Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

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
#15 Position #9
3 Points 6
4 Played 4
1 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 2
6 Scored 9
9 Conceded 5
-3 GD +4
0.75 PPG 1.50
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

VfB Stuttgart are 15th (3 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
Josha Vagnoman 2 G 1 A
Ermedin Demirovic 1 G
Grischa Promel 1 G
Bilal El Khannouss 1 G
RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Arena!
  • 5' VfB Stuttgart is showing some good football. However, VfB Stuttgart are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It’s high time Pellegrino Matarazzo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' A moment of madness from Pascal Stenzel on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VfB Stuttgart will be frustrated.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. RB Leipzig seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' VfB Stuttgart are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RB Leipzig backline.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' It looks surprising VfB Stuttgart does not make any changes. Alexander Sorloth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' Pascal Stenzel is a natural right-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for RB Leipzig tonight.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Borna Sosa on 49 minutes.
  • 54' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Sasa Kalajdzic is replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly on 58 minute.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Kevin Kampl exits the field as Yussuf Poulsen enters on 66.
  • 67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dani Olmo makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Gonzalez made 441 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' RB Leipzig make a change. Emil Forsberg trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Sorloth on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Philipp Forster is replacing Gonzalo Castro for the VfB Stuttgart side.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 81' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Lukas Klostermann comes on to replace Tyler Adams.
  • 83' VfB Stuttgart ring the changes. Marc-Oliver Kempf has done his job and it is now time for Mateo Klimowicz to step up.
  • 88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 0-1 the final result. VfB Stuttgart will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Emil Forsberg 2
Xavi Simons 2
Jamie Leweling 2
Andre Silva 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
2 / 4
0.82 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart18% Draw24% RB Leipzig58%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
42%
Draw or RB Leipzig
82%
VfB Stuttgart or RB Leipzig
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart12% Draw43% RB Leipzig45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 3
7.6%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 3
6.4%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 24% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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