RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th August 2023

Last season’s third-best team RB Leipzig resume their latest Bundesliga campaign with a round two fixture against VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena Leipzig on Friday.

It didn't take VfB Stuttgart long to book their first win of this brand new Bundesliga season, as they claimed all three points in the opening round.

RB Leipzig came away from their opening match of the season on a sour note and no doubt aim to rectify themselves.

When it comes to goal-scoring RB Leipzig could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 14 times. This is an average of 1.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Ahead of their coming Bundesliga match, VfB Stuttgart look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 2.1 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 21 goals, while also letting in 15 goals. The latter leaves an average of 1.5 per outing, in which they managed one clean sheet.

It finished with a 2-1 win for RB Leipzig in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again on Friday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, or will VfB Stuttgart manage to assert some revenge?

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Schalke 04 by 4-2, before beating Eintracht by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Bayer Leverkusen, who ran out 3-2 winners. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, RB Leipzig racked up five strong wins, but no draws as they lost once. They scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum RB Leipzig should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three matches, VfB Stuttgart drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim, beat TSG Balingen by 0-4 and beat Bochum by 5-0. VfB Stuttgart, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Bundesliga.

A top half finish is the dream target for VfB Stuttgart, although retaining their Bundesliga status has to be the priority.

RB Leipzig should be too strong at Red Bull Arena Leipzig to drop any points against VfB Stuttgart, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

Rose will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/1), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (0/1), Castello Lukeba (0/1), David Raum (0/1), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/0), Mohamed Simakan (0/1), Willi Orban (0/1), Amadou Haidara (0/0), Caden Clark (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (0/0), Emil Forsberg (0/1), Fabio Carvalho (0/1), Ilaix Moriba (0/0), Kevin Kampl (0/1), Nicolas Seiwald (0/1), Xaver Schlager (0/1), Xavi Simons (0/1), Benjamin Sesko (0/0), Dani Olmo (1/1), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (1/1), Timo Werner (0/1), Yussuf Poulsen (0/1).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Below is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The manager Hoeness will pick his starting XI against RB Leipzig from these players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/1), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Borna Sosa (0/1), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/1), Hiroki Ito (0/1), Josha Vagnoman (0/0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/0), Pascal Stenzel (0/1), Waldemar Anton (0/1), Atakan Karazor (0/1), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (0/1), Clinton Mola (0/0), Enzo Millot (0/1), Genki Haraguchi (0/0), Gil Dias (0/0), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/1), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/1), Deniz Undav (0/0), Jamie Leweling (0/1), Jovan Milosevic (0/1), Mohamed Sankoh (0/0), Momo Cisse (0/0), Roberto Massimo (0/1), Sehrou Guirassy (2/1), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (2/1), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0).

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

RB Leipzig could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with VfB Stuttgart on Friday.

Mohamed Simakan, David Raum, Hugo Novoa, Willi Orban and Peter Gulacsi are all absent from the RB Leipzig squad that faces VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

VfB Stuttgart could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Friday atRed Bull Arena Leipzig

Names like Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Chris Fuehrich and Maximilian Mittelstaedt most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play RB Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

It finished with a 2-1 win for RB Leipzig in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again on Friday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, or will VfB Stuttgart manage to assert some revenge? RB Leipzig go into their upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart with a 80% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 8-2-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 21/20 with the bookies.

RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Christopher Nkunku has four strikes in six Bundesliga matches for RB Leipzig, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with VfB Stuttgart. The visitors are looking to Sehrou Guirassy, who has provided his team with six Bundesliga goals.

RB Leipzig collected eight wins, drew one and lost one in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. VfB Stuttgart won eight of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost one times. It is a little hit or miss who gets the first goal in, when looking at RB Leipzig's recent at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, They scored the opening goal five times in 10 here, whereas their visitors scored the opener in five of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.8 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging 0.3 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.8 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of VfB Stuttgart's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of three goals in these matches.