RB Leipzig can move a point behind leaders Bayern Munich by beating Stuttgart at home on Friday night.
The visitors, meanwhile, are still looking for their first Bundesliga away win this season. Leipzig’s exciting form in recent months continued with a stunning 6-1 win over Schalke 04 on Tuesday night, with Andre Silva helping himself to a solid first-half performance.
Although the victory in Leipzig is still a result against the bottom of the Bundesliga, their form says that the three points sent a warning message to rivals Bayern, who Marco Rose caught last weekend on the first return. games after the World Cup. Silva was joined on the scoresheet by Benjamin Henrichs, Timo Werner, Dani Olmo and Yussuf Poulsen, and Salchi Kozuki scored a consolation for the visitors before the hour mark after his side had led 4-0 at half-time.
Die Roten Bullen will have to spoil their slow start to the season under Rose’s predecessor Domenico Tedesco, but a 15-game unbeaten run in all competitions under the former Borussia Dortmund boss has kept the fight going. the three faces before the other ads. With two home games against Stuttgart and Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal following them, Rose will be hoping to extend Leipzig’s unbeaten run with two more victories added to the bank.
Stuttgart, meanwhile, came agonizingly close to securing their first win on the road this season, and Andrej Kramaric’s stoppage-time save saw Hoffenheim snatch a point in the Rhein-Neckar final. Arena on Tuesday. The Croatian midfielder had given the visitors the lead after 11 minutes but Serhou Guirassy and Wataru Endo scored twice on the stroke of half-time to turn the game around.
However, Naouirou Ahamada’s second booking of the game left Bruno Labbadia’s side under the cosh going into the final 10 minutes of regulation time, and Hoffenheim’s pressure eventually proved too much for them as Kramaric’s equalizer ended. opponents at the table. The former Hertha Berlin boss, currently in second place with his World Cup-choice Stuttgart, will be logically interested in two points from his first two games in charge, but he will soon know that victory is necessary. to run away from the danger on the way down.
However, Labbadia almost got another draw at Leipzig on Friday given the excellent form of their next opponents, and a trip to Paderborn on Tuesday in the DFB-Pokal could present itself as an even better chance to win their first win since his return. Baden-Württemberg. Leipzig’s Kevin Kampl, who received his fifth booking against Schalke, will be suspended despite being substituted in the 85th minute.
Abdou Diallo, Christopher Nkunku (both knees), Mohamed Simakan (hamstring) and Peter Gulasci (ACL) are all sidelined through injury, and Rose is unable to make any changes to the selection after seeing the team if they do well and they won 6-1. Schalke. midweek. Stuttgart, meanwhile, will travel without Ahamada after the midfielder was sent off against Hoffenheim. Enzo Millot is set to replace him in the engine room, while Chris Fuhrich could start on the left after replacing Tiago Tomas in the first half with a hip injury. Labbadia’s side suffered another injury when Silas was ruled out with a calf problem that could keep the boxer out for a few weeks. However, Joshua Vagnoman has returned early and can be used as a more defensive option on the right side. Dan-Axel Zagadou (ligament), Borna Sosa (groin) and Laurin Ulrich (flu) are all out for selection, weakening Labbadia’s hand ahead of his toughest test yet.
RB Leipzig’s probable starting line-up:
Blaswich; Henrichs, Orban, Guardiol, Halstenberg; Lyme, Schlager; Szoboszlai, Olmo; Silva, Werner
Probable start on line from Stuttgart:
Müller; Anton, Mavropanos, Ito, Nartey; Vagnoman, Milot, Karazor, Endo, Fuhrich; Guirassy
Our Prediction:
Over 2.5 Goals
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