LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig demolishes VfB Stuttgart 5-1 with goals of Benjamin Henrichs (51′), Dani Olmo (63′), Loïs Openda (66′), Kevin Kampl (74′) and Xavi Simons (76′). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart scored with ​Serhou Guirassy (35′).

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 46,084 spectators.​ The referee was Frank Willenborg with the help of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Jan Seidel. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 28.64 degrees Celsius or 83.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. VfB Stuttgart that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 20 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Xaver Schlager and Marco Rose). Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (Lilian Egloff).

Standings

After this encounter, RB Leipzig has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart stays with 3 points (9th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against Darmstadt 98 on the 21st of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (0 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich (6.3), Benjamin Henrichs (8.2), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Willi Orbán (7.0), David Raum (7.1), Kevin Kampl (7.7), Xaver Schlager (7.1), Xavi Simons (8.4), Dani Olmo (7.3), Loïs Openda (7.7) and Yussuf Poulsen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Timo Werner (6.4), Emil Forsberg (6.6), Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner, Lukas Klostermann, Fabio Carvalho, Castello Lukeba, Leopold Zingerle and Benjamin Šeško (6.3).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Loïs Openda for Emil Forsberg (79′), Xavi Simons for Timo Werner (80′), Yussuf Poulsen for Benjamin Šeško (80′), Mohamed Simakan for Lukas Klostermann (85′) and Dani Olmo for Christoph Baumgartner (85′).

Best player: Xavi Simons​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Xavi Simons.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Enzo Millot, Alexander Nübel (6.1), Pascal Stenzel (6.4), Waldemar Anton (6.3), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.4), Hiroki Ito (6.4), Lilian Egloff (6.6), Atakan Karazor (7.0), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.8), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.3) and Chris Führich (6.4), Serhou Guirassy (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabian Bredlow, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Genki Haraguchi (6.4), Jamie Leweling, Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou, Borna Sosa (6.0) and Roberto Massimo (6.3).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Silas Katompa Mvumpa for Borna Sosa (58′), Pascal Stenzel for Roberto Massimo (70′), Lilian Egloff for Genki Haraguchi (70′), Woo-Yeong Jeong for Jamie Leweling (90′) and Chris Führich for Maximilian Mittelstädt (90′).

Best player: Atakan Karazor​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Atakan Karazor.

His rating is (7.0) with 25 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​

• RB Leipzig – VfB Stuttgart – 5-1