VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th December 2023

The spotlight is on VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other this coming Sunday at MHPArena in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart are placed third with 30 points after 13 matches. Bayer Leverkusen occupy a position as first in the league on 35 points.

With three wins on the bounce, VfB Stuttgart are ready to take on anyone, let alone Bayer Leverkusen, who'll be eager not to be the next victim in line.

VfB Stuttgart scored 22 goals, conceded ten, and pulled off three clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen scored a decent 27 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.7 goals per game. They allowed a total of eight goals against, an average of 0.8 goals per match, while achieving four clean sheets.

The most recent outing between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Seeing the home side take on the big boys of the league is a massive surprise and after knocking out Dortmund in the cup on Wednesday, they will be full of confidence before playing the league leaders.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three outings, VfB Stuttgart won 1-2 against Eintracht, beat Werder Bremen by 2-0 and hammered Borussia Dortmund 2-0. VfB Stuttgart showed little mercy in their past six matches at MHPArena, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 17 times, while letting in six themselves.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Hacken by 0-2, before drawing 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Paderborn by a 3-1 scoreline. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Bayer Leverkusen claimed a full handful of five wins. They've drawn once and lost none, scoring 16 whilst conceding five times.

This particular encounter between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the visitors have enough about them to pull off a win on Sunday.

VfB Stuttgart won three matches, scored 12 goals and conceded ten in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them nine points. Bayer Leverkusen scored 11 goals and conceded eight in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them three wins and 11 points. VfB Stuttgart claimed ten wins, zero draws as well as three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen put 11 wins, two draws and zero defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 41-year-old VfB Stuttgart manager, Sebastian Hoeness, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/13), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/13), Hiroki Ito (0/12), Josha Vagnoman (0/3), Leonidas Stergiou (0/3), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/11), Pascal Stenzel (0/10), Waldemar Anton (0/13), Angelo Stiller (0/12), Atakan Karazor (0/13), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (3/13), Enzo Millot (2/11), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/1), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/9), Deniz Undav (8/10), Jamie Leweling (0/13), Jovan Milosevic (0/4), Roberto Massimo (0/3), Serhou Guirassy (16/11), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/13), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/13), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (7/13), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/11), Jeremie Frimpong (4/13), Jonathan Tah (3/12), Josip Stanisic (0/5), Noah Mbamba (0/2), Odilon Kossounou (1/13), Piero Hincapie (0/6), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/13), Florian Wirtz (3/13), Granit Xhaka (0/13), Gustavo Puerta (0/3), Jonas Hofmann (5/13), Nadiem Amiri (0/5), Nathan Tella (1/7), Robert Andrich (0/9), Adam Hlozek (1/11), Amine Adli (1/10), Patrik Schick (0/2), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/13).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

VfB Stuttgart are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Bayer Leverkusen this coming Sunday.

Lilian Egloff, Hiroki Ito, Roberto Massimo, Nikolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman are all absent from the VfB Stuttgart squad that faces Bayer Leverkusen at MHPArena.

It seems that Bayer Leverkusen are limited to just two players being absent or injured as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Florian Wirtz and Arthur all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Neither VfB Stuttgart nor Bayer Leverkusen managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Bayer Leverkusen go into the match against VfB Stuttgart with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 5/4.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In the past ten matches between home side VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 4/9.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Deniz Undav has six strikes in six Bundesliga matches for VfB Stuttgart, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Bayer Leverkusen. The visitors are looking to Alex Grimaldo, who has provided his team with five Bundesliga goals.

VfB Stuttgart did great recently at MHPArena, winning nine of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. They also drew zero while losing one. Bayer Leverkusen won nine of their last 10 away games, while drawing one and losing zero in this streak. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at MHPArena on Sunday? VfB Stuttgart scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Bayer Leverkusen did it in nine of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 2.1 goals. VfB Stuttgart witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 2.1 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches.