Bayer Leverkusen – Stuttgart Prediction & Picks (23.11.2018)

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Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart meet at BayArena, in a match for the 12th round of the Bundesliga. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 04-28-2018 , for the Bundesliga, Stuttgart won by (0-1). C. Gentner (67 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 13th and 18th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 17th ranked in home games and the 15th as a visitor.

Bayer Leverkusen:

The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (1-4). In the last match, they lost in an away match against RB Leipzig, by (3-0). Interestingly, this is a team that has had more positive results outside of its stadium, since it has won 7 points in away matches and only 4 at its stadium. In the last 5 home league matches Bayer Leverkusen has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 15 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.

The Leverkusen enters this unmotivated match, after a foreign defeat, 3-0, the displacement to the Leipzig field. The local team is known for its deadly counterattacks and has excellent players for this function. It should be noted that the Leverkusen usually gives a good response when it is in a disadvantaged position. Unlike the rival of this day, the whole house must act in a tactical system in 5-2-3, with the aim of using the lateral corridors to invest in the offensive process. So, we believe that Leverkusen will adopt a more offensive stance, with the aim of trying to control the game. Coach Heiko Herrlich will not be able to count on Joel Pohjanpalo, for being injured.

Stuttgart:

The away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (0-3). In the last match, they won in an away match against Nürnberg, by (0-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the league, Stuttgart won 4 points out of 18 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 6 matches as a visitor. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that marks few times is first and only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 11 games for the Bundesliga, of these 2 came to rest in advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 11 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘).

Stuttgart enter this round motivated, after a foreign victory, by 0-2, in the move to the Nuremberg arena: Baumgartl and Thommy scored the goals of the triumph. Stuttgart is a team that likes to play in its own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise the rivals through quick departures for the counterattack. It should be noted that the visiting club has some gaps, mainly in the air game, which often compromises its results. The outsider club usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Gómez, González and Maffeo. For this match, the visitors’ coach will not be able to count on Donis, Ozcan, Borna Sosa, Badstuber and Meyer, for being injured.


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