VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th January 2024

The spotlight is on VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Saturday at MHPArena in the Bundesliga.

Placed third in the table VfB Stuttgart have amassed 34 points after 18 matches. On 33 points, RB Leipzig rank fourth with 18 matches played this season.

VfB Stuttgart as well as RB Leipzig suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

VfB Stuttgart scored 13 goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

RB Leipzig scored 21 goals, conceded 14 and held on for a clean sheet in one of their last ten matches.

RB Leipzig ran out 5-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Saturday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-0 victory against Augsburg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Bochum. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, VfB Stuttgart won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 13 and conceding six goals.

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen. Then Eintracht Frankfurt proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat, just like Bayer Leverkusen who won 2-3. RB Leipzig won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding eight times.

VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

VfB Stuttgart earned seven points from their last five matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following six goals scored while also conceding 11. From their last six games against teams in the top six, RB Leipzig secured seven points and two wins. They conceded 12 goals while scoring 14 themselves. VfB Stuttgart show off a record of 11 wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig so far pulled off ten wins, three draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Sebastian Hoeness, will select the lineup against RB Leipzig from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Nuebel (0/18), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/12), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/18), Hiroki Ito (0/12), Josha Vagnoman (1/8), Leonidas Stergiou (0/5), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/16), Pascal Stenzel (0/12), Waldemar Anton (0/18), Angelo Stiller (0/17), Atakan Karazor (0/18), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (5/18), Enzo Millot (2/16), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/12), Deniz Undav (9/15), Jamie Leweling (0/18), Jovan Milosevic (0/4), Roberto Massimo (0/4), Serhou Guirassy (17/14), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/16).

RB Leipzig Squad

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

Janis Blaswich (0/18), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/17), Castello Lukeba (1/17), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/18), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (1/15), Mohamed Simakan (1/18), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/3), Amadou Haidara (0/10), Caden Clark (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (3/17), Eljif Elmas (0/2), Emil Forsberg (2/14), Kevin Kampl (1/15), Nicolas Seiwald (0/7), Xaver Schlager (0/16), Xavi Simons (5/18), Benjamin Sesko (3/15), Dani Olmo (2/7), Ikoma Lois Openda (12/18), Yussuf Poulsen (3/17).

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Team News

VfB Stuttgart could have as many as four players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to RB Leipzig on Saturday. Atakan Karazor, Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Hiroki Ito and Serhou Guirassy can't be called up by the VfB Stuttgart-manager, with both serving a ban.

Serhou Guirassy, Lilian Egloff, Nikolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman nurses various injuries and won't take part for VfB Stuttgart against RB Leipzig at MHPArena.

RB Leipzig are juggling with four absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to VfB Stuttgart. Xavi Simons and Amadou Haidara sit this one out for RB Leipzig, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet VfB Stuttgart.

RB Leipzig need to do without Willi Orban and Amadou Haidara, who are not fit enough to travel to MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time VfB Stuttgart played against RB Leipzig. It finished 5-1 in a great Bundesliga match between the pair. RB Leipzig usually enjoy playing VfB Stuttgart, taking all three points against them eight times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where RB Leipzig destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 5-1 win. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 16/11.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Results

In the previous ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, both teams found the back of the net four times.

VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Serhou Guirassy netted twice in his six last Bundesliga matches for VfB Stuttgart, who look to him to add a third this coming Saturday. Ikoma Lois Openda racked up three goals in his past six Bundesliga games going for RB Leipzig.

VfB Stuttgart racked up eight wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at MHPArena, drew one and lost one. RB Leipzig won five of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost four times. VfB Stuttgart have been ready from the first whistle, scoring the opening goal nine times in their previous 10 matches at MHPArena. RB Leipzig scored the first goal of the game in six of their last 10 games away.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 0.4 goals, with RB Leipzig averaging 2.2 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. In the previous ten matches for RB Leipzig, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, RB Leipzig scored 1.7 times goals per game.