RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart 2023-24 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

51': Benjamin Henrichs
63': Dani Olmo
66': Loïs Openda
74': Kevin Kampl
76': Xavi Simons

FT
5 - 1

VfB Stuttgart

35': Serhou Guirassy

Explosive Leipzig score five goals in second half demolition of Stuttgart

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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

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 46,084

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Bayern Munich	32	76	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-3	SC Freiburg	32	52	10

Full Table

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
44	Kevin Kampl
9	Yussuf Poulsen
17	Loïs Openda
7	Dani Olmo
20	Xavi Simons

Substitutes:

Leopold Zingerle, Benjamin Sesko, Lukas Klostermann, Fábio Carvalho, Christoph Baumgartner, Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg, Nicolas Seiwald, Castello Lukeba.

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

Substitutes:

Fabian Bredlow, Enzo Millot, Leonidas Stergiou, Roberto Massimo, Jovan Milosevic, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Genki Haraguchi, Jamie Leweling, Borna Sosa.