Saturday , 14 November 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
VfB Stuttgart
0 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 2 Jan 2021 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Pascal Stenzel 21' Y
Y 42' Marcel Sabitzer
Borna Sosa 49' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Timo Gerach
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

7
3
9
VfB Stuttgart 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig 2019-02-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 RB Leipzig 2018-09-26 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2017-05-20 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 RB Leipzig 2017-01-21 RB Leipzig 0–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan RB Leipzig H 0–1 L
23 Dec SC Freiburg H 1–0 W
20 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
15 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–2 D
12 Dec Borussia Dortmund A 5–1 W
06 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan VfB Stuttgart A 1–0 W
22 Dec FC Augsburg A 3–0 W
19 Dec 1. FC Köln H 0–0 D
16 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–0 W
12 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 2–0 W
08 Dec Manchester United FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart RB Leipzig
#8 Position #4
12 Points 18
9 Played 9
4 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 3
15 Scored 27
15 Conceded 13
+0 GD +14
1.33 PPG 2.00
44% Win % 67%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts). RB Leipzig are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
Ermedin Demirovic 5 G
Josha Vagnoman 2 G 1 A
Maximilian Mittelstadt 2 G 1 A
Bilal El Khannouss 2 G
Grischa Promel 1 G
RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku 5 G 2 A
Romulo Cruz 5 G
Antonio Nusa 4 G 7 A
Tidiam Gomis 3 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! VfB Stuttgart welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Peter Gulacsi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' VfB Stuttgart are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's shape.
  • 21' Pascal Stenzel is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' Willi Orban has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' VfB Stuttgart are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. Marcel Sabitzer gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' The 28-year-old Borna Sosa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Borna Sosa.
  • 54' Marcel Sabitzer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 528 appearances.
  • 58' Fresh legs for VfB Stuttgart! Tanguy Coulibaly comes on to replace Sasa Kalajdzic.
  • 63' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 66' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 66 minute. Kevin Kampl leaves to be changed by Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 67' GOAL! Dani Olmo scores on 67.
  • 72' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Sorloth. He replaces Emil Forsberg on 73 minute.
  • 75' Philipp Forster gets the nod from VfB Stuttgart. He replaces Gonzalo Castro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RB Leipzig that had 528 games and scored 759 goals.
  • 81' Lukas Klostermann gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Tyler Adams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Marc-Oliver Kempf is replaced by Mateo Klimowicz on 83 minute.
  • 88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • VfB Stuttgart will have plenty to reflect on. RB Leipzig were simply the better side today.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Deniz Undav 4
Dominik Szoboszlai 4
Benjamin Sesko 3
Nick Woltemade 3
Christopher Nkunku 2
Yussuf Poulsen 2
Lois Openda 2
Dani Olmo 2

Head to Head

2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig 2019-02-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 RB Leipzig 2018-09-26 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2017-05-20 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 RB Leipzig 2017-01-21 RB Leipzig 0–0 VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart Form

2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig L 2020-12-23 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg W 2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-12-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-12-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W

RB Leipzig Form

2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-22 FC Augsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln D 2020-12-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-12 RB Leipzig 2–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2020-12-08 RB Leipzig 3–2 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.05 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart21% Draw24% RB Leipzig55%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
45%
Draw or RB Leipzig
79%
VfB Stuttgart or RB Leipzig
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart15% Draw41% RB Leipzig44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.