The Bundesliga is back in flames with a battle for honour and standings, between Stuttgart and Leipzig. The match is scheduled for Saturday night 24-01-27 at 30 a.m.
Stuttgart has been a dark horse this season, proudly standing in third place in the league with a record of 11 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. Especially on their own turf, Stuttgart is majestic, not only beating Dortmund, Frankfurt and other giants, but also breaking into the top four in the fierce battle of the German Cup. However, in the last two rounds of the league, Stuttgart has suffered consecutive away defeats, which seems to be a mistrend, which will inevitably frustrate the morale of the soldiers under his command.
Looking back at the last five matches, Stuttgart has only won two and lost three, and the performance is slightly lackluster. In their last away game against Bochum, Stuttgart suffered a defeat in a row, suffering three consecutive defeats away from home. In the game, although Stuttgart was high-spirited, the strikers had cold feet and missed opportunities, and the pressure on the defense increased sharply. Once Stuttgart attacked the half, they immediately launched hand-to-hand combat, using physical confrontation and tactical fouls to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, causing Stuttgart's offensive to be blocked, and finally due to the formation being too pressed, Bochum took advantage of the void and scored a goal with a quick counterattack. As the game progressed, the Stuttgart players became more and more impatient, and the quality of the attack was greatly reduced, and finally failed to score points from Bochum.
It is worth noting that Stuttgart seems to have suffered from the "away curse" recently, when playing at home, the team advances and retreats in an orderly manner and has a clear thinking; If the manager doesn't quickly adjust his team's mentality to play away from home, Stuttgart's current top-three position could be in jeopardy.
Leipzig, on the other hand, is not optimistic recently, with 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats temporarily in fourth place, tied with Borussia Dortmund behind them, and a slight mistake may lose the top four places that they have worked so hard to maintain. In addition, after the transfer and departure of the leading striker Verona, Leipzig's attack power has decreased sharply, and in the face of Frankfurt, 20 shots have not been scored, and the team has lost to the incomplete Leverkusen in the last round, and the team's morale has suffered a heavy blow.
Leipzig has recently used the 442 formation to respond to the enemy, but after losing the speed of counterattacking, the offensive end is obviously weak, and they are originally good at off-ball tactics, too much possession of the ball instead exposes defensive flaws. Moreover, the departure of the two cores of Forsberg and Verona has greatly damaged Leipzig's strength. Given the team's usual low-key approach in the transfer market, it may not be easy to regain its former glory in the short term.
Looking back, Stuttgart and Leipzig met for the first time this season, Stuttgart suffered a 5-1 defeat on the road, and in the last ten meetings, Stuttgart have not tasted a win, only two draws and eight defeats. However, Stuttgart have a strong home record this season, going unbeaten in seven consecutive matches. Leipzig, on the other hand, had just suffered two consecutive defeats and were demoralized. Despite the different styles of the two teams, Leipzig, with their excellent defensive counter-attacking ability, is expected to challenge Stuttgart this time and hope to turn things around on the opponent's home turf and win all three points.