VfB Stuttgart 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Sunday 16 March 2025

Result

VfB Stuttgart 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Sunday 16 March 2025, 18:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

VfB Stuttgart · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga predictions

VfB Stuttgart 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

VfB Stuttgart were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-4 in the Bundesliga on Sunday 16 March 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ermedin Demirovic opened the scoring in the 14th minute. VfB Stuttgart's goals came from Ermedin Demirovic (14'), Nick Woltemade (48') and an own goal by Granit Xhaka (62'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Jeremie Frimpong (56'), Piero Hincapié (67'), an own goal by Angelo Stiller (88') and Patrik Schick (90+4').

Discipline: VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfB Stuttgart were 10th on 37 points from 25 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2nd on 53 points from 25. VfB Stuttgart went on to finish that season 9th with 50 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2nd with 69.

VfB Stuttgart lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.4), ahead of Nordi Mukiele (7.6).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Ermedin DemirovicVfB Stuttgart · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Atakan KarazorVfB Stuttgart
  • 48'Goal · Nick WoltemadeVfB Stuttgart · 2-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Finn JeltschVfB Stuttgart
  • 56'Goal · Jeremie FrimpongBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-1
  • 62'Own goal · Granit XhakaVfB Stuttgart · 3-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Nick WoltemadeVfB Stuttgart
  • 67'Goal · Piero HincapiéBayer 04 Leverkusen · 3-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Robert AndrichBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 76'Yellow card · Piero HincapiéBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 88'Own goal · Angelo StillerBayer 04 Leverkusen · 3-3
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Xabi AlonsoBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 90+4'Goal · Patrik SchickBayer 04 Leverkusen · 3-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfB Stuttgart 0, draws 5, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.

Team news

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VfB Stuttgart expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alexander Nübel, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Angelo Stiller, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, Atakan Karazor, Jamie Leweling, Chris Führich, Enzo Millot, Deniz Undav, Nick Woltemade

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-4-1-1)

Lukas Hradecky, Nordi Mukiele, Jonathan Tah, Robert Andrich, Piero Hincapié, Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, Aleix García, Alejandro Grimaldo, Exequiel Palacios, Patrik Schick