Overview
- Stuttgart struck four times before halftime through Leweling in the 7th and 45th minutes, a Maximilian Mittelstädt penalty on 29 minutes, and a Deniz Undav finish in stoppage time.
- Alejandro Grimaldo converted a 66th‑minute penalty for Leverkusen for the hosts’ lone goal.
- Sebastian Hoeneß ended Stuttgart’s 15-match winless run against Leverkusen and recorded his first victory over them after 12 previous attempts.
- Kasper Hjulmand fielded a makeshift XI due to AFCON absences, and Stuttgart’s man-to-man pressing and rapid transitions repeatedly disrupted Leverkusen’s build-up.
- The win lifted Stuttgart to fifth in the Bundesliga and dropped Leverkusen to fourth, with Leverkusen set to visit Hamburg on Tuesday.