compared to their triumphant last season, having already conceded 15 times in 8 matches. Last season, they conceded only 24 goals in total. I don't think Xabi Alonso's team will manage to keep a clean sheet in this encounter either.
The upcoming opponent, a high-scoring VfB Stuttgart, has found the back of the net in 23 of their last 24 Bundesliga matches. Meanwhile, the visitors themselves are not known for their solid defense and have yet to keep a clean sheet this season. Therefore, I expect both teams to score. Especially since in 7 out of the last 8 head-to-head Bundesliga encounters, the upcoming opponents have scored against each other. They also scored 2 goals each in the German Super Cup match that took place last August.
I believe that we can expect at least two goals from both teams this time as well, considering their powerful attacks and unreliable defenses. Hence, my prediction is: "Both to Score 2 or More - Yes" at odds .
