German Cup

FT Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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VfB Stuttgart DLDLL 3
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Match Report

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Stuttgart beat RB Leipzig 3-1 to reach German Cup final

VfB Stuttgart battled past RB Leipzig 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the first time in 12 years and pile more misery on their crisis-hit opponents.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
67.2
Possession
32.8
25
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
459
Accurate Passes
178
546
Passes
269
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
5
30
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
62
26
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
12
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
28
Tackles
20
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
43
22
Clearances
43

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

VFB · 5-3-2

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD
  3. 2Ameen Al DakhilCD-L
  4. 29Finn JeltschCD-R
  5. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLB
  6. 18Jamie LewelingRB
  7. 6Angelo StillerCM
  8. 8Enzo MillotCM-L
  9. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  10. 11Nick WoltemadeCF-L
  11. 9Ermedin DemirovicCF-R

RBL · 4-4-2

  1. 26Maarten VandevoordtG
  2. 5El Chadaille BitshiabuCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 21Kosta NedeljkovicRB
  6. 13Nicolas SeiwaldCM-L
  7. 18Arthur VermeerenCM-R
  8. 10Xavi SimonsLM
  9. 17Ridle BakuRM
  10. 11Loïs OpendaCF-L
  11. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, RB Leipzig 0. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  2. 36' Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, RB Leipzig 0. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  4. 62' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, RB Leipzig 1. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willi Orbán with a through ball.
  5. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  6. 73' David Raum (RB Leipzig) Yellow Card at 73'
  7. 73' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, RB Leipzig 1. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  8. 76' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Enzo Millot.
  9. 76' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Jamie Leweling.
  10. 80' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis replaces Ridle Baku.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. El Bilal Touré replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  12. 90'+6' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.

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