Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction & Betting Tips (15 January)

Surprisingly 2nd in the Bundesliga last year, Stuttgart will undoubtedly have a hard time doing as well this season but their objective will be to maintain their place at the top of the table in order to qualify again for a European place. 7th at the start of this 17th day, the VfB is in good shape especially as it is only 5 lengths behind the top 4 qualifying for the C1. A competition where, after 6 days, he is still in the running to try to qualify for the play-offs in the coming weeks. Coming back to the championship, the Swabians have been in good spirits lately with 3 wins over the last 4 days played against Union Berlin 3-2, Heidenheim 1-3, Sankt Pauli 0-1 and finally Augsburg 0 -1 last weekend. For its part, RB Leipzig is still not able to hang on sufficiently to hope to win the first German championship title in its history despite great ambitions.

At the end of this first leg, RasenBall Sport is waiting at the foot of the podium, with a significant delay of 9 points on the leader, Bayern Munich. Too irregular, Marco Rose's players were able to score great victories against Holstein Kiel 0-2 and Eintrahct Frankfurt 2-1 before sinking before the holidays against Bayern precisely 5-1. Finally, on Sunday, Xavi Simons' teammates bounced back well by defeating Werder Bremen 4-2.

There is always a bit of damage on the Stuttgart side. Indeed, the French defender Zagadou is still injured. He remains in the infirmary in the company of unused midfielder Raimund and attackers Lewelling, Diehl and Touré who are also victims of physical problems. Having just returned on Sunday after several weeks off, the influential Undav took the opportunity to score his 6th goal of the season and give his team victory against Augsburg. He therefore equaled the prolific Demirovic (6 goals) and is ahead of the interesting Woltemade (4 goals) and the Frenchman Millot (4 goals, 2 assists). Note the arrival in recent days of winger Bruun Larsen (2 goals) who arrived from Hoffenheim. On the Leipzig side, the striker Danish Poulsen, replacement midfielder Ouedraogo, full-back Heinrichs and the defender tricolor Lukeba will not be able to play this meeting.

Absent last Saturday, midfielder Schlager is uncertain this week. Finally, the full-back Haïdara will be suspended following an accumulation of yellow cards. Last weekend's match marked Xavi Simons' return to competition. The player on loan from PSG took the opportunity to score a double and brought his total goals scored to 4 in 8 matches. The attackers Openda (6 goals, 5 assists) and Sesko (7 goals) will be there, as will the rookie Baku (Wolfsburg). Okafor (Milan AC) could also arrive in the coming hours

• Summary: VfB Stuttgart is going head to head with RB Leipzig starting on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:30 UTC at MHP Arena stadium, Stuttgart city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Stuttgart Feedinco Rating: 6.94
• RB Leipzig Feedinco Rating: 6.95