In this week 18 match, on Fri Jan 27th, RB Leipzig plays host to Stuttgart in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. RB Leipzig sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting struck first for Bayern München in the 37th minute on a feed from Serge Gnabry, but Marcel Halstenberg got the equalizer for RB Leipzig in the 52nd minute earning RB Leipzig at least a draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 16th placed Stuttgart is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. Sehrou Guirassy struck first for Stuttgart in the 36th minute, but Marcus Ingvartsen got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 40th minute earning Mainz 05 at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Aug 7th, Stuttgart hosted RB Leipzig at the Mercedes-benz-arena in their last match together. Stuttgart and RB Leipzig battled to a 1-1 draw. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 8th minute, then Naouirou Ahamada got the equalizer for Stuttgart in the 31st minute on a feed from Sasa Kalajdžić earning Stuttgart a comeback draw.
Stuttgart’s most prolific scorer has been Sehrou Guirassy. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Christopher Nkunku has been the most effective weapon for RB Leipzig lately. The French midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
RB Leipzig will be without Timo Werner, Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkunku, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck, while Bruno Labbadia’s squad will be without Silla Wamangituka, Borna Sosa and Pascal Stenzel.