The Bundesliga Round 9 clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart is set to take place on November 1 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer vs. Stuttgart: prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Probable lineups for the match Bayer vs. Stuttgart
Bayer (3-4-3): Lukas Hradecky – Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie – Alejandro Grimaldo, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong – Florian Wirtz, Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick.
Stuttgart (4-4-2): Florian Muller – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Waldemar Anton, Marc Oliver Kempf, Borna Sosa – Wataru Endo, Orel Mangala, Mateo Klimowicz, Tanguy Coulibaly – Sasa Kalajdzic, Silas Wamangituka.
Each team's starting lineup is from their last match in this tournament.
Bayer
The current champions once again played to a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen in the last round. As a result, Leverkusen has finished with a draw in 3 of their last 4 Bundesliga encounters (1 win). Consequently, Bayer's gap to the German championship leader has increased to 5 points, while they sit in the 3rd spot. In terms of goals scored, the club is in 2nd place in the current Bundesliga season, having found the net 20 times, with only Bayern Munich scoring more (29). At home in the current championship, the team has won only 2 out of 4 matches (1 draw, 1 loss).
- The opponents have exchanged goals in 9 of Leverkusen's Bundesliga matches.
- At least 4 goals were scored in 6 of Bayer's last 8 encounters in this tournament.
- The club has scored at least twice in 11 of their previous home matches in the championship.
Stuttgart
Last season's runners-up ended their 3-match winless streak in the Bundesliga (2 draws, 1 loss) by defeating Holstein Kiel 2-1 in their previous encounter. However, Stuttgart once again failed to keep a clean sheet, extending their series of matches with conceded goals in the German championship to 8 games. In total, Sebastian Hoeneß's charges have already conceded 16 goals in the current Bundesliga season, with only 4 clubs allowing more. Thanks to the victory in the last round, the team has climbed to the 8th place in the standings and is trailing their upcoming opponent by 3 points.
- At least 4 goals were scored in 7 of Stuttgart's last 9 Bundesliga matches.
- The team has not lost in 21 of their last 24 league encounters (15 wins, 6 draws).
- Away from home, the club has conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 7 matches in Germany's top league.
Bayer vs. Stuttgart: match prediction
Leverkusen once again let a victory slip away in the final stages of the match, even though they led twice during the game against Werder Bremen. Bayer remains potent in attack but has lost some defensive reliability compared to their triumphant last season; they have already conceded 15 times in 8 matches, while last season they only conceded 24 goals in total. I don't think Xabi Alonso's team will manage to keep a clean sheet in this encounter either.
The upcoming opponent, Stuttgart, is a high-scoring team that has found the net in their last 23 Bundesliga matches. Meanwhile, the visitors are also not known for their defensive solidity and have not managed a clean sheet in the current championship. Therefore, I expect both teams to score. Especially since in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head Bundesliga encounters, both teams scored against each other. They also scored two goals each in the German Super Cup match that took place last August.
Considering their powerful attack and unreliable defense, I believe we can expect at least 2 goals from both teams in this match. Therefore, my prediction is: "Both to score 2 or more – yes" at odds of .
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