VfB Stuttgart demolishes RB Leipzig 5-2 with an outstanding performance. HIGHLIGHTS

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart annihilates RB Leipzig 5-2 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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VfB Stuttgart demolishes RB Leipzig 5-2 with an outstanding performance. HIGHLIGHTS

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart estinguishes RB Leipzig 5-2 with goals of Enzo Millot (25′ pen), Deniz Undav (30′), Jamie Leweling (48′), Deniz Undav (56′) and Deniz Undav (75′). On the other side, RB Leipzig scored with ​ Benjamin Sesko (32′), Loïs Openda (55′).

The match was played at the MHPArena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 52,100 spectators.​ The referee was Sven Jablonski with the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.62 degrees Celsius or 43.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

5 - 2

Team 1

RB Leipzig

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 4
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 105
  • 54 Dangerous attack 27
  • 69 Ball safe 74
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 18 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (Waldemar Anton). On the opposite side, RB Leipzig received 4 yellow cards (David Raum, Christoph Baumgartner, Mohamed Simakan and Xaver Schlager).

Match Timeline

5'
Xaver Schlager- Yellow
16'
Mohamed Simakan- Yellow
Enzo Millot(penalty)
25'
Dan-Axel Zagadou(VAR)
23'
Deniz Undav(goal)
30'
32'
Benjamin Sesko(goal)David Raum
43'
Christoph Baumgartner- Yellow
Jamie Leweling(goal)Josha Vagnoman
48'
55'
Loïs Openda(goal)Nicolas Seiwald
Deniz Undav(goal)Chris Führich
56'
67'
Benjamin Henrichs- sub ->Christoph Baumgartner
67'
Kevin Kampl- sub ->Nicolas Seiwald
Waldemar Anton- Yellow
69'
Deniz Undav(goal)
75'
77'
Eljif Elmas- sub ->Xaver Schlager
77'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->Dani Olmo
79'
David Raum- Yellow
S. Di Benedetto- sub ->Enzo Millot
84'
Roberto Massimo- sub ->Jamie Leweling
84'
85'
Willi Orbán- sub ->Mohamed Simakan
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->Deniz Undav
87'
Leonidas Stergiou- sub ->Josha Vagnoman
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81
31
FC Bayern München
69
31
VfB Stuttgart
64
31
RB Leipzig
62
31
Borussia Dortmund
57
31
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
31
SC Freiburg
40
31
FC Augsburg
39
31
TSG Hoffenheim
39
31
Heidenheim
37
31
Werder Bremen
37
31
VfL Wolfsburg
34
31
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
31
FC Union Berlin
30
31
VfL Bochum 1848
30
31
FSV Mainz 05
28
31
FC Köln
23
31
Darmstadt 98
17
31

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart has 37 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, RB Leipzig will stays with 33 points like Borussia Dortmund to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away against SC Freiburg on the 3rd of February with a 14-10 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).

RB Leipzig will host FC Union Berlin on the 3rd of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
6.3
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
6.7
69'
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
7.0
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
6.6
M
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
7.5
87'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.5
M
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
7.3
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
7.3
84' Goals25'
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.1
84' Goals48'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
8.1
90'
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
10.1
87' Goals30', 56', 75'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.4
87'
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
6.4
87'
D
Moussa Cissé 49.France
M
Roberto Massimo 32.Germany
6.6
84'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Raul Paula 43.Germany
M
S. Di Benedetto 46.Germany
7.0
84'
F
Jovan Milosevic  19.Serbia
90'

VfB Stuttgart adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (6.3), Anthony Rouault (6.6), Dan-Axel Zagadou (7.0), Waldemar Anton (6.7), Josha Vagnoman (7.5), Enzo Millot (7.3), Angelo Stiller (7.5), Chris Führich (8.1), Maximilian Mittelstädt (7.3), Deniz Undav (10.1) and Jamie Leweling (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Roberto Massimo (6.6), Fabian Bredlow, Pascal Stenzel (6.4), Genki Haraguchi, Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou (6.4), Raul Paula, Samuele Di Benedetto (7.0), Moussa Cissé and Moussa Cisse.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Deniz Undav for Pascal Stenzel (87′), Josha Vagnoman for Leonidas Stergiou (87′), Chris Führich for Jovan Milošević (90′), Enzo Millot for Samuele Di Benedetto (84′) and Jamie Leweling for Roberto Massimo (84′).

Player of the match: Chris Führich​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
7.0
D
Lukas Klostermann  16.Germany
6.4
D
David Raum 22.Germany
7.0
79'
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
6.3
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
6.0
85' 16'
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
6.6
77'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
6.0
67' 43'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
6.0
77' 5'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
6.4
67'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.1
Goals55'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
7.3
Goals32'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
6.3
67'
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
6.4
85'
D
El Bitshiabu 5.France
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.6
67'
M
Eljif Elmas 6.Macedonia
7.0
77'
F
Yussuf Poulsen  9.Denmark
6.6
77'

Also RB Leipzig adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (7.0), Mohamed Simakan (6.0), Lukas Klostermann (6.4), Castello Lukeba (6.3), David Raum (7.0), Nicolas Seiwald (6.4), Xaver Schlager (6.0), Christoph Baumgartner (6.0), Dani Olmo (6.6), Loïs Openda (7.1) and Benjamin Sesko (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Henrichs (6.3), Kevin Kampl (6.6), Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, Willi Orbán (6.4), El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Eljif Elmas (7.0), Yussuf Poulsen (6.6) and Nuha Jatta.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Nicolas Seiwald for Kevin Kampl (67′), Christoph Baumgartner for Benjamin Henrichs (67′), Xaver Schlager for Eljif Elmas (77′), Dani Olmo for Yussuf Poulsen (77′) and Mohamed Simakan for Willi Orbán (85′).

Player of the match: Benjamin Sesko​

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Benjamin Sesko.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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