VfB Stuttgart face Bayer 32 Leverkusen on Matchday 04 of the Bundesliga. All information about the game in our live ticker.
- VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen (-:-)
- Trend reversal needed: Stuttgart needs victory
- Alonso has to manage balancing act: B04 between Europe and Bundesliga
- Karazor back: Yellow ban served
- The ticker will be updated continuously.
VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Predicted line-ups
Predicted line-up VfB Stuttgart | Bredlow - Anton, Zagadou, Ito - Vagnoman, Karazor, W. Endo, Sosa - Millot, Tiago Tomas - Guirassy |
Predicted line-up Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Hradecky - Kossounou, Tah, Hincapie - Frimpong, Amiri, Demirbay, Bakker - Diaby, Azmoun, Hlozek |
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Mavropanos is still missing from VfB Stuttgart. © IMAGO/Ralf Poller/Avanti
Karazor returns to VfB, Mavropanos continues to be sidelined
At VfB Stuttgart, Atakan Karazor returns to the starting line-up after his suspension, replacing Genki Haraguchi. Konstantinos Mavropanos, meanwhile, is still out due to his shin injury. Hoeneß gave the all-clear, at least in principle: "But the course is good. I'm cautiously optimistic that he might be an option for Mainz." Meanwhile, Dan-Axel Zagadou, who recently had problems with his patellar tendon, returned to training on Thursday and will probably be available.
Ahead of the VfB game, B04 coach Xabi Alonso is likely to rotate
Leverkusen will face AS Roma in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday evening (11 May). The second leg is already scheduled for next week, which is why coach Alonso is likely to rotate heavily. For Leverkusen, it's important to manage the balancing act between the Rome game and the Bundesliga. After all, B04 is still in the league for the European places. For VfB, the double burden of the favourites from Leverkusen could be an opportunity.
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß gives the instructions on the training ground. © Press photo Rudel/Herbert Rudel/IMAGO
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VfB Stuttgart need turnaround in season finale
Stuttgart - Initially, VfB Stuttgart had stabilised under coach Sebastian Hoeneß and remained unbeaten in five competitive games in a row. But last week, the Swabians suffered two setbacks. First, VfB failed in the DFB Cup semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt (2-3), before conceding a painful 1-2 defeat in the all-important basement duel at Hertha BSC. So the turnaround against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Sunday (15.30 CET) is needed to avoid losing further ground in the relegation battle.