Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart

6 February 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 5 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Kerem Demirbay 18’, 31’
  • Leon Bailey 56’
  • Florian Wirtz 68’
  • Demarai Gray 84’
  • Sasa Kalajdzic 50’, 77’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Stuttgart. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kerem Demirbay put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 18th minute and Demirbay made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, set up by Leon Bailey. In the second half, Sasa Kalajdzic pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 50th minute, set up by Erik Thommy, Leon Bailey made it 3-1 in the 56th minute, set up by Moussa Diaby, Florian Wirtz made it 4-1 with a header in the 68th minute, set up by Moussa Diaby, Kalajdzic made it 4-2 in the 77th minute, set up by Erik Thommy, and Demarai Gray made it 5-2 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 4.69 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Stuttgart's 1.31 from 13.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
25 Shots 14
11 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4.61 xG 1.31
4.61 Non-penalty xG 1.31
16 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
Kick-off
Kerem Demirbay1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
18’
Kerem Demirbay
Assist: Leon Bailey
2-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
31’
Half-time2-0
50’
Sasa Kalajdzic
Assist: Erik Thommy
2-1 (Stuttgart)
Leon Bailey
Assist: Moussa Diaby
3-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
56’
Florian Wirtz
Assist: Moussa Diaby
4-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
68’
77’
Sasa Kalajdzic
Assist: Erik Thommy
4-2 (Stuttgart)
Demarai Gray5-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
84’
Full-time5-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.69 1.31 18’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 18’ 31’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 31’ 50’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), 2-1 50’ 56’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 56’ 68’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 4-1 68’ 77’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), 4-2 77’ 84’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), 5-2 84’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.69 1.31 18’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Demirbay 18’ 31’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 Demirbay 31’ 50’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), 2-1 Kalajdzic 50’ 56’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 Bailey 56’ 68’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 4-1 Wirtz 68’ 77’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), 4-2 Kalajdzic 77’ 84’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), 5-2 Gray 84’
Bayer Leverkusen 4.69 xGStuttgart 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stuttgart attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
18’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 56’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 81’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 68’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 84’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 77’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 50’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 79’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 40’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 2’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 29’ Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 83’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 14’ Mateo Klimowicz (Stuttgart), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Orel Mangala (Stuttgart), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Erik Thommy (Stuttgart), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Roberto Massimo (Stuttgart), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Marc-Oliver Kempf (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Philipp Klement (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 56’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 81’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 68’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 84’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 77’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 50’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 79’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 40’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 2’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 83’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 29’ Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 14’ Mateo Klimowicz (Stuttgart), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Orel Mangala (Stuttgart), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Erik Thommy (Stuttgart), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Roberto Massimo (Stuttgart), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Marc-Oliver Kempf (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Silas Wamangituka (Stuttgart), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Philipp Klement (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Fosu-Mensah DEF631 0.100.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Tah DEF901 0.030.000
Daley Sinkgraven DEF900 0.000.000
Kerem Demirbay MID9027 1.360.021
Florian Wirtz MID9011 0.530.282
Charles Aránguiz MID881 0.140.101
Leon Bailey FWD75114 0.840.524
Patrik Schick FWD904 0.940.234
Moussa Diaby FWD7522 0.201.435
Aleksandar Dragovic Sub270 0.000.000
Demarai Gray Sub1513 0.550.000
Jeremie Frimpong Sub150 0.000.611
Sven Bender Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Stuttgart win 24% Avg odds 3.95

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.