Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Prediction 27.01.2024

• Competition: Germany &— Bundesliga
• Date: Saturday, 27th, January 2024
• Kickoff: 14:30 UK / 15.30 CET
• Venue: MHPArena (Stuttgart)

Two Champions League contenders, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, will compete for their first points of the new calendar year during the lunchtime fixture on Saturday in the 19th gameweek of the Bundesliga.

Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips: AH2 (0)

Stuttgart, unexpectedly competitive in the first half of the domestic campaign and ranking just behind Bayer Leverkusen and reigning champions Bayern Munich, saw their title dreams essentially vanish after starting the new calendar year disappointingly.

Sebastian Hoeness’s team took a hard hit after a 1-3 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach in their first match of 2024. The blow was compounded by a narrow 0-1 defeat to the lower-ranked Bochum, effectively taking them out of the title race due to a massive 14-point deficit behind the league leader.

Die Schwaben are in a race to preserve their Champions League aspirations, and urgently need to devise a successful strategy. However, the task seems overwhelming at the moment, especially due to the lack of their key forward, Serhou Guirassy. Guirassy extended his time at AFCON, having advanced to the elimination rounds with his national team.

The Guinean forward’s absence, who has been instrumental in half of his team’s goals this term (17G, 1A), is causing worry among MHP Arena supporters. This anxiety is clearly reflected in Stuttgart’s inability to succeed in all four Bundesliga matches without Guirassy in the final third. This disappointing pattern may continue this weekend.

Meanwhile, RB Leipzig has commenced 2024 just as poorly as their Saturday host, suffering a slim 0-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. They then let down their faithful supporters once more, wasting a two-goal advantage to sustain a dreadful five-goal defeat against the league’s top team, Bayer Leverkusen.

After failing to outdo Xabi Alonso’s team in any competition this campaign, Marco Rose’s Saxon club is now in dire need of a win. They need to bounce back from their recent losses and secure their place in the top four, especially with Dortmund, who is fifth and trails by only one point, hot on their heels.

However, Die Roten Bullen are smiling their way out of the crisis, considering they have never lost to Stuttgart in their 11 head-to-head clashes, winning nine times thus far, including a 5-1 demolition on matchday two of the Bundesliga earlier this term. The absence of Senegal’s goalscoring machine puts the hosts in further trouble, so we reckon RBL are closer to picking up the full three points from Saturday’s visit.