Leverkusen vs Stuttgart

Schick leads Leverkusen’s finish with six goals and two assists in seven season games, plus two goals and an assist in his last three. Maza adds one goal, one assist and 1.33 key passes per game in that span. Stuttgart rely on Demirovic, with two goals in his last three, supplied by Stiller’s 2.33 key passes per game and two big chances created. Demirovic has also missed six big chances in those three games.

Leverkusen’s engine is five straight home wins. They scored six first-half goals and nine after the break in their last five at home, conceding none in the second half; Stuttgart scored five after the break in their last five away. Leverkusen conceded 1.2 per game in their last five and 2.0 this season. Diaby, Badé, Terrier, Kofane, Ben Seghir, Doué, Culbreath and Eichhorn are listed out.

Stuttgart’s 2-5 season record misses their recent away form: three wins and two losses, with 1.4 scored and 0.6 conceded per game. Their 59.4% possession and 17 shots per game match Leverkusen’s last-five figures. But Stuttgart have conceded 2.17 per game this season and won the last two meetings. Vagnoman, Nartey, Tomás, Zagadou and Arevalo Jeremy are listed out.

Leverkusen have scored eight and conceded 12 across the last five meetings, losing the last two. They aim to break that run with five straight home wins and nine second-half goals without conceding in their last five at home. Stuttgart scored five second-half goals in their last five away, while Schick has two goals and an assist in his last three. His finishing sits where the H2H pattern meets home form.