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RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart: result 4-0 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 20, 2021 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
4-0
VfB Stuttgart

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart?

RB Leipzig won 4-0 on August 20, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 38′D. SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig
  • 46′E. ForsbergRB Leipzig
  • 52′D. SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig
  • 65′André SilvaRB Leipzig (pen.)

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

4-2-3-1
  1. 33André Silva
  1. 17D. Szoboszlai
  2. 8A. Haidara
  3. 14T. Adams
  1. 18C. Nkunku
  2. 10E. Forsberg
  1. 32J. Gvardiol
  2. 2M. Simakan
  3. 16L. Klostermann
  4. 4W. Orbán
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

VfB Stuttgart

3-4-2-1
  1. 18H. Al Ghaddioui
  1. 30R. Massimo
  2. 31M. Klimowicz
  1. 20P. Förster
  2. 21P. Klement
  3. 3W. Endo
  4. 5K. Mavropanos
  1. 24B. Sosa
  2. 2W. Anton
  3. 4M. Kempf
  1. 1F. Müller
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, RB Leipzig have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; VfB Stuttgart have 8, 1 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2021FSV Mainz 05(away)0-1Bundesliga
Aug 7, 2021SV Sandhausen(away)4-0DFB Pokal
Jul 31, 2021Ajax(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Ajax(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 23, 2021Montpellier(home)1-2Friendlies Clubs
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021SpVgg Greuther Fürth(home)5-1Bundesliga
Aug 7, 2021BFC Dynamo(away)6-0DFB Pokal
Jul 31, 2021Barcelona(home)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 23, 2021Arminia Bielefeld(home)5-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 20, 2021Wacker Innsbruck(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 RB Leipzig wins, 1 draw, 0 VfB Stuttgart wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 25, 2021RB Leipzig 2-0 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
Jan 2, 2021VfB Stuttgart 0-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Feb 16, 2019VfB Stuttgart 1-3 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Sep 26, 2018RB Leipzig 2-0 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
Mar 11, 2018VfB Stuttgart 0-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Oct 21, 2017RB Leipzig 1-0 VfB StuttgartBundesliga

Last archived meeting: RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart on Apr 25, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; VfB Stuttgart score 2.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.51.3410/159/15
VfB Stuttgart2.61.539/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

RB Leipzig sit 5th in Bundesliga (9 points from 5 matches) and VfB Stuttgart sit 11th (6 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5RB Leipzig53021559
11VfB Stuttgart5203896

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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