Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction & Betting Tips (27 January)

A real sensation of the first half of the season in the Bundesliga, Stuttgart still occupies the 3rd step of the podium in this championship. This is why the VfB obviously still seems to be in the race for qualification for the Champions League, which would be a first for the club in the 21st century. However, Sebastian Hoeness's men will have to redouble their efforts to try to achieve this objective and they will have to reverse a rather bad trend since the return to competition after the winter break. Before the holidays, the Swabians were indeed able to win quite comfortably at home against Augsburg 3-0. But the first two days played in 2024 were not fruitful for this team which lost in quick succession against Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 and Bochum 1-0 last weekend despite a fairly clear domination. Also, Stuttgart is now only a small point ahead of 5th place.

For its part, Leipzig is not really living up to its ambitions. While it is obviously still on pace to once again secure a place in the top 4 and obtain further qualification for the Champions League, RasenBall Sport was however unable to hold off the first two, the Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, in the title race and are already 15 points behind the leader. Just like their opponent of the day, Marco Rose's men are experiencing difficulties at the start of 2024. They have suffered two defeats in a row, at home, against Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 and against Bayer Leverkusen 2 -3, last weekend, after leading twice on the scoreboard.

Warned 5 times this season, midfielder Karazor is suspended this Saturday. The rather replacement midfielders Egloff and Nartey are still out of shape and they will not be available to their coach this weekend. This will also not be the case for several elements who have gone to selection to compete in the various international competitions taking place at the moment. Indeed, the senior defender Ito and the midfielder Jeong have joined Qatar where the Asian Cup is being contested while the former Paris FC Silas Mvumpa (3 goals) and above all, the Guinean striker Guirassy (17 goals) play the CAN with their respective selection. In the absence of the latter, the very good Führich (5 goals, 5 assists) and the quite prolific Undav (9 goals, 2 assists) are supposed to take over but they did not manage to score during the week. -last end.

Absent for many months, Hungarian defender Orban makes his return. On the other hand, midfielder Haïdara is still in the Malian selection with whom he is currently competing in the CAN. Finally, the great Dutch hope Xavi Simons (5 goals, 7 assists) is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. This winter, the experienced Forsberg (RB New York), the replacement Moriba (Getafe, loan) and the rather disappointing striker Timo Werner (2 goals in 8 games, Tottenham, loan) have all set sail while midfielder Elmas arrived from Naples. Offensively, young Dutch prospect the defeat.