Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig

16 February 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Steven Zuber 16’ (pen)

Yussuf Poulsen 6’, 74’
Marcel Sabitzer 68’

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat Stuttgart 3-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Yussuf Poulsen put RB Leipzig ahead in the 6th minute and Steven Zuber equalised from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. In the second half, Marcel Sabitzer put RB Leipzig back in front with a direct free kick in the 68th minute and Poulsen made it 1-3 in the 74th minute, set up by Tyler Adams.

There was little between the sides on chances: Stuttgart created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, RB Leipzig 1.32 from 8.

Match stats

7 Shots 7

3 Shots on Target 4

5 Corners 4

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.37 xG 1.32

0.61 Non-penalty xG 1.32

4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Stuttgart RB Leipzig

Kick-off

6’

Yussuf Poulsen

0-1

Steven Zuber
Penalty

1-1

16’

Half-time1-1

68’

Marcel Sabitzer

1-2

74’

Yussuf Poulsen
Assist: Tyler Adams

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stuttgart

Gonzalo Castro

RB Leipzig

Marcel Sabitzer

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Stuttgart 1.37 xGRB Leipzig 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

RB Leipzig attacking Stuttgart attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Ron-Robert Zieler	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Andreas Beck	DEF	82		0	0.00	0.00	0
Benjamin Pavard	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Marc-Oliver Kempf	DEF	90		2	0.06	0.01	1
Ozan Kabak	DEF	90		1	0.12	0.00	0
Emiliano Insúa	DEF	88		0	0.00	0.03	1
Alexander Esswein	MID	90		1	0.03	0.00	0
Santiago Ascacibar	MID	90		1	0.37	0.00	0
Gonzalo Castro	MID	76		0	0.00	0.12	1
Steven Zuber	MID	90	1	2	0.77	0.00	0
Mario Gomez	FWD	90		1	0.01	0.37	1
Daniel Didavi	Sub	14		0	0.00	0.00	0
Anastasios Donis	Sub	8		0	0.00	0.00	0
Borna Sosa	Sub	2		0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Péter Gulácsi	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukas Klostermann	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Ibrahima Konaté	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Willi Orban	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcel Halstenberg	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.01	1
Diego Demme	MID	90			2	0.02	0.00	0
Tyler Adams	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.47	1
Marcel Sabitzer	MID	90	1		1	0.09	0.03	1
Emil Forsberg	MID	61			1	0.05	0.00	0
Yussuf Poulsen	FWD	90	2		3	1.13	0.00	0
Timo Werner	FWD	80			1	0.03	0.00	0
Bruma	Sub	29			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stefan Ilsanker	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matheus Cunha	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Stuttgart win 18% Bet365 odds 5.25

Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00

RB Leipzig win 58% Bet365 odds 1.65

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Stuttgart L L L D L

RB Leipzig W L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 2-0 Stuttgart, 26 Sep 18 Next meeting: Stuttgart 0-1 RB Leipzig, 02 Jan 21 All Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.