VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
VfB Stuttgart have only won one of their last 17 competitive matches against Leverkusen, suffering 13 defeats during this run (D3). Their only win was a 1-0 victory in Leverkusen in April 2018 under coach Tayfun Korkut.
Stuttgart are currently on an eight-game winless streak at home to Leverkusen (D2 L6). Their last home win against the Werkself came in April 2010 (2-1).
Since the start of 2000, Stuttgart have been beaten 25 times by Leverkusen in all competitions -they've only lost more often to Bayern (32).
They were most recently defeated by Leverkusen in February 2020 in the DFB-Pokal round of 16 (1-2). VfB Stuttgart won 4-1 in Mainz on matchday 2, which means they have now recorded as many away wins this term as they managed across the whole of 2018/19, when they were relegated (1).
VfB Stuttgart have lost their last two home games: 1-3 vs. Darmstadt on matchday 34 of 2019/20 (Bundesliga 2) and 2-3 to Freiburg on matchday 1 of this season.
They last suffered more consecutive losses at home at the end of 2015/16, when they were relegated (4).
Stuttgart have scored six goals after their first two Bundesliga games of the season for the first time since 1996/97 (under Joachim Low).
Leverkusen are without a win after the first two matchdays for the third time in the last four years. They had six points at this stage last season.
Bayer last started with two draws 18 years ago (2002/03). Across all competitions, Leverkusen have lost one of their last 12 away games (WB D3), including a 0-2 defeat at Hertha BSC on matchday 33 last season.
Leverkusen's Kerem Demirbay equalised on matchday 2 against Leipzig (1-1 ). This was his earliest goal in a season. Four of his last seven Bundesliga goals have come from range.
Stuttgart players Sasa Kalajdzic and Silas Wamangituka have both scored in their first two Bundesliga games for the club.
The last time this happened was when Giovane Elber and Fredi Bobic both managed this in 1994. Stuttgart's Pascal Stenzel saw a second yellow card in Mainz when the score was 4-1. He will miss a Bundesliga game for the second time this happened was when Giovane Elber and Fredi Bobic both managed this in 1994.
Stuttgart's Pascal Stenzel saw a second yellow card in Mainz when the score was 4-1. He will miss a Bundesliga game for the second time this season after sitting on the bench for 90 minutes on matchday 1 -he played in all 37 competitive matches in 2019/20.
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