Bayer Leverkusen missed the chance to close the gap at the Bundesliga summit after a wasteful display saw them draw 0-0 with Stuttgart. (More Sports News)
Leverkusen remain third in the standings, four p🎐oints behi𒉰nd RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, who play Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin respectively on Saturday.
Xabi Alonso's side dominated proceedings from the first whist🌠le, registering 10 attempts in the first half, though only three were on Alexande🉐r Nubel's goal.
Th🌟ey came closest to breaking the deadlock five minutes before the break when Edmond Tapsoba rattled the crossbar with a thumping header.
Leverkusen struck the woodwork again shortly after the restart, this time through Victor Boniface, as the Stuttgart net continu✅ed to live a charmed life at the BayArena.
Boniface was then denied by a miraculous save by Nubel in the 73rd minute, before the visiting goalkeeper denied Flori꧅an Wirtz to seal a share of the spoils for Stuttgart.
Data Debrief: All bark, no bite
Leverkusen ♓lacked the attacking spark that helped them romp to the Bundesliga title, and this result could 🍸prove pivotal in their attempts of reclaiming their league crown.
The goalless draw saw the hosts und✃erperform their expected goals (xG) value by 2.19. Only in a 0-0 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach laไst season have they underperformed their xG value more in a league game under Alonso (3.0).
Boniface w🐭as argua🐠bly the biggest culprit for wasting those golden opportunities. He had four shots, with two of those on target, while he also missed three big chances.
