On Saturday Jan 15th, in week 19, Stuttgart plays host to RB Leipzig in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 15th placed Stuttgart is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Greuther Fürth. Neither Greuther Fürth nor Stuttgart could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Stuttgart looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 9th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 4-1 win against Mainz 05. André Silva scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute from the penalty spot, then Dominik Szoboszlai added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Christopher Nkunku. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 20th of August, RB Leipzig hosted Stuttgart in their last match together. RB Leipzig won by a score of 4 to 0. Dominik Szoboszlai scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 38th minute, then Emil Forsberg added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stuttgart couldn’t manage to score, and RB Leipzig took the shutout win.
RB Leipzig is fortunate enough to have André Silva in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Forster has been the most prolific scorer on Stuttgart in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Stuttgart will be without Konstantinos Mavropanos, Erik Thommy, Wahidullah Faghir, Enzo Millot, Wamangituka, Borna Sosa, Roberto Massimo, Mateo Klimowicz, Atakan Karazor, Sasa Kalajdzic, Bredlow and Naouirou Ahamada, while Benjamin Henrichs, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Emil Forsberg, Yussuf Poulsen, Nordi Mukiele and Daniel Olmo are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig.