German Bundesliga

FT Friday, August 25, 2023
VfB Stuttgart WWWWW 1
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RB Leipzig WWLWL 5
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VFB101
RBL055
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Match Report

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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 .

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

RBL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 44Kevin KamplCM-R
  8. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 7Dani OlmoAM-L
  11. 20Xavi SimonsAM-R

VFB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 23Dan-Axel ZagadouCD-L
  3. 2Waldemar AntonCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 15Pascal StenzelRB
  6. 10Jeong Woo-YeongAM
  7. 16Atakan KarazorLM
  8. 25Lilian EgloffRM
  9. 9Serhou GuirassyF
  10. 27Chris FührichAM-L
  11. 14Silas Katompa-MvumpaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 58' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa replaces Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
  4. 61' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 65' Lilian Egloff (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 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.
  8. 70' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Roberto Massimo replaces Pascal Stenzel.
  9. 70' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Genki Haraguchi replaces Lilian Egloff.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Loïs Openda.
  13. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  14. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Xavi Simons.
  15. 85' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  16. 85' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Dani Olmo.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Woo-Yeong Jeong.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Chris Führich.

Bundesliga News

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