
RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart 2023-24 German Bundesliga
Aug 25, 2023, 6:30 PM5 - 1
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
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 |
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 |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
9 | Serhou Guirassy |
27 | Chris Führich |
14 | Silas Katompa-Mvumpa |
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