Stuttgart vs Leverkusen Predictions and Betting Tips – 9 May 2026

8th May 2026

Two Bundesliga sides with European ambitions meet on Saturday afternoon in what should be a proper game of football. Stuttgart sit 5th and have been lively at home – W4 D4 L2 with 25 goals scored in their last 10. Leverkusen are 4th, just behind Stuttgart in the table, and are one of the better-organised sides in Germany this season. Both sets of projections point to goals – this is not a game for the faint-hearted.

Lineups and Player News

Predicted lineups are sourced from the Stuttgart vs Leverkusen H2H page on Statz. Both sides have important European spots to chase and will be near full strength. Stuttgart have the backing of a noisy home crowd and Leverkusen will need to be at their best to come away with anything.

Latest team news for Stuttgart and Leverkusen is on Statz.

Recent Form

Stuttgart are W4 D4 L2 in their last 10, scoring a healthy 25 goals and conceding 17. They play open, attacking football and this fixture suits that approach. Leverkusen are W5 D4 L1 in the same period, scoring 23 and conceding 15. Both sides are evenly matched and a draw would not surprise – four of Stuttgart’s last 10 ended level, and four of Leverkusen’s too.

The full head-to-head record is on Statz ahead of the 2:30pm BST kick-off.

Interesting Player Stats

Deniz Undav leads all players in this fixture with 1.49 SOT and a remarkable 4.00 shots expected. He is Stuttgart’s main man and central to everything they do going forward. At 4.00 projected shots he is an outstanding option for any shots-related market.

Patrik Schick is Leverkusen’s danger man with 1.22 SOT and 2.74 shots projected. He has been a reliable goal threat throughout the season and will test Stuttgart’s defensive line with his movement and finishing.

Christian Kofane projects 1.01 SOT and 1.99 shots for Leverkusen with a high foul rate of 1.77 per game expected. He draws contact and gets into dangerous areas regularly.

Chris Fuhrlich projects 0.96 SOT and 2.12 shots for Stuttgart – a dangerous wide player with an impressively low foul count of 0.25, suggesting he beats his man cleanly rather than relying on being fouled.

Betting Angles

The Statz bet builder data has found four clean legs for this Bundesliga clash:

Combined price: 5.51

Build this on Bet365: add all four legs to your betslip here.

Schick at 2.55 for 2+ SOT is the standout leg here – a 100% hit rate for a two-shot-on-target threshold is exceptional and that price is very fair for what the data shows. Demirovic and Garcia also have perfect hit rates. Zagadou at 1.88 rounds it out at a combined 5.51.

Summary and Suggestions

This is the most open fixture on Saturday’s card – two attacking Bundesliga sides with European ambitions and nothing to lose in terms of approach. Statz projects plenty of intent from both sides, with Undav (4.00 shots) and Schick (2.74 shots) leading the charge. The bet builder at 5.51 is well-backed by the data, with Schick’s 2+ SOT leg at 2.55 being the standout value pick in the combination. A strong Saturday afternoon watch with genuine betting interest throughout.

All live projections and bet builder data are on the Stuttgart vs Leverkusen Statz page.