VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th January 2025

When RB Leipzig come to MHPArena for the Bundesliga match on Wednesday, VfB Stuttgart will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

VfB Stuttgart are placed seventh with 26 points after 16 matches. RB Leipzig occupy a position as fourth in the league on 30 points.

VfB Stuttgart took down RB Leipzig in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Wednesday.

VfB Stuttgart go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

When it comes to goal-scoring RB Leipzig are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded 20 goals for an average of two a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

RB Leipzig lost 5-2 against VfB Stuttgart in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 5-1 defeat, RB Leipzig handed out in the match before.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat FC Heidenheim by 1-3. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat against St. Pauli, followed up by a 0-1 win against Augsburg. VfB Stuttgart won three of their previous six matches at MHPArena in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to eight against.

RB Leipzig Form

The results have been up and down for RB Leipzig, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-1 against Bayern Munich, before claiming a victory in a 4-2 game against Werder Bremen. RB Leipzig won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding 11 times.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against RB Leipzig could turn out a bit slippery for VfB Stuttgart. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Wednesday.

VfB Stuttgart have taken six points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of 13 goals to 16. RB Leipzig scored 16 goals and conceded 13 in their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them five wins and 15 points. VfB Stuttgart have a record of seven wins, five draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig enjoy a record of nine wins, three draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Sebastian Hoeness will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against RB Leipzig from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/16), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/1), Anrie Chase (0/12), Anthony Rouault (0/14), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Jeff Chabot (0/15), Josha Vagnoman (1/15), Leonidas Stergiou (0/4), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (1/16), Pascal Stenzel (0/4), Ramon Hendriks (0/10), Angelo Stiller (0/16), Atakan Karazor (1/15), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/15), Enzo Millot (4/16), Ermedin Demirovic (7/16), Fabian Rieder (1/15), Jarzinho Malanga (0/1), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/4), Deniz Undav (6/10), El Bilal Toure (2/9), Jacob Bruun Larsen (2/13), Jamie Leweling (1/10), Justin Diehl (1/5), Nick Woltemade (4/11), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

RB Leipzig Squad

Here is the full team squad of RB Leipzig. The 48 year-old Marco Rose will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/2), Peter Gulacsi (0/15), Benjamin Henrichs (0/15), Castello Lukeba (0/9), David Raum (0/8), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/7), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/14), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/13), Willi Orban (4/14), Amadou Haidara (0/14), Antonio Nusa (2/16), Arthur Vermeeren (0/14), Christoph Baumgartner (1/16), Eljif Elmas (0/2), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/13), Nicolas Seiwald (0/12), Ridle Baku (2/16), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Xavi Simons (4/8), Andre Silva (1/8), Benjamin Sesko (7/16), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (6/16), Yussuf Poulsen (0/9).

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Team News

VfB Stuttgart just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing RB Leipzig at MHPArena. Atakan Karazor gets a day off from the VfB Stuttgart squad, as he serves out a suspension.

RB Leipzig have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting VfB Stuttgart at MHPArena. Amadou Haidara is suspended from the RB Leipzig squad with too many penalty points to his name.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig H2H

VfB Stuttgart beat RB Leipzig by 5-2 in their most recent match, while RB Leipzig claimed a 5-1 win in the match prior to that. In total, they have played five matches in past seasons with RB Leipzig running away with most of the points. They won three encounters, with VfB Stuttgart stealing all 3 points in one match. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have RB Leipzig to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/4 with bookies.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Nick Woltemade has three strikes in six Bundesliga matches for VfB Stuttgart, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with RB Leipzig. The visitors are looking to Benjamin Sesko, who has provided his team with four Bundesliga goals.

In their last 10 matches at MHPArena across all tournaments VfB Stuttgart won five times, drew two and lost three times. RB Leipzig claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for VfB Stuttgart on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for RB Leipzig in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 0.9 goals, with RB Leipzig averaging 2.4 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for RB Leipzig, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.