Bundesliga Round 8 2026-10-31 · 14:30 UTC scheduled
Prediction
62% Bayer Leverkusen (home) Model favorite
18% Draw
20% Stuttgart (away)
Expected goals 1.98 — 1.3 Over 2.5 goals: 64% Both teams to score: 63%

Model: history/v2-w1460-r150. Probabilities are produced by our own model from public match data. They are not odds and not betting advice.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.911.99
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.751.94
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 68
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 11.7 10.0
Matches in the last 7 days 32
Matches in the next 7 days 22
Travel to this match (km) 241296

What the data says

Match data Moderate evidence

Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart: what the data says

Home last five: 2.60 points, 2.39 xG for, 1.08 against per game. Away: 1.20 / 2.42 / 2.34.

Bayer LeverkusenStuttgart
1.6 Big chances faced per match 4.2
2.60 Points per game 1.20
1.08 xGA per match 2.34

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What could go against this prediction

The model's top probability is below 70%; in backtests matches in this band end as predicted about 65.0% of the time.

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Bayer Leverkusen

  • injured Christian Kofane return: A few weeks
  • injured Eliesse Ben Seghir return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Guéla Doué return: A few weeks
  • injured Kennet Eichhorn return: Late October 2026
  • injured Martin Terrier return: Early December 2026
  • injured Montrell Culbreath return: Late October 2026

Stuttgart

  • injured Dan-Axel Zagadou return: Late October 2026
  • injured Josha Vagnoman return: A few weeks
  • injured Justin Diehl return: Late October 2026
  • injured Nikolas Nartey return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Tiago Tomás return: Late October 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Bayer Leverkusen 19 · 9 9 draws · 3 Stuttgart

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-05-09VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1Bayer Leverkusen
2026-01-10Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 4VfB Stuttgart
2025-03-16VfB Stuttgart 3 - 4Bayer Leverkusen
2024-11-01Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0VfB Stuttgart
2024-08-17Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2VfB Stuttgart
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Data coverage

Model probabilities: available Recent xG form: available Injuries & suspensions: available Head to head: available Pressing baseline: available Season context: available