Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Stuttgart and Leipzig face each other at Mercedes-Benz Arena in a highly-anticipated Bundesliga game on Saturday afternoon. Die Schwaben failed to turn their dominance into victory in a goalless draw with Greuther Furth, with the team extending their winless run to three games. Stuttgart are eager to start a new winning run in the national championship, but they face a difficult task against Leipzig. All Mavropanos, Didavi, and Klimowicz have been tested positive for coronavirus, while Omar Marmoush is on international duty.
Fit-again attacker Sasa Kalajdzic is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts. The Red Bulls, on the other hand, aim to build on a 4-1 win over Mainz. Considering that Leipzig are not regarded as good travelers, we are tempted to put our money on draw. Both Mukiele and Henrichs are sidelined through illness, while Moriba and Haidara take part at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Forsberg, Olmo, and Laimer remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Wataru Endo):
Wataru Endo is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a defender. Endo is a product of Shonan Bellmare youth academy and he continued playing for the club at senior level. After scoring 21 goals in 153 appearances (league) for the club the 178-cm tall centre-back moved to Urawa Red Diamonds in 2016 and he has been playing for the J1 League club ever since.
Endo won the AFC Champions League with Urawa in 2017 as the Reds defeated Al-Hilal in the final of the competition. The Japanese defender played 90 minutes in the victory over the Saudi Arabian side and the winning of the AFC Champions League trophy is considered the biggest success of his career.
Wataru Endo made his debut for Japan on August 2, 2015 in a 2-1 loss to Korea DPR at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. In 2016 he was the AFC U-23 Championship trophy with the Samurai Blue. The Urawa Red Diamonds footballer was born in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama (Japan) on February 9, 1993.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.