VfB Stuttgart face Bayer 32 Leverkusen on Matchday 04 of the Bundesliga. Atakan Karazor returns to the starting line-up after his suspension, replacing Genki Haraguchi.
Konstantinos Mavropanos is still out due to his shin injury. Dan-Axel Zagadou, who recently had problems with his patellar tendon, returned to training on Thursday. B04 coach Xabi Alonso is likely to rotate heavily ahead of the VfB game.