VfB Stuttgart 2-1 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Wednesday 15 January 2025

Result

VfB Stuttgart 2-1 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Wednesday 15 January 2025, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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VfB Stuttgart 2-1 RB Leipzig: match report

VfB Stuttgart won against RB Leipzig 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday 15 January 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring in the 10th minute. VfB Stuttgart's goals came from Jacob Bruun Larsen (50') and Nick Woltemade (60'). RB Leipzig scored through Benjamin Sesko (10').

Discipline: VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game VfB Stuttgart were 8th on 26 points from 16 and RB Leipzig 4th on 30 points from 16. VfB Stuttgart went on to finish that season 9th with 50 points, and RB Leipzig 7th with 51.

VfB Stuttgart lined up in a 4-4-2 and RB Leipzig in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig (7.8), ahead of David Raum (6.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 VfB Stuttgart win, 1 draw and 8 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

5'Yellow card · Deniz UndavVfB Stuttgart
10'Goal · Benjamin SeskoRB Leipzig · 0-1
20'Yellow card · Benjamin SeskoRB Leipzig
45+1'Yellow card · Willi OrbánRB Leipzig
50'Goal · Jacob Bruun LarsenVfB Stuttgart · 1-1
60'Goal · Nick WoltemadeVfB Stuttgart · 2-1
70'Yellow card · Loïs OpendaRB Leipzig
83'Yellow card · Jamie LewelingVfB Stuttgart
85'Second yellow · Benjamin SeskoRB Leipzig
86'Yellow card · David RaumRB Leipzig
88'Second yellow · Loïs OpendaRB Leipzig
90+4'Yellow card · El Chadaille BitshiabuRB Leipzig

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfB Stuttgart 1, draws 1, RB Leipzig 8.

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Team news

Unavailable

Wahid FaghirVfB Stuttgart · suspension (No Eligibility)
Stefan DrljacaVfB Stuttgart · suspension (No Eligibility)
Dan-Axel ZagadouVfB Stuttgart · injury (Outer Ligament Problems)
El Bilal TouréVfB Stuttgart · injury (Metatarsal Fracture)
Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Assan OuédraogoRB Leipzig · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Justin DiehlVfB Stuttgart · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Benjamin HenrichsRB Leipzig · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)
Castello LukebaRB Leipzig · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Nikolas NarteyVfB Stuttgart · injury (Fitness)
Maximilian MittelstädtVfB Stuttgart · injury (Muscular problems)
Amadou HaidaraRB Leipzig · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Xaver SchlagerRB Leipzig · suspension (No Eligibility)
Luca RaimundVfB Stuttgart · injury (Hamstring Injury)
André SilvaRB Leipzig · injury (Calf Problems)

VfB Stuttgart expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alexander Nübel, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Josha Vagnoman, Jeff Chabot, Anthony Rouault, Angelo Stiller, Chris Führich, Atakan Karazor, Enzo Millot, Ermedin Demirovic, Nick Woltemade

RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-2-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orbán, Nicolas Seiwald, Ridle Baku, Arthur Vermeeren, Kevin Kampl, David Raum, Xavi Simons, Loïs Openda, Benjamin Sesko