Will RB lose to the Swabians for the fifth time in a row?

After both teams prevailed in the DFB Cup during the week, they will face each other in the Bundesliga on Saturday. You can place a bet on RB Leipzig vs. VfB Stuttgart, with the hosts being the clear favorites.

The match will be interesting in terms of the table, as second and third place will face each other. A draw would keep Leipzig ahead of their rivals. A defeat would be a setback for both sides in the race for the championship, which is currently clearly led by Bayern Munich anyway.

The recent record clearly favors the Swabians, who have won their last four games. Saturday will see the fourth meeting between the two sides this year. For the RB Leipzig vs. VfB Stuttgart prediction, it is important to analyze which team is currently in better form.

Leipzig has not lost any of its last seven games, winning six of them. Stuttgart has five consecutive wins in the league.

The teams are currently on equal footing. A close result is entirely possible, especially since both sides had to play in the cup during the week.

Leipzig has home advantage and, with the exception of the last game, has won 6 of 7 home games against Stuttgart so far. The visitors are still without Ermedin Demirovic, who is the Swabians’ top scorer with three goals. A closer look at the statistics shows that Leipzig has scored more goals in the first half. For Stuttgart, it’s exactly the opposite.

RB Leipzig vs. VfB Stuttgart Prediction AI

The AI also agrees with the RB Leipzig vs. VfB Stuttgart betting odds. The hosts are favored to win, as evidenced by their 47.1% chance of victory. Home advantage contributes to these odds.

Those looking for value can bet on the visitors to win, but the AI estimates the away win at only a 30% chance. Stuttgart definitely have what it takes to beat Leipzig, having done so four times in a row – albeit only once away in Leipzig. At 62.5%, the chances are definitely good that both teams will score.

RB Leipzig – Statistics & current form

Things are going well under Ole Werner, who was hired as coach in Leipzig in the summer. Ahead of the upcoming matchday 9, the team has 19 points to its name, which means it is currently enjoying its second-best Bundesliga season ever.

Only last season did the team do better, with one more point. Now the Red Bulls need to keep up this pace in order to possibly even stay in the championship race. They are currently five points behind Bayern Munich, who have a difficult game against Leverkusen this weekend.

Leipzig has also performed well in the cup. After their success in Sandhausen in August, they secured a clear 4-1 victory in Cottbus on Tuesday, securing their place in the round of 16.

Leipzig scores with strong defense

A glance at the table shows that Leipzig has conceded nine goals so far, which is currently the fourth-best record in the league. However, the team conceded six goals in its first game against Bayern. This means that it has conceded only three goals in its last seven games.

Six wins and a draw in Dortmund from their last seven games is a strong record and shows that Leipzig are definitely among the favorites to qualify for the Champions League.

With five goals, Christoph Baumgartner has been Leipzig’s top scorer so far. He also scored in the last game in Augsburg. Leipzig has scored in each of its last seven games and has kept a clean sheet four times this season.

It is striking that Leipzig is currently the team with the lowest percentage of goals scored in the second half. Only 31% of its goals so far have been scored in the second 45 minutes. Leipzig has already scored 11 goals in the first half, but only 5 in the second half of each game.

VfB Stuttgart – Statistics & current form

After a disappointing ninth place finish last season, Stuttgart is currently on the right track. With Sebastian Hoeneß still on the sidelines, the Swabians are not only in third place in the league, but also in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup.

Stuttgart won 2-0 away in Mainz on Wednesday. In the league, they have won five games in a row. Only in the Europa League has the reigning cup winner won just one game so far. They lost to Basel and Fenerbahce – both away games.

Their performances have been good recently, but they still have some difficult tasks ahead of them in the first half of the season, including Leverkusen, Bayern, Dortmund, and Leipzig, who have beaten Stuttgart in their last four games.

The Swabians’ weaknesses away from home

Stuttgart had a bumpy start to the season with two defeats in their first three games, but have since won five in a row. Away from home, they have won two games but also lost two. This also contributes to their underdog status on Saturday.

With seven goals conceded, Stuttgart have the third-best defense in the league, but have also scored only 13 goals. So far, Stuttgart has kept a clean sheet in four of eight games.

Stuttgart is also having a strong season at the moment. In fact, it is their second-best season since winning the championship in 2006/07. Nine players have scored for Stuttgart so far, with Ermedin Demirovic leading the way with three goals, but he will be out with injury on Saturday.

Stuttgart has conceded more goals in the first half and scored more often in the second 45 minutes. In this respect, the Swabians will be keen not to concede a goal from the home side, especially in the early stages.

RB Leipzig – VfB Stuttgart Head-to-head record

The record between Leipzig and Stuttgart is interesting, as the first matchup took place in 2017 and Stuttgart failed to win any of the first eleven games. During this phase, Leipzig recorded nine wins and two draws.

Recently, however, Stuttgart has had the upper hand with four consecutive wins. Only one of those wins was in Leipzig, which was a 3-2 victory on the last matchday of last season. In fact, Leipzig has won six of its seven home games against Stuttgart so far.

RB Leipzig – VfB Stuttgart Tip

Both teams are in good form and could potentially come away as winners on Saturday, but the advantage clearly lies with the hosts. Leipzig has won all three of its home games so far, conceding only two goals in the process.

Betting on a home win makes sense. You can also bet on the hosts winning in the first half. Leipzig have scored 69% of their goals in the first half so far, which is the highest percentage in the league. That’s eleven goals, after all.

Given Leipzig’s scoring threat at home, especially in the first 45 minutes, you can bet on over 1.5 goals in the first half. In general, you can expect a few goals. In only two of the last ten matches between the two teams have fewer than three goals been scored.

All in all, it will be difficult for the visitors, who are in good form but have also had one day less rest. Both sides will go into the game with confidence, but the bottom line is that the home side has the advantage, especially as Stuttgart has been slightly weaker away from home this season.