Bundesliga 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-10-31 23:30 JST
2 – 4
14' E. Demirović 22' J. Leweling 51' B. El Khannouss 65' E. Demirović
Match summary Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart met in the Bundesliga 2026-27 Matchday 8 on October 31. VfB Stuttgart came out on top of a thrilling 4-2 shootout against Bayer Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart led 2-1 at half-time. In the second half, VfB Stuttgart scored 2 and Bayer Leverkusen scored 1.
Scorers: Bayer Leverkusen – P. Schick and I. Maza; VfB Stuttgart – J. Leweling, B. El Khannouss and E. Demirović (2 goals). Assists: Bayer Leverkusen – Miguel Gutiérrez and Andrés García; VfB Stuttgart – D. Undav and C. Führich.
Bayer Leverkusen had more possession (63% to 37%) and more shots (24 to 15), but VfB Stuttgart were more efficient and took the win. VfB Stuttgart scored 4 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Bayer Leverkusen 4, VfB Stuttgart 4 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Flekken 3 Guti érr 2 Medina 12 Taps oba 4 Quan sah 24 García 6 Fernánd 9 Moreira 30 Maza 17 Vázquez 14 Schick
3-4-1-2 41 Seimen 3 Hendrik 24 Chabot 14 Jaquez 10 Führ ich 21 Prömel 16 Kara zor 18 Lewe lin 11 Khannou 9 Demirov 26 Undav
2.07 Expected goals (xG) 2.88
View as table Bayer Leverkusen Stat VfB Stuttgart 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-1-2 63% Possession 37% 2.07 Expected goals (xG) 2.88 24 Shots 15 8 Shots on target 7 9 Shots off target 2 7 Blocked shots 6 16 Shots inside the box 11 8 Shots outside the box 4 12 Corner kicks 3 1 Offsides 0 9 Fouls 13 528 Passes 322 432 Accurate passes 232 3 Goalkeeper saves 6 4 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Benjamin Brand
Player stats Bayer Leverkusen Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF E. Fernández 0 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 27(84%) 0 1 0 1 2 5.82 76 1 3 10(5) GK M. Flekken 0 0 0 0 0 15(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.61 90 0 0 MF M. Tillman 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.67 15 0 0 5(1) DF T. Oermann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF J. Hofmann 0 0 0 1 0 14(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.33 28 3 0 1(1) MF K. Doganay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF M. Culbreath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW V. Boniface 1 0 0 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.42 7 1 0 1(0) GK J. Blaswich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF R. Andrich 1 0 0 1 0 13(81%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.86 14 0 0 4(1) FW P. Schick 6 2 1 1 2 16(62%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.98 90 1 2 7(5) DF J. Quansah 2 0 0 1(100%) 2 2 45(83%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.34 90 2 0 6(4) MF Afonso Moreira 6 3 0 0 0 19(76%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.68 75 1 0 3(2) DF F. Medina 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 0 57(88%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.38 90 1 1 11(9) MF I. Maza 4 2 1 3(50%) 1 1 25(76%) 0 1 0 3 5 7.36 90 1 1 18(11) MF L. Vázquez 1 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 13(57%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.19 62 0 0 3(2) DF Miguel Gutiérrez 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 1 54(84%) 1 0 0 1 0 6.49 90 3 0 4(0) MF Andrés García 1 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 59(86%) 1 1 0 1 0 7.5 83 3 0 10(4) DF E. Tapsoba 0 0 0 0 0 62(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.15 90 1 0 10(7) FW D. Buck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VfB Stuttgart Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) FW D. Undav 3 0 0 0 3 19(83%) 1 0 0 2 0 7.49 72 4 0 6(0) DF A. Al Dakhil 0 0 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.13 5 0 0 2(1) DF L. Assignon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK F. Bredlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Finn Jeltsch 0 0 0 1 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.18 25 0 0 3(2) DF M. Mittelstädt 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.24 25 0 2 2(1) MF N. Nartey 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.07 18 0 1 3(2) FW D. Pejčinović 0 0 0 0 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.54 5 0 1 1(0) DF Y. Spalt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Tiago Tomás 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF G. Prömel 1 1 0 1(100%) 3 0 25(68%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.89 90 1 3 12(5) MF J. Leweling 3 1 1 3(100%) 0 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 85 0 1 4(3) MF A. Karazor 1 0 0 1 1 22(92%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.62 90 0 4 10(2) DF L. Jaquez 1 0 0 0 1 23(79%) 0 1 0 2 0 6.28 65 0 1 3(1) DF R. Hendriks 0 0 0 2 0 21(70%) 0 0 0 1 0 6 90 0 1 4(2) MF C. Führich 0 0 0 3(60%) 1 0 18(72%) 1 0 0 0 0 7.04 65 4 0 8(4) MF B. El Khannouss 2 2 1 1(100%) 3 0 25(89%) 0 0 0 0 3 7.63 85 0 0 13(8) FW E. Demirović 3 3 2 2(67%) 2 0 8(67%) 0 1 0 2 1 8.9 90 1 1 16(6) DF J. Chabot 1 0 0 2 0 22(73%) 0 1 0 0 1 5.81 90 1 1 6(4) GK D. Seimen 0 0 0 0 0 12(30%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.87 90 0 0
Lineups Bayer Leverkusen Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Flekken Starter DF 4 J. Quansah Starter DF 12 E. Tapsoba Starter DF 2 F. Medina Starter DF 3 Miguel Gutiérrez Starter MF 6 E. Fernández Starter MF 24 Andrés García Starter MF 17 L. Vázquez Starter MF 30 I. Maza Starter MF 9 Afonso Moreira Starter FW 14 P. Schick Bench MF 8 R. Andrich Bench FW 22 V. Boniface Bench MF 7 J. Hofmann Bench MF 10 M. Tillman
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 28 J. Blaswich Bench MF 42 M. Culbreath Bench MF 39 K. Doganay Bench DF 15 T. Oermann Bench FW 37 D. Buck
VfB Stuttgart Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 41 D. Seimen Starter DF 14 L. Jaquez Starter DF 24 J. Chabot Starter DF 3 R. Hendriks Starter MF 18 J. Leweling Starter MF 16 A. Karazor Starter MF 21 G. Prömel Starter MF 10 C. Führich Starter MF 11 B. El Khannouss Starter FW 26 D. Undav Starter FW 9 E. Demirović Bench DF 29 Finn Jeltsch Bench DF 7 M. Mittelstädt Bench MF 28 N. Nartey Bench FW 17 D. Pejčinović Bench DF 2 A. Al Dakhil
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 F. Bredlow Bench DF 47 Y. Spalt Bench FW 8 Tiago Tomás Bench DF 22 L. Assignon
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 14' VfB Stuttgart ⚽ Goal E. Demirović 0-1 1H 17' Bayer Leverkusen 🟨 Yellow card E. Fernández 1H 18' Bayer Leverkusen 🟨 Yellow card Carles Martínez Novell 1H 22' VfB Stuttgart ⚽ Goal J. Leweling 0-2 1H 28' Bayer Leverkusen ⚽ Goal P. Schick 1-2 1H 40' Bayer Leverkusen 🟨 Yellow card F. Medina 1H 40' Bayer Leverkusen 🟨 Yellow card Andrés García 1H 40' VfB Stuttgart 🟨 Yellow card J. Chabot 1H 40' VfB Stuttgart 🟨 Yellow card L. Jaquez 2H 6' VfB Stuttgart ⚽ Goal B. El Khannouss 1-3 2H 8' Bayer Leverkusen 🟨 Yellow card I. Maza 2H 13' VfB Stuttgart 🟨 Yellow card A. Karazor 2H 17' Bayer Leverkusen 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Vázquez → IN J. Hofmann 2H 19' VfB Stuttgart 🟨 Yellow card E. Demirović 2H 20' VfB Stuttgart 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Führich → IN M. Mittelstädt 2H 20' VfB Stuttgart 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Jaquez → IN Finn Jeltsch 2H 20' VfB Stuttgart ⚽ Goal E. Demirović 1-4 2H 27' VfB Stuttgart 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Undav → IN N. Nartey 2H 30' Bayer Leverkusen 🔄 Substitution OUT Afonso Moreira → IN M. Tillman 2H 31' Bayer Leverkusen 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Fernández → IN R. Andrich 2H 34' Bayer Leverkusen ⚽ Goal I. Maza 2-4 2H 38' Bayer Leverkusen 🔄 Substitution OUT Andrés García → IN V. Boniface 2H 40' VfB Stuttgart 🔄 Substitution OUT B. El Khannouss → IN D. Pejčinović 2H 40' VfB Stuttgart 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Leweling → IN A. Al Dakhil
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