German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 25': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 49': Dominik Szoboszlai
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2 - 1
  • 68': Chris Führich (P)

Szoboszlai double steers Leipzig to 2-1 win over strugglers Stuttgart

RB Leipzig's Dominik Szoboszlai scored in each half to secure a 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart on Friday that lifted his side to second place.

Match Commentary

  • 25': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
  • 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Juan Perea replaces Thomas Kastanaras.
  • 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 49': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Silva with a headed pass.
  • 68': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces André Silva.
  • 80': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces David Raum.
  • 80': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 80': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Chris Führich.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
  • 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Alou Kuol replaces Luca Pfeiffer.
  • 86': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Lilian Egloff replaces Nikolas Nartey.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 46,158

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Bayer Leverkusen 26 70 0
+47 Bayern Munich 26 60 4
+29 VfB Stuttgart 26 56 6
+21 Borussia Dortmund 26 50 4
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
45.4 Possession 54.6
12 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 518
505 Passes 614
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
59 Long Balls 35
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 17
14 Tackles 27
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
32 Josko Gvardiol
4 Willi Orbán
22 David Raum
39 Benjamin Henrichs
24 Xaver Schlager
8 Amadou Haidara
11 Timo Werner
19 André Silva
7 Dani Olmo
17 Dominik Szoboszlai

VFB VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Florian Müller (GK)
21 Hiroki Ito
2 Waldemar Anton
4 Josha Vagnoman
15 Pascal Stenzel
28 Nikolas Nartey
16 Atakan Karazor
3 Wataru Endo
20 Luca Pfeiffer
22 Chris Führich
39 Thomas Kastanaras

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