VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th May 2026

Bayer Leverkusen go up against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at MHPArena.

The last time VfB Stuttgart played Bayer Leverkusen, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 15, an average of 1.5 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in two of these.

VfB Stuttgart beat Bayer Leverkusen by 4-1 in their most recent match, while Bayer Leverkusen claimed a 4-3 win in the match prior to that.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart have three draws to show from their last three games, as Freiburg held on to a 1-1 draw. Against Werder Bremen, the score was 1-1, while their most recent match finished 3-3 against Hoffenheim. VfB Stuttgart claimed four wins in their last six Bundesliga matches at the MHPArena. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored 13 goals.

VfB Stuttgart were set on finishing in the top three before the season began, but opportunities are slipping away fast. They can't afford to drop points with so few rounds left.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Bayern Munich, they were left empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating FC Koln in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 4-1 win against RB Leipzig in their most recent outing. Bayer Leverkusen won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten goals whilst conceding eight.

Bayer Leverkusen were set on finishing in the top three before the season began, but opportunities are slipping away fast. They can't afford to drop points with so few rounds left.

VfB Stuttgart might be favourites, but their current form doesn't cut it for us, at least not compared with the prices on offer at the bookmakers. We would rather take a shot at Bayer Leverkusen to nick a point or perhaps even a win.

VfB Stuttgart earned nine points from their last nine matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 14 goals scored while also conceding 21. From their last nine games against teams in the top six, Bayer Leverkusen secured ten points and three wins. They conceded 15 goals while scoring 12 themselves. VfB Stuttgart have a record of 17 wins, seven draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 17 wins, seven draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Sebastian Hoeness will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayer Leverkusen from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/32), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Hellstern (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/3), Finn Jeltsch (0/22), Jeff Chabot (0/25), Josha Vagnoman (1/25), Lorenz Assignon (0/23), Luca Jaquez (0/12), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (5/30), Pascal Stenzel (0/2), Ramon Hendriks (0/29), Angelo Stiller (2/32), Atakan Karazor (0/28), Badredine Bouanani (0/14), Bilal El Khannouss (4/24), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chema Andres (2/23), Chris Fuehrich (7/31), Ermedin Demirovic (11/23), Lazar Jovanovic (0/3), Mirza Catovic (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (3/26), Noah Darvich (0/0), Deniz Undav (18/27), Jamie Leweling (7/30), Jeremy Arevalo (0/7), Justin Diehl (0/0), Tiago Tomas (5/25).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 54 year-old Kasper Hjulmand will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Janis Blaswich (0/11), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/22), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (8/27), Arthur (1/18), Axel Tape (0/6), Edmond Tapsoba (5/27), Issa Traore (0/0), Jarell Quansah (3/26), Loic Bade (0/23), Lucas Vazquez (1/11), Tim Oermann (0/2), Aleix Garcia (2/31), Equi Fernandez (0/20), Exequiel Palacios (0/16), Ibrahim Maza (3/26), Jonas Hofmann (2/22), Malik Tillman (6/27), Nathan Tella (1/17), Robert Andrich (2/30), Christian Kofane (5/28), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/8), Ernest Poku (5/28), Martin Terrier (4/18), Montrell Culbreath (1/10), Patrik Schick (16/26).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

VfB Stuttgart just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Bayer Leverkusen at MHPArena. There is no need for Atakan Karazor to show up in the VfB Stuttgart dressing room, as he is suspended.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen lost 4-1 against VfB Stuttgart in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 4-3 defeat, Bayer Leverkusen handed out in the match before. All in all, Bayer Leverkusen have a fine reading on VfB Stuttgart in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 2/1.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In the last ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Ermedin Demirovic has three 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 Patrik Schick, who has provided his team with nine Bundesliga goals.

VfB Stuttgart won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MHPArena. They drew one and lost three as well, while Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Bundesliga matches for VfB Stuttgart at MHPArena. Both teams also found their way to the target in six of the previous 10 away games for Bayer Leverkusen.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen, with the former on an average of 1.6 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.3 goals per game and both teams scored eight times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bayer Leverkusen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.