German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
RB Leipzig
  • 8': Xavi Simons
  • 44': Ridle Baku
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2 - 3
VfB Stuttgart
  • 23': Deniz Undav
  • 57': Nick Woltemade
  • 78': Ermedin Demirovic

About

RB Leipzig are hosting VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 2': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
  • 3': Offside, RB Leipzig. Antonio Nusa is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
  • 4': Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 7': Offside, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis is caught offside.
  • 8': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 12': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
  • 14': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
  • 15': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
  • 16': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 17': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman with a cross.
  • 23': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Foul by Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig).
  • 27': Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig).
  • 33': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 40': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum.
  • 44': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 45'+1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 47': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by David Raum.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  • 51': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 56': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
  • 57': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 2. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Jamie Leweling.
  • 60': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig).
  • 61': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 61': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 66': Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Tidiam Gomis.
  • 67': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
  • 67': Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 69': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Enzo Millot.
  • 69': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 70': Foul by Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 70': Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': David Raum (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 74': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
  • 77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda replaces Antonio Nusa.
  • 77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
  • 78': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 3. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 80': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Atakan Karazor.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 82': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
  • 83': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
  • 83': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Finn Jeltsch replaces Luca Jaquez.
  • 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Nick Woltemade.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 85': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 86': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen because of an injury.
  • 88': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 90': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 90': Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Atakan Karazor.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Nikolas Nartey.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 90'+5': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 3.
  • 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
51 Possession 49
15 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
435 Accurate Passes 413
488 Passes 471
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
10 Accurate Crosses 1
19 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.1
37 Long Balls 36
20 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 4
21 Effective Clearances 19
21 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 47,800

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +7 6
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 +5 6
3 FC Cologne 2 +4 6
4 Borussia Dortmund 2 +3 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
5 El Chadaille Bitshiabu
13 Nicolas Seiwald
22 David Raum
3 Lutsharel Geertruida
44 Kevin Kampl
18 Arthur Vermeeren
7 Antonio Nusa
27 Tidiam Gomis Yellow Card
10 Xavi Simons
17 Ridle Baku
RB Leipzig Substitutes:
Maarten Vandevoordt, Christoph Baumgartner, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Benjamin Sesko, Willi Orbán, Jonathan Norbye, Assan Ouédraogo, Loïs Openda, Yussuf Poulsen.

VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot
3 Ramon Hendriks
14 Luca Jaquez
8 Enzo Millot
16 Atakan Karazor
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
4 Josha Vagnoman
11 Nick Woltemade
26 Deniz Undav
18 Jamie Leweling
VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
Jacob Bruun Larsen, Chris Führich, Nikolas Nartey, Fabian Rieder, Fabian Bredlow, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Finn Jeltsch, Pascal Stenzel, Ermedin Demirovic.

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