RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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Szoboszlai on the double as RB Leipzig thump Stuttgart 4-0
Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored twice on his first Bundesliga start for RB Leipzig as they thrashed VfB Stuttgart 4-0 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf.
- 2': Attempt missed. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 3': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 6': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 6': Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
- 8': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Emil Forsberg.
- 9': Attempt saved. Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 10': Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
- 10': Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 12': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 14': Attempt saved. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Attempt saved. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 17': Attempt missed. Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Philipp Klement.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf.
- 19': Attempt missed. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart).
- 21': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
- 21': Foul by Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart).
- 21': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 22': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 23': Attempt saved. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass.
- 26': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 29': Attempt saved. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Massimo with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 33': Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 34': Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Klement tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Mavropanos is caught offside.
- 36': Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig).
- 37': Offside, RB Leipzig. Tyler Adams tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
- 38': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 41': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 41': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 45': Foul by Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (VfB Stuttgart).
- 45': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Daniel Didavi replaces Hamadi Al Ghaddioui.
- 46': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Silva.
- 49': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart).
- 49': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart).
- 51': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 51': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
- 52': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, VfB Stuttgart 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Massimo.
- 60': Attempt saved. Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philipp Klement with a through ball.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 64': Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 65': Goal! RB Leipzig 4, VfB Stuttgart 0. André Silva (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 68': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart).
- 68': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hee-Chan Hwang replaces André Silva.
- 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 69': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 70': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart).
- 71': Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf.
- 72': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot replaces Philipp Klement.
- 73': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Mateo Klimowicz.
- 74': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
- 76': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 76': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Willi Orban.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt saved. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Massimo with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Erik Thommy replaces Philipp Förster.
- 81': Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 84': Foul by Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 84': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 88': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 89': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 4, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 4, VfB Stuttgart 0.
Statistics
 VFB |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 5 |
| 48 | Possession | 52 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 28 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 428 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 23,100
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 23,100
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 26 | +68 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 2 | Mohamed Simakan |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 14 | Tyler Adams |
| 33 | André Silva |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 17 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 4 | Marc-Oliver Kempf  |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 21 | Philipp Klement |
| 24 | Borna Sosa |
| 30 | Roberto Massimo |
| 18 | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui |
| 31 | Mateo Klimowicz |
| 20 | Philipp Förster |
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