German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 30': Moussa Diaby
  • 82': Jonathan Tah
FT
2 - 0
VfB Stuttgart

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    Bayer Leverkusen are hosting VfB Stuttgart at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 9': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 20': Hand ball by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 21': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Chris Führich.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Naouirou Ahamada (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago Tomás following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Dan-Axel Zagadou (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 26': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
    • 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 30': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
    • 31': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 39': Dan-Axel Zagadou (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 42': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 42': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
    • 49': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 50': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 50': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 52': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 52': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
    • 54': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 54': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman tries a through ball, but Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
    • 56': Hand ball by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 58': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Hiroki Ito tries a through ball, but Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Waldemar Anton with a cross.
    • 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Amine Adli.
    • 60': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 60': Naouirou Ahamada (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 61': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 64': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Pfeiffer replaces Tiago Tomás.
    • 67': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Josha Vagnoman.
    • 68': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 69': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 77': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby tries a through ball, but Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Dan-Axel Zagadou tries a through ball, but Tanguy Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 79': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
    • 80': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 80': Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
    • 82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Laurin Ulrich replaces Enzo Millot.
    • 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Juan Perea replaces Chris Führich.
    • 85': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 85': Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Nadiem Amiri.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Mitchel Bakker.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Naouirou Ahamada (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 90'+1': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90'+2': Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ayman Azhil replaces Kerem Demirbay.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    55.6 Possession 44.4
    7 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    459 Accurate Passes 342
    539 Passes 426
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 53
    35 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 13
    13 Effective Clearances 13
    13 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 30,210

    Bundesliga Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 9 +20 21
    2 Borussia Dortmund 9 +9 21
    3 SC Freiburg 9 +10 19
    4 RB Leipzig 9 +14 18
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    3 Piero Hincapié
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    10 Kerem Demirbay
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    5 Mitchel Bakker
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    11 Nadiem Amiri Yellow Card
    21 Amine Adli
    19 Moussa Diaby
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Niklas Lomb, Andrey Lunev, Daley Sinkgraven, Zidan Sertdemir, Adam Hlozek, Karim Bellarabi, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ayman Azhil.

    VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Florian Müller (GK)
    23 Dan-Axel Zagadou Yellow Card
    21 Hiroki Ito
    2 Waldemar Anton
    16 Atakan Karazor
    32 Naouirou Ahamada
    22 Chris Führich Yellow Card
    4 Josha Vagnoman
    9 Serhou Guirassy
    10 Tiago Tomás Yellow Card
    8 Enzo Millot
    VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
    Tanguy Coulibaly, Laurin Ulrich, Lilian Egloff, Juan Perea, Thomas Kastanaras, Luca Pfeiffer, Fabian Bredlow, Antonis Aidonis, Mattis Hoppe.

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