Bayer Leverkusen
Stuttgart
Match summary
Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on the road. Stuttgart led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Ermedin Demirovic put Stuttgart ahead in the 14th minute, Jamie Leweling made it 0-2 from a corner in the 22nd minute, and Patrik Schick pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Aleix García. In the second half, Bilal El Khannouss made it 1-3 in the 51st minute, set up by Chris Führich, Demirovic made it 1-4 in the 65th minute, set up by Deniz Undav, and Ibrahim Maza made it 2-4 with a header in the 79th minute, set up by Miguel Gutiérrez.
The chances backed that up: Stuttgart created 3.82 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 2.16 from 24.
Bayer Leverkusen dominated the territory and possession in their Bundesliga matchday 8 fixture against Stuttgart, yet suffered a 2-4 defeat at home. The hosts registered 63 percent possession, 24 shots to 15, and 12 corners against 3 for their opponents, while also leading 121 attacks to 81 and 80 dangerous attacks to 26. Despite recording 8 shots on target and an expected goals figure of 2.16, Bayer Leverkusen were undone by a clinical Stuttgart side who generated an expected goals total of 3.82 from their 7 shots on target. Discipline was tested throughout the encounter, with 8 yellow cards distributed equally between both teams.
Stuttgart opened the scoring in the 14th minute through a left foot shot from Ermedin Demirovic, before Jamie Leweling doubled the advantage with another left foot shot in the 22nd minute following a chance with an expected goals value of 0.86. Patrik Schick pulled a goal back for Bayer Leverkusen with a header in the 28th minute, leaving the half-time score at 1-2. Bilal El Khannouss extended Stuttgart's lead to 1-3 with a right foot shot in the 51st minute, and Ermedin Demirovic scored his second of the match with a right foot shot in the 65th minute. Ibrahim Maza scored a final header for Bayer Leverkusen in the 79th minute to conclude the scoring at 2-4.
