Highlights
C. Dingert
Full-time
90'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
Four minutes of it in Stuttgart.
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
89'
SÖRLOTH!
Alexander Sörloth almost finishes it with a towering header, but again Kobel pulls out a brilliant reaction save down to his right.
86'
ANTON!!
What a chance for the home side! Centre-back Waldemar Anton somehow popped up as a centre-forward and onto the end of Endo's pass, but Gulacsi somehow denies him from close range!
84'
FINAL THROW OF THE DICE
Stuttgart make one last attempt to turn it around with forward Mateo Klimowicz on for defender Marc-Oliver Kempf. Matarazzo has used all three of his substitution windows.
83'
Substitution
81'
ADAMS OFF
Tyler Adams was down just a few minutes earlier stretching his leg. He's now replaced by Lukas Klostermann making his return from a knee operation.
81'
Substitution
76'
MATARAZZO REACTS
A couple of changes now by Stuttgart as they look to get back into this with a quarter of an hour remaining.
75'
Substitution
75'
Substitution
74'
BIG MEN UP FRONT
After starting without a recognised striker, Leipzig now have two up top with Poulsen and Sörloth joining the action.
73'
Substitution
73'
GOOD READING FOR RB
As it stands, Leipzig will be going top overnight. Bayern host Mainz tomorrow.
OLMO WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH!
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Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
66'
Substitution
65'
HAIDARA AGAIN
He's been popping up in a lot more advanced positions today and Amadou Haidara again has a chance, this time with his head, but he can't direct it on target.
59'
BUSY FRONT MEN...
Shots
3
3
Nicolás González Emil Forsberg
58'
FIRST CHANGE
It's Matarazzo who acts first by replacing the league's tallest player with some pace out wide. Coulibaly has already scored against Bayern and Dortmund this season...
58'
Substitution
55'
ANGELINO TO ORBAN
An outside-of-the-boot cross by Angelino finds the head of the arriving Willi Orban, but he can't beat Kobel.
49'
SOSA BOOKED
The Stuttgart man pulls Olmo back and is booked.
48'
FORSBERG
And now it's the turn of Leipzig's nominal striker to run onto a defence-splitting pass, but he puts his shot straight at Kobel.
47'
HAIDARA
A great through ball finds Amadou Haidara in behind, but the midfielder makes a bit of a mess of his shot and drags it well wide.
46'
BACK UNDERWAY
No changes for either team as we resume for the second half. Julian Nagelsmann is normally not afraid to shuffle his pack at the break, so he must be pleased with what he's seen so far.
Kick-off!
NOTHING IN IT
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Half-time
44'
SABITZER OVER
Stenzel misjudges a high ball but Angelino makes no mistake behind him. The Spaniard then squares a cross to Sabitzer arriving from deep, but he fires over.
43'
KALAJDZIC!
Mangala's cross from the right is deflected but still towards Kalajdzic, but he fails to make proper contact and only turns the ball wide.
42'
SABITZER BOOKED
The Leipzig skipper trips up his counterpart on the run and has his name taken.
41'
OLMO!
The ball sits up nicely for Dani Olmo to the right of goal and he hasn't hasten to hit it. But it's over the bar.
36'
KILLER KOBEL
This was the sixth time Gregor Kobel has faced a penalty in the Bundesliga and the second he's saved (previously for Augsburg against Gladbach in January 2019).
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
28'
A DIFFICULT 12 YARDS
No team has missed as many penalties in the Bundesliga this season as Leipzig (2). But they've also been awarded the most spot-kicks in the league (7).
26'
MANGALA OVER
Orel Mangala drives forward and decides to hit it himself from 20 yards, but the shot's always rising.
SAVED!
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21'
PENALTY TO LEIPZIG!
Stenzel trips Forsberg as he runs into the box and the referee points to the spot. The VfB defender also picks up a yellow for it.
18'
PLENTY OF ATTACKING INTENT
Shots
4Off target
0On target
2Off target
2On target
12'
SABITZER!
The Leipzig captain has a go from 20 yards now as well. Again Kobel makes the save.
OLD FRIENDS
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9'
GONZALEZ OVER
VfB captain Gonzalo Castro swings in a free-kick from wide on the right. Nicolas Gonzalez gets his head to it in the box but Peter Gulacsi watches it loop over his crossbar.
3'
ANGELINO!
Leipzig's wing-back - and top scorer - almost adds to his four goals this campaign in the opening few minutes as he latches onto a volley on the edge of the box. Kobel does well to react down to his right and save.
1'
UNDERWAY
We get going as the mercury dips to a chilly 4 degrees Celsius in southwest Germany.
Kick-off!
MOMENTS AWAY
Here come the teams in Stuttgart for the final fixture of a busy first Bundesliga Saturday of 2021.
ONE-SIDED HEAD-TO-HEAD
Stuttgart and Leipzig have met four times before in competitive action across the 2017/18 and 2018/19 Bundesliga season. Those games produced a 0-0 draw and three RBL wins (1-0, 2-0 and 3-1). Die Roten Bullen have also never lost a Bundesliga games to a promoted side, winning 14 and drawing three. To make matters worse for VfB, only one member of their squad has ever scored against Leipzig in the Bundesliga. That is Daniel Didavi (for Wolfsburg in May 2018), and he misses out today with a knock.
0:28
WATCH: INSIDE THE LEIPZIG DRESSING ROOM
TIME TO BREAK THE HOME DUCK
Promoted Stuttgart can be pleased with their season so far, with only three defeats in their opening 13 fixtures their best return since they actually won the title in 2006/07, while their 26 goals scored is also their best in 14 years. However, Matarazzo's side are yet to win at the Mercedes-Benz Arena since their top-flight return, failing to win their first six home games of a Bundesliga season for the first time ever (D4, L2).
MILESTONE MATCH
This is also the 150th match of Leipzig's Bundesliga history. Their record of 80 wins (D40, L29) before this landmark fixture is already a league record, surpassing the previous best of 79 wins set by Bayern.
CHANCE TO APPLY PRESSURE
Leverkusen's defeat to Frankfurt earlier today means RB Leipzig can move top with a win tonight and apply some pressure on Bayern before they host Mainz tomorrow. Julian Nagelsmann's side are only two points off the champions at the summit and on a run of seven without defeat in the Bundesliga.
0:09
WATCH: CALM BEFORE THE STORM IN STUTTGART
ADAMS IN, KLOSTERMANN RETURNS
As for Leipzig, they make only one change from their 3-0 cup win against Augsburg as Tyler Adams replaces Nordi Mukiele, who misses out with a knock. There is good news, though, with Lukas Klostermann back in the squad for the first time since Matchday 4 after a knee operation.
THREE VFB CHANGES
Pellegrino Matarazzo brings in three new faces from their 1-0 win over Freiburg in the DFB Cup. Gregor Kobel returns in goal in place of Fabian Bredlow, while wide men Borna Sosa and Silla Wamangituka replace Tanguy Coulibaly and Mateo Klimowicz, who also drop to the bench.
STUTTGART XI
Kobel - Stenzel, Anton, Kempf - Silas, Endo, Mangala, Castro (c), Sosa – Gonzalez, Kalajdzic
STUTTGART SUBS
Bredlow, Mavropanos, Coulibaly, Karazor, Churlinov, Förster, Klement, Massimo, Klimowicz
LEIPZIG XI
Gulacsi - Orban, Upamecano, Halstenberg - Adams, Haidara, Kampl, Angelino - Sabitzer (c), Forsberg, Olmo
LEIPZIG SUBS
Martinez, Poulsen, Hwang, Klostermann, Sörloth, Samardzic, Borkowski, Martel, Wosz
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Here you will find the most important information on the game between VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig on Matchday 14 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season.