Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Odds & Preview
Top Four Matchup in Stuttgart
Bayer Leverkusen Still Unbeaten
Bayer Leverkusen stayed unbeaten with a 1-1 draw vs. Borussia Dortmund last weekend. Now, Bayer head to Stuttgart for another tough test. Midweek, both Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen picked up wins to advance to the DFB-Pokal Quarter-finals. Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak, in all competitions, is now at 21 and Stuttgart will look to change that come Sunday. As the hosts go for their fourth straight Bundesliga win, let’s check out the Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen odds.
Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen
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Location: MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Head-to-Head
Bayer Leverkusen have been one of the best Bundesliga picks of the season and they’ve dominated this fixture recently. Bayer are unbeaten in their last nine games vs. Stuttgart, in all competitions. Last season, Leverkusen won 2-0 at home and managed to pick up a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart. Leverkusen have won four of the last five and Stuttgart’s last home win in this fixture was in 2010.
Undav and Guirassy Shining for Stuttgart
With their 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal round of 16 on Wednesday, Stuttgart extended their winning streak to four matches, in all competitions. During their winning streak, Stuttgart have scored two goals in each match and Deniz Undav has scored four of them. Undav and Serhou Guirassy have become one of the best duos in the Bundesliga.
Only Harry Kane has scored more goals in the Bundesliga than Guirassy this season, who has found the net 16 times in 11 matches. Undav, who is on loan from Brighton, has added eight league goals of his own. Stuttgart head into Matchday 14 in third place in the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga betting odds price them at -250 odds to make the top four this season.
Sunday’s Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen odds list the hosts at +185 odds to win a fourth straight in the Bundesliga. Starting defender Hiroki Ito is expected to be out with a muscle injury. Regardless, Stuttgart have lost just one of their seven Bundesliga home matches this season.
Leverkusen Dominant in 2023-24
Bayer Leverkusen have been the best team in Europe’s top five leagues this season. On top of the Bundesliga table, Xabi Alonso’s men have averaged 2.7 points per game, more than any other team in the top five leagues. Last weekend, they came back to draw 1-1 vs. Borussia Dortmund, as Victor Boniface scored his eighth goal of the season.
During Wednesday’s DFB-Pokal round of 16 match vs. SC Paderborn, Boniface also opened up the scoring. Exequiel Palacios doubled Leverkusen’s lead midway through the second half and Paderborn got a goal back in the second half. Patrik Schick put the match away and scored his second goal in his last three games in Leverkusen’s 3-1 win.
Unfortunately, attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz limped off with an ankle injury on Wednesday. He’s projected to be out for the next few weeks and has been one of Leverkusen’s most important players this season. Expect Amine Adli to get more playing time while he’s out. With the form Schick has been in since returning from injury, it’ll be interesting to see if Alonso tries to play him and Boniface together.
Match Analysis & Odds
In one of the best matches of the weekend in any league, the Stuttgart vs. Bayer Leverkusen odds price Stuttgart as +185 underdogs and Leverkusen at +155. Leverkusen will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to 22 games, in all competitions, and Bayer pk, -0.5 sits at even odds. Wirtz, who has scored three goals and provided five assists this season, will be missed.
Still, Bayer Leverkusen should extend their scoring streak here. Meanwhile, Stuttgart have only failed to score in one match this season and over three goals is priced at -120 odds. The Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen odds also list Stuttgart pk, +0.5 at -120.
Bettors can take a draw at +280 odds here but Bayer will undoubtedly be looking for a win following last weekend’s draw. It remains to be seen whether Stuttgart can deal with the attacking onslaught of Leverkusen’s wingbacks Alex Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong.
