Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Stuttgart are a side that have propelled themselves forward in the last couple of seasons and they sit tucked inside the top seven ahead of this match day as they prepare to face an RB Leipzig side that need to find consistency in the early stages of 2025.
Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 15th January, 2025: UK – 7:30pm / US ET – 2:30pm / US PT – 11:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
Stuttgart Team News: Undav a doubt
Big money summer signing from Brighton and Hove Albion, Germany international Deniz Undav returned from a thigh issue at the weekend to score the winner against Augsburg.
As well as the potential absence of Undav, Stuttgart have key injury issues at opposite ends of the pitch with both Dan-Axel Zagadou and El Bilal Toure missing.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Neubel; Vagnoman, Rouault, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Millot, Karazor, Stiller, Fuhrich; Demirovic, Woltemade
Unavailable: Diehl (Injured), Zagadou (Injured), Toure (Injured), Raimund (Injured)
Questionable: Rouault (Injured)
RB Leipzig Team News: Key doubts
Leipzig have an abundance of attacking talent, such as Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko, and as they search for consistency, finding a good balance for those two is imperative this week.
They have some key doubts for this week’s trip to Stuttgart as defender Castello Lukeba is sidelined alongside midfield duo Xaver Schlager and Eljif Elmas as well as Yussuf Poulsen.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Gulacsi; Klostermann, Orban, Seiwald; Nusa, Vermeeren, Kampl, Raum; Openda, Simons; Sesko
Unavailable: Henrichs (Injured), Ouedraogo (Injured)
Questionable: Lukeba (Injured), Schlager (Injured), Elmas (Injured), Poulsen (Injured)
Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction
Sebastian Hoeness’ Stuttgart come into this one on the back of a victory against Augsburg at the weekend with the aforementioned Undav coming off the bench to score. The hosts had been in impressive form, too, ahead of the German winter break. They now face an RB Leipzig side that defeated Werder Bremen by four goals to two at the Red Bull Arena with a wondrous strike from Sesko in that match. Stuttgart are in good form and Leipzig have serious quality in attack so this could end up being quite a good match for the neutral.
Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Tip: Both teams to score
