Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart

Bayer Leverkusen host VfB Stuttgart at the BayArena, with the hosts sitting fourth in the table on 13 points after four wins, a draw and a loss, boasting a 16‑9 goal tally. Stuttgart, languishing in 13th place with six points from two victories and four defeats and a modest 8‑10 record, will need to overturn a starkly inferior goal difference to climb out of the lower half. The clash pits Leverkusen’s relatively potent attack against Stuttgart’s struggling defence, a contrast that could prove decisive. Both sides will be keen to use the encounter to swing momentum in a campaign that has already produced six matches each.