Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen face at Mercedes-Benz-Arena, in a match for the 29th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 23-11-2018, Bayer Leverkusen got a home win by (2-0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these teams played a match in this stadium was on 08-12-2017, in the Bundesliga, which ended in a Bayer Leverkusen victory by (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by K. Havertz (20 ‘) and L. Bender (80’) for Bayer Leverkusen. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Stuttgart presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Stuttgart:
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 17 losses, the home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the last match, they have tied at home against Nürnberg by (1-1), after in the previous match they have lost (3-0) an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Stuttgart won 3, drew 3 and lost 4, for which they won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (6 out of 14 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each 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. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 5 of its last 28 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 5 it reached the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 4. In 28 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 22 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Stuttgart enter this game after a 1-1 draw at the Nuremberg reception, adding the fourth straight game without losing in the German championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Kabak. The local team is a team that likes fast attacks and thus gets some advantage in relation to their rivals. Usually, the whole house usually acts in a 3-5-2, in which the two most advanced men are Mario Gómez and Anastasios Donis. When he invests in the offensive process he does so through the left flank, taking advantage of Zuber’s speed. The coach of the premises can not count on Akolo, Gentner, Castro and Aogo, for being injured.
Bayer Leverkusen:
After 13 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position, with 42 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (4-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against RB Leipzig, by (2-4). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 15 conceded. For the league, Bayer Leverkusen won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 28 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only won 1 result.
Bayer Leverkusen enter this game with a snub, the third consecutive, in the reception to RB Leipzig, by 2-4: the two goals of the team were marked by Havertz. The visiting team is an aggressive team in the field, both in the recovery of possession of the ball and in individual duels. The foreign team usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging the fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive rival are Balley, Havertz and Volland, being the last two the best markers of Bayer Leverkusen, with 12 goals scored each.
