Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th January 2026

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy home advantage, when visitors VfB Stuttgart swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Bayer Leverkusen are third in the Bundesliga standings after collecting 29 points from their initial 15 encounters. VfB Stuttgart trail them on 26 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Bayer Leverkusen took down VfB Stuttgart in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded 12 goals, an average of 1.2 and pulled off four clean sheets.

When it comes to goal-scoring VfB Stuttgart are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals for an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Their last three matches saw Bayer Leverkusen drawing 2-2 with Newcastle, before taking out FC Koln by 2-0, and RB Leipzig by 1-3. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded three and scored 14 goals.

They are one of only a few teams capable of taking the title in the Bundesliga, and Bayer Leverkusen currently remain on course.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 4-1 and 0-4 against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Werder Bremen, respectively. Last time out, Hoffenheim ended their streak as the match finished even 0-0. VfB Stuttgart won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding nine times.

Ambitions are high for VfB Stuttgart, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

Bayer Leverkusen look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors VfB Stuttgart. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen have taken 12 points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 12 goals to nine. VfB Stuttgart claimed zero wins and two points in the past four games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored four goals while conceding 11 times. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at a record of nine wins, two draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart enjoy a record of eight wins, two draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Hjulmand will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/0), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/15), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (4/11), Arthur (0/8), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (0/5), Edmond Tapsoba (3/14), Issa Traore (0/0), Jarell Quansah (1/12), Jeanuel Belocian (0/7), Loic Bade (0/14), Lucas Vazquez (0/5), Aleix Garcia (0/15), Claudio Echeverri (0/6), Equi Fernandez (0/6), Exequiel Palacios (0/2), Ibrahim Maza (2/12), Jonas Hofmann (2/12), Malik Tillman (3/11), Nathan Tella (0/8), Robert Andrich (1/14), Alejo Sarco (0/2), Christian Kofane (3/14), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/7), Ernest Poku (4/13), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (3/8), Montrell Culbreath (0/0), Patrik Schick (6/12).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Here is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The 43 year-old Sebastian Hoeness will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/15), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Hellstern (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/7), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Finn Jeltsch (0/9), Jeff Chabot (0/12), Josha Vagnoman (1/13), Leonidas Stergiou (0/0), Lorenz Assignon (0/9), Luca Jaquez (0/5), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (2/14), Pascal Stenzel (0/2), Ramon Hendriks (0/12), Angelo Stiller (1/15), Atakan Karazor (0/13), Badredine Bouanani (0/9), Bilal El Khannouss (3/12), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chema Andres (1/10), Chris Fuehrich (2/14), Ermedin Demirovic (3/6), Lazar Jovanovic (0/3), Mirza Catovic (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/13), Noah Darvich (0/0), Deniz Undav (8/11), Jamie Leweling (1/14), Jeremy Arevalo (0/0), Jovan Milosevic (0/0), Justin Diehl (0/0), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0), Tiago Tomas (3/14).

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

At the time of writing, VfB Stuttgart just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. Leonidas Stergiou and Atakan Karazor sit this one out for VfB Stuttgart, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Bayer Leverkusen played against VfB Stuttgart. It finished 3-4 in a great match between the pair. Bayer Leverkusen seem to have a great read on VfB Stuttgart, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Bundesliga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/10.

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Patrik Schick look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Deniz Undav adds to his seven Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. VfB Stuttgart won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Bayer Leverkusen on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for VfB Stuttgart in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 2.3 goals, while VfB Stuttgart averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these.