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VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 9/19/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/16/2021

Game: VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021

Location: Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfB Stuttgart (+210) Bayer Leverkusen (+115)

Erik Thommy and VfB Stuttgart (1-1-2, 10th in Bundesliga) host Bayer Leverkusen (2-1-1, 6th in Bundesliga) at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Sunday. The goalies expected to start will be Florian Muller for VfB Stuttgart and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen. The moneyline on this contest has VfB Stuttgart priced at +210 and the Company's Eleven are at +115. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

VfB Stuttgart took the field against Eintracht Frankfurt in their last match and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. In sharing the ball, they had a 78.4% passes received rate by converting 276 of the 352 passing targets in their last match. VfB Stuttgart tried 29 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 11 of those tries for a rate of 37.9%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, VfB Stuttgart ended this match at a 33.3% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 9 shots. VfB Stuttgart is averaging 2.00 goals per 90 (8 total goals) and have accounted for 7 assists in all games for this campaign.

Erik Thommy is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for VfB Stuttgart. Thommy has been a starter in 88 outings in his career and he scores 0.20 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder born in Germany has totaled 18 goals in 8,004 mins. He has totaled 18 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card warnings during his soccer career.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Wataru Endo, the defender representing Japan. Endo has accumulated 15,551 mins in 171 career starting assignments and has been given 19 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 10 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 17 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.10 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for VfB Stuttgart will be Florian Muller. Muller has seen the pitch for 8,685 mins and has tallied 329 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.62 (156 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 69.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Germany has seen 476 shots tried at him in 96 starting assignments. Muller (31-19-46 mark during his career) has totaled 19 clean sheets, which gives him a 19.8% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, Bayer Leverkusen took a defeat with a final score of 4-3 against Borussia Dortmund. Bayer Leverkusen finished with a 47.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 out of the 19 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by connecting on 325 of the 370 attempted passes for a percentage of 87.8%. Bayer Leverkusen converted 5 shots on goal out of their 11 shots attempted earning them a 45.5% rate when they last took the field. With 9 goals and 8 assists in all matches, Bayer Leverkusen averages 2.25 goals and 2.00 assists per 90 min.

Moussa Diaby will be someone to watch for Bayer Leverkusen. The forward born in France has been on the field for 5,722 mins and has scored 14 goals. He has collected 12 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times. He is averaging 0.22 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 61 games in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Patrik Schick, the forward who represents Czech Republic. Schick has been handed 16 yellow cards in 9,337 minutes played (100 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.43. He has scored 45 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 10 times.

Lukas Hradecky will look after the net for Bayer Leverkusen. So far in his pro soccer career, Hradecky has surrendered 394 goals and has accumulated 892 stops in 318 starts. He has given up 1.24 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 131-82-104. He sports a save percentage of 70.0 and his shutout rate is 30.5%. Hradecky has accumulated 97 clean sheets while defending 1,273 shots against him in 28,574 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VfB Stuttgart (+210)

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