Can die Roten Bullen get off the mark?

By Ben Sully @SullyBen

After starting the brand new Bundesliga marketing campaign with a defeat, RB Leipzig will look to say their first factors of the season after they play host to Stuttgart on Friday.

RB Leipzig

After thrashing Bayern Munich 3-0 to win their first-ever DFL-Supercup, Leipzig entered the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season in a optimistic temper. Nevertheless, their confidence was dented by Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen facet, who managed to get the higher of Marco Rose’s fees in a five-goal thriller. Whereas Leipzig discovered the web by Dani Olmo and summer season signing Loïs Openda, objectives from Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah and Florian Wirtz condemned die Roten Bullen to a 3-2 away defeat.

Leipzig will now return residence to the Pink Bull Enviornment, the place they picked up 42 factors through the 2022-23 season to complete the marketing campaign with the second-best residence file within the prime flight. Their hopes of claiming most factors on Friday might be boosted by their spectacular head-to-head file, having received all 5 of their earlier residence conferences with Stuttgart, scoring 11 objectives and conceding simply as soon as.

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El Chadaille Bitshiabu and Amadou Haidara are dominated out with knee and calf issues respectively. Goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi stays a long-term absentee for the hosts, whereas Caden Clark is a doubt for Friday’s contest.

Stuttgart

Contemporary from beating fourth-tier Balingen 4-0 within the first spherical of the DFB-Pokal, Stuttgart produced a dominant show to say one other snug victory in Saturday’s league opener in opposition to Bochum.

Serhou Guirassy and Silas each netted braces in a commanding 5-0 victory the place former Borussia Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou registered his first Stuttgart aim. After being concerned in relegation battles within the final two seasons, Stuttgart will hope their opening-day consequence lays the muse for a profitable marketing campaign.

Having didn’t beat Leipzig in 10 aggressive conferences, Stuttgart might be concentrating on their first-ever win over die Roten Bullen on Friday. Claiming all three factors would definitely signify a press release of intent for a Stuttgart facet that needed to wait till April to clinch their first away league victory of the 2022-23 season.

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Deniz Undav, Josha Vagnoman, Nikolas Nartey and Fabian Bredlow are all sidelined for the guests, whereas Thomas Kastanaras can also be unlikely to characteristic as a result of an damage situation.