Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart Preview

Bayer Leverkusen picked up a point in last weekend's Bundesliga action thanks to a 2-2 draw away from home at Werder Bremen which also extended the hosts' unbeaten run in the domestic top flight to six games, while Stuttgart managed to bounce back from a previous defeat last weekend when they registered a 2-1 home win against Holstein Kiel.

Bayer Leverkusen have produced another encouraging start to this new German top flight campaign as the current league title holders have been handed just one loss so far from their opening eight games overall, which came in the shape of a 3-2 loss at home to RB Leipzig.

Friday night's hosts though have also captured four wins within their opening eight games having collected maximum points at the expense of Borussia M'gladbach, Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively, so Xabi Alonso's side will be keen to notch another three points at their BayArena in this upcoming encounter.

The bigger picture certainly seems to favour the hosts ahead of this upcoming Friday night fixture as Bayer Leverkusen have been dealt just the single defeat within their last 42 league matches in the German Bundesliga, whilst picking up no fewer than 32 wins in the process, so Xabi Alonso's side will be tough to beat here.

Stuttgart remain in eighth place in the Bundesliga standings despite recording a useful 2-1 home win against Holstein Kiel last weekend, although that has been Stuttgart's only real highlight within their previous four games in recent times in the domestic top flight.

The visitors had previously been involved in stalemates with Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim in 2-2 and 1-1 draws along with being handed a heavy 4-0 rout at the hands of the current Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich.

Nevertheless, Stuttgart have suffered just two losses so far this season whilst also picking up promising victories over the likes of Borussia M'gladbach 3-1, Borussia Dortmund 5-1 and the aforementioned 2-1 win against Holstein Kiel, so the visitors will be hoping they can at least hold their own against last season's title winners.

Having lost just three out of their previous 24 league matches in the German top flight, Stuttgart certainly look to have a fair chance of getting something from this upcoming trip to the BayArena, but recent results away from home have been fairly inconsistent.

Indeed, Stuttgart have collected just two wins in their last seven outings on the road along with losing three of these games as well.

Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart Verdict

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in each of their last eight meetings against Stuttgart and having registered seven wins within this period as well, the hosts look to hold the edge once again on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bayer Leverkusen win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Bayer Leverkusen win & Over 2 goals @ 1.86

Correct Score: Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 @ 17.00