German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Aug 25, 2023, 6:30 PM
  • 51': Benjamin Henrichs
  • 63': Dani Olmo
  • 66': Loïs Openda
  • 74': Kevin Kampl
  • 76': Xavi Simons
FT
5 - 1
  • 35': Serhou Guirassy

Explosive Leipzig score five goals in second half demolition of Stuttgart

RB Leipzig struck five times in 25 minutes in the second half to power back from a goal down and crush visiting VfB Stuttgart 5-1 for their first league win of the season on Friday .

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 35': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 51': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa replaces Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
  • 61': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  • 65': Lilian Egloff (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, VfB Stuttgart 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Roberto Massimo replaces Pascal Stenzel.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Genki Haraguchi replaces Lilian Egloff.
  • 74': Goal! RB Leipzig 4, VfB Stuttgart 1. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! RB Leipzig 5, VfB Stuttgart 1. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Loïs Openda.
  • 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Xavi Simons.
  • 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  • 85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Woo-Yeong Jeong.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Chris Führich.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 5, VfB Stuttgart 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga
6:30 PM, Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 46,084

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+67 Bayern Munich 34 82 2
+29 Bayer Leverkusen 34 69 3
+22 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 60 8
+20 Borussia Dortmund 34 57 11
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Statistics

VFB RBL
10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 2
46.5 Possession 53.5
9 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
357 Accurate Passes 441
439 Passes 510
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 31
26 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 12
21 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
4 Willi Orbán
2 Mohamed Simakan
22 David Raum
39 Benjamin Henrichs
24 Xaver Schlager Yellow Card
44 Kevin Kampl
9 Yussuf Poulsen
17 Loïs Openda
7 Dani Olmo
20 Xavi Simons

VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
23 Dan-Axel Zagadou
2 Waldemar Anton
21 Hiroki Ito
15 Pascal Stenzel
10 Jeong Woo-Yeong
16 Atakan Karazor
25 Lilian Egloff Yellow Card
9 Serhou Guirassy
27 Chris Führich
14 Silas Katompa-Mvumpa

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