Stuttgart could be facing Leverkusen at the absolute perfect moment in the campaign, with the visitors almost certainly set to make several changes ahead of one of their biggest games of the season against Roma.
The visitors will have plenty of players keen to impress their manager, of course, but the hosts' desperation for all three points should help them towards a crucial victory.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 40.32%. A win for Stuttgart had a probability of 34.6% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.72%) and 0-2 (6.45%). The likeliest Stuttgart win was 1-0 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood.