VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction, Lineups, Preview, and Team News| Bundesliga, January 15, 2025

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Preview

• Tournament: Bundesliga
• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Time: 07:30 PM GMT
• Venue: MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany.

Round 17 of the Bundesliga will see VfB Stuttgart take on RB Leipzig on January 15, 2025, at MHPArena, Stuttgart. Both teams are coming to this game with a solid win to their names. Although Stuttgart looked rusty they did manage to win in the end, thanks to super sub Deniz Undav’s goal. Leipzig is coming to this game after a comfortable win against Werder Bremen.

Teams are separated by only 4 points difference in the league table as Stuttgart is in 7th position (7W, 5D, 4L) with 26 points while Leipzig is in 4th position (9W, 3D, 4L) with 30 points after playing 16 games each. Both teams have only managed to keep 1 clean sheet in the last 5 games played and scored 11 goals each across all competitions.

The home side boasts decent defensive records in the division season and has recorded 85 shots, 2,579 passes, and maintained a 59.4% possession and the top goalscorer is Ermedin Demirovic (7). In the last five games, Leipzig has registered 67 shots, 1,695 passes, and maintained a 51.2% possession. Without a doubt, Benjamin Sesko is leading the goalscoring charts with 7 to his name, followed by Ikoma Lois Openda who has bagged six goals.

VfB Stuttgart Team News

VfB Stuttgart team will be without the service of four players, Dan-Axel Zagadou, El Bilal Toure, Justin Diehl, and Luca Raimund.

RB Leipzig Team News

On the other hand, things aren’t looking good for RB Leipzig either as they also have a long list of injured players, Benjamin Henrichs (Achilles Tendon Injury), Castello Lukeba (Hamstring Injury), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (Hamstring Injury), Xaver Schlager (Physical Discomfort), and Yussuf Poulsen (Thigh Injury).

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Predicted Lineup

VfB Stuttgart Predicted Lineup (3-4-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Alexander Nubel

Defenders: Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Jeff Chabot, Anthony Rouault

Midfielders: Chris Fuhrich, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Josha Vagnoman

Forwards: Nick Woltemade, Enzo Millot, Ermedin Demirovic

RB Leipzig Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Peter Gulacsi

Defenders: Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orban, Nicolas Seiwald

Midfielders: Antonio Nusa, Arthur Vermeeren, Kevin Kampl, David Raum

Forwards: Ikoma Lois Openda, Benjamin Sesko, Xavi Simons

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig H2H Record

Both the teams last met each other way back in January 2024 where Stuttgart emerged victorious 5-2. In the last five games, RB Leipzig has won three games while VfB Stuttgart only managed to win once and one game ended as a draw. They have met 12 times since 2017, Stuttgart has only once while Leipzig has been more dominant as they won nine times, and 2 games ended without any result.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Key Players to Watch

Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart)

The Serbs forward started his new campaign with VfB Stuttgart quite impressively as he scored 7 goals in 10+ games but in the last 5 games, he failed to score even a single goal. But you can’t count him out as he will be looking to get back to scoring.

Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig)

The Slovenian forward has been in good form for RB Leipzig this season as he has already scored 7 goals in 16 games. He will be looking to increase his goalscoring spree as he has already scored 4 games in the last 5 games.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction

VfB Stuttgart is not the favourites for this tie despite their strong start to the Bundesliga campaign. But they have stepped up to the plate and have been one of the surprise packages who can beat any team on their day. On the other hand, Leipzig is determined to cement their dominance in the German top-flight despite losing to the hosts last year.

Prediction: VfB Stuttgart 1-2 RB Leipzig

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