Bundesliga: RB Leipzig defeats VfB Stuttgart 2-0 on Saturday
STUTTGART. RB Leipzig overcomes VfB Stuttgart with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Silva (10') and a goal from C. Nkunku (70').
STUTTGART. RB Leipzig overcomes VfB Stuttgart with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Silva (10′) and a goal from C. Nkunku (70′).
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager who was helped by Sascha Thielert and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. RB Leipzig that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, RB Leipzig found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards (T. Coulibaly, A. Tibidi, P. Matarazzo and S. Kalajdzic). On the opposite side, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (Y. Poulsen).
After playing this match, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 18 points like FC Augsburg to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, RB Leipzig will have 25 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
T. Coulibaly
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9'9'
Pellegrino Matarazzo
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11'11'
André Silva (Penalty)
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53'53'
Alexis Tibidi
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55'55'
Yussuf Poulsen
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65'65'
B. Henrichs
Y. Poulsen
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70'70'
C. Nkunku
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75'75'
Roberto Massimo
Tanguy Coulibaly
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76'76'
R. Massimo
T. Coulibaly
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77'77'
H. Novoa Ramos
C. Nkunku
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81'81'
L. Egloff
C. Fuhrich
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82'82'
N. Ahamada
K. Mavropanos
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88'88'
D. Olmo
K. Kampl
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90'90'
S. Kalajdzic
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, VfB Stuttgart will play away with SC Freiburg on the 22nd of January with a 10-6 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).
RB Leipzig will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 23rd of January with a 3-3 head to head stats.
VfB Stuttgart: Formation and Lineups
VfB Stuttgart adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo chose to play with the following team: Florian Müller , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Hiroki Ito , Chris Führich , Wataru Endo , Orel Mangala , Nikolas Nartey , Tanguy Coulibaly , Alexis Tibidi and Saša Kalajdžić .
Substitutes
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: T. Coulibaly for R. Massimo (75′), A. Tibidi for M. Klimowicz (76′), K. Mavropanos for N. Ahamada (81′) and C. Fuhrich for L. Egloff (82′).
Top player: Chris Führich
Probably the most impressive player in VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
Also RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Domenico Tedesco played with: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Lukas Klostermann , Tyler Adams , Kevin Kampl , Angeliño , Christopher Nkunku , Yussuf Poulsen and André Silva .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 3 changes: Y. Poulsen for B. Henrichs (65′), C. Nkunku for H. Novoa Ramos (77′) and K. Kampl for D. Olmo (88′).
Best player: Péter Gulácsi
The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was the goalkeeper: Péter Gulácsi. His rating is 8.41. He performed 8 saves.
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