RB Leipzig – Stuttgart

Bundesliga Round 2
Leipzig, August 25, 20:30 CET

In front of their fans, RB Leipzig will be fully focused on avoiding another setback in the Bundesliga, after a painful 3-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last week.
On the other hand, Stuttgart unexpectedly easily and convincingly won 5:0 against Bochum in the Bundesliga first round... However, it seems that Stuttgart is the ideal opponent for RB Leipzig at the moment. Wataru Endo, their key player in midfield for the past three seasons, has signed for Liverpool in recent days. Stuttgart has yet to find a way to compensate for the departure of the great fighter and captain of the Japanese national team.
RB Leipzig definitely has exceptional attacking quality. This team won away to Munich against Bayern even 3:0, in the German Super Cup earlier this month. Against Bayer away from home last week, coach Marco Rose's team had a two-goal deficit after only 35 minutes of play... That's why, on their home field, RB Leipzig will play aggressively right from the start and look for an early goal.
Last season, RB Leipzig beat this opponent 2:1 on their home field, and a little over a year ago they managed a 1:1 draw away from home. At "Red Bull Arena", the home team is mostly offensively dominant. This is a team that scored 64 goals in 34 rounds of the Bundesliga last season, they were third in the league in terms of efficiency and goal difference. On the other hand, Stuttgart conceded as many as 58 goals last season, and objectively this is a team that is not of better quality compared to their spring period.
Since the beginning of August, in the preparatory period, RB Leipzig achieved extremely convincing victories: against St Truiden 4:0, Altglienicke 9:2 and Spanish Las Palmas 3:0. With that exceptional edition on the field of Bayern (3:0), it is obvious that this team plays impressive attacking football.
Since the odds that RB Leipzig will score at least two goals in this match are extremely low, the Asian handicap option, that the home team will manage to win by at least two goals, is a much better bet. Especially considering that Stuttgart does not play well against the away favorites, and that RB Leipzig has better players in all lines of the team.
The 5-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach in a friendly at the end of July is a reflection of the obvious defensive problems Stuttgart have when playing against the favourites. Unfortunately, the odds that the teams will manage to score at least three goals in this match are also low - but bets on a convincing edition of the hosts can be a full hit.
These days, it is speculated that an extremely important player will leave RB Leipzig, the fast-footed winger Dani Olmo. However, the effective play of this team does not depend on any one player, but is the result of a very proactive approach to the game that coach Marco Rose demands from the entire squad.
RB Leipzig also has much better options on the bench, they are a team that is preparing for the appearance in the Champions League, with a reason the hosts are the absolute favorites for game this Friday.