Bundesliga · Matchweek 16
Alejandro Grimaldo 66' (pen)
HT 0:4
Jamie Leweling 7'
Maximilian Mittelstädt 29' (pen)
Jamie Leweling 45'
Deniz Undav 45'
Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 17:30 (UK) · BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen · 29 pts|VfB Stuttgart · 29 pts

VfB Stuttgart won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.96–2.6).

Player of the matchDeniz Undav8.7Decisive moment7' Jamie Leweling+0.7

Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 VfB Stuttgart

Key numbers

  • Possession 57% – 43%
  • Shots 16 (4 on target) – 10 (7)
  • Decisive moment: 7' Jamie Leweling, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Deniz Undav 8.7Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-30-41-4
Bayer Leverkusen ahead 0 min · level 7 min · VfB Stuttgart ahead 83 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

7' Jamie Leweling Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Deniz Undav +0.2 +0.7
29' Maximilian Mittelstädt Pen goal +0.6
45' Jamie Leweling Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Deniz Undav +0.1 +0.3
45' Deniz Undav Goal · assist Chris Führich +0.1
66' Alejandro Grimaldo Pen goal 0.0
Bayer Leverkusen Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
VfB Stuttgart Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Bayer LeverkusenVfB Stuttgart
57%Possession43%
1.96Expected goals (xG)2.6
0.12xG per shot0.26
16Shots10
4Shots on target7
25%Shots on target %70%
10Shots in box6
549Passes405
87%Pass accuracy82%
5Corners3
4Saves3
13Fouls11
4Yellow cards2
2Offsides2

Compared with usual

Bayer Leverkusen

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.2
Conceded41.4
xG1.961.5
xG against2.61.2
Shots1614.1
On target45.2
Shots faced1013.4
xG per shot0.120.11
Possession57%56.3%
Passes549580.8
Pass accuracy87%87.8%
Corners54.8
Fouls139

VfB Stuttgart

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.8
Conceded11.3
xG2.61.4high
xG against1.961.1
Shots1016.2
On target75.7
Shots faced1612
xG per shot0.260.09high
Possession43%59.3%
Passes405537.2
Pass accuracy82%84.5%
Corners35.8
Fouls1111.5

Timeline

  • 7' Goal Jamie Leweling league goal #2 assist Deniz Undav
  • 29' Goal Maximilian Mittelstädt (pen) league goal #3
  • 38' Yellow Mark Flekken
  • 38' Yellow Jamie Leweling
  • 45' Goal Jamie Leweling league goal #3 assist Deniz Undav
  • 45' Goal Deniz Undav league goal #9 assist Chris Führich
  • 46' Sub Jeanuël Belocian → Loïc Badé
  • 46' Sub Nathan Tella → Ernest Poku
  • 66' Sub Ezequiel Fernández → Jonas Hofmann
  • 66' Sub Martin Terrier → Alejo Sarco
  • 66' Goal Alejandro Grimaldo (pen) league goal #5
  • 70' Yellow Loïc Badé
  • 72' Sub Chris Führich → Finn Jeltsch
  • 77' Yellow Finn Jeltsch
  • 78' Yellow Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 79' Sub Josha Vagnoman → Lorenz Assignon
  • 79' Sub Jamie Leweling → Jeremy Arevalo
  • 80' Yellow Aleix García
  • 82' Sub Alejandro Grimaldo → Lucas Vázquez
  • 88' Sub Nikolas Nartey → Chema Andrés
  • 88' Sub Deniz Undav → Ermedin Demirović

Category leaders

  • Key passesArthur2
  • Duels wonNikolas Nartey7/12
  • DribblesJarell Quansah2/2
  • Defensive actionsArthur8
  • ShotsDeniz Undav4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonEzequiel Fernández3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.