Against Bayer Leverkusen the VfB Stuttgart will try to get its second
Bundesliga win on Saturday afternoon.
With the recent 7:0 against Mönchengladbach and the 3:0 against Young Boys Bern the
VfB Stuttgart thought to have overcome the crisis, but last Wednesday they were disabused. Despite one man more, they got beaten 1:2 at Nürnberg, lost now four of their five Bundesliga matches and are on a relegation position. At least the Swabians played in parts quite decent football in Nürnberg. The important defender Matthieu Delpierre will be back after a rest.
Even they have lost only one Bundesliga match so far, it doesn't currently work well for
Bayer Leverkusen. After the memorable 3:6 home loss against Mönchengladbach they could avoid other defeats, but the last matches in Hannover (2:2), against Nürnberg (0:0) and against Frankfurt on Tuesday (2:1) didn't convince. Their weak performance is to be explained with their injury misery. Besides striker Kießling also Ballack and Castro are missing, Hyypiä is in doubt.
VfB Stuttgart - SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga - 6th round
Date: 25 September 2010 - 15:30 CET
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Stuttgart
Referee: Florian Meyer
Stuttgart: Keeper: Ulreich
Defenders: Träsch, Taski, Delpierre, Boka
Midfielders: Kuzmanovic, Gentner, Camoranesi, Gebhart
Forwards: Pogrebnyak, Cacau
Coach: Gross
Injured: Audel, Ph.Degen
Booked: -
Leverkusen: Keeper: Adler
Defenders: Schwaab, M.Friedrich, Reinartz (Hyypiä), Kadlec
Midfielders: Vidal, Bender, Renato Augusto, Barnetta
Forwards: Derdiyok, Helmes
Coach: Heynckes
Injured: Ballack, Castro, Kießling
Booked: -
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The Mercedes-Benz-Arena gets rebuilt at the moment, parts of the stadium are not available. For Saturday rain is forecasted for Stuttgart.
Last meeting: 17 April 2010, Stuttgart - Leverkusen 2:1
Wins Stuttgart: 22
Wins Leverkusen: 26
Draws: 16
An open match that should finally decided by the home advantage.
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