Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 16.03.2025

• Date and Time: Sunday, March 16, 2025, 19:30 GMT+1
• Venue: MHP Arena, Stuttgart, Germany

Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview and Team News

Stuttgart Team News

Stuttgart take on Bayer Leverkusen in the 26th round of the ongoing Bundesliga at home on Sunday. 

Having not won even once in their last four outings, Stuttgart will be edgy and nervous before taking on a team of the calibre of Leverkusen, who are also the defending champions of the league. 

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— VfB Stuttgart (@VfB) March 13, 2025

What will worry the home team a lot is that they have scored just 7 goals in their last 5 matches. More troublesome for them is the fact that their defensive frailties have been exposed by most teams whom they have played against of late.

As a result, Stuttgart have not kept a clean sheet in 5 matches. However, there are quite a few positives to count, among which is the fact that Angelo Stiller has created the most big chances for Stuttgart (10). 

With Leonidas Stergiou suspended, and Dan-Axel Zagadou and Luca Raimund injured, Stuttgart will have a lot of questions to answer in this match against Leverkusen.

Stuttgart predicted lineup vs Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2): Nubel; Vagnoman, Al Dakhil, Chabot, Mittelstädt; Keitel, Stiller, Millot, Leweling; Undav, Demirović.

Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen will be extremely disappointed by the fact that they were knocked out of the Champions League by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich midweek. 

Over the two legs of their round of 16 encounter, Leverkusen conceded five goals to Bayern without scoring even once. 

Manager Xabi Alonso, once hailed for his superior organisational skills post their Bundesliga title win last season, has a lot of questions to answer as the club have now lost three matches in a row across all competitions. 

This game will give them the chance to revitalise and rejuvenate their offensive mount at the title this season. However, the likes of Edmond Tapsoba, Florian Wirtz, Jeanuël Belocian, Mario Hermoso, Martin Terrier and Nathan Tella have been ruled out with injuries ahead of this game, which will cause a lot of problems in selection. 

Wirtz, who is rated as one of the best young footballers in the world, will be deeply missed by the second-ranked Bundesliga side.

Bayer Leverkusen predicted lineup vs Stuttgart (3-4-3): Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo; Tella, Boniface, Schick.

Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

• Pick: Bayer Leverkusen to win or draw
• Odds: 1.41 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Stuttgart 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Although Stuttgart are no minnows – they are ranked eighth in the league table – Leverkusen have a slight upper hand over them in this game. We expect Leverkusen to either win or draw this game. 

They have not been in a good run of form at all, but this result will be expected to change the morale of the side. 

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— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 13, 2025

Florian Wirtz, who is ranked 2nd in big chances created in the competition (15), will miss out on playing this match due to an injury, but Leverkusen have other players who can turn up for them in times of need and perform up to their potential.

Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Both teams to score
• Odds: 1.533 (22Bet)

Bayer Leverkusen’s struggles have been well-documented of late. They have scored just 6 goals in their last 5 matches, whereas more alarmingly, they haven’t scored in their last 3 matches at all. 

Yet, in this game, they will have the chance of levelling up against Stuttgart and finding the back of the net. 

Patrick Schick will be the player to watch out for in the visiting side whereas for Stuttgart, Demirović will pose a big threat. Hence, our pick for this game is for both teams to score and dominate proceedings in their respective final thirds.

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