Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Leipzig will be looking to bounce back from a day-one defeat to Mainz when they host Stuttgart to their Red Bull Arena on Friday evening. The Red Bulls failed to impress in the opening match of the season, meaning that new boss Jesse Marsch should opt to make changes to the starting XI. Summer signing Brian Brobbey is likely to return to the starting line-up, as well as Austria international Marcel Sabitzer.
Alexander Sorloth has been tested positive for coronavirus, while all Benjamin Henrichs, Ademola Lookman, and Marcel Halstenberg are all sidelined with injuries. Die Schwaben, on the other hand, kicked off the new Bundesliga campaign in great manner, with the team rolling over Greuther Furth 5-1. Stuttgart aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and given Leipzig’s anything but good display in the defeat to Mainz, share of spoils is on the cards. Keep in mind, though, that all Kalajdzic, Nartey, and Coulibaly remain quarantined.
Highlighted Player (Willi Orban):
Willi Orban was born on 3 November, 1992 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Orban plays as a centre back, but he can operate as a defensive midfielder as well. The 185-cm-tall footballer is a product of Kaiserslautern’s youth academy and he played 35 league games for the reserve team between 2011 and 2013.
Orban made his debut for the first team in 2011, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The Kaiserslautern footballer made 68 league appearances for Kaiserslautern, scoring 7 goals for the German outfit between 2011 and 2015, but in May 2015 he signed a contract with Leipzig. Kaislerslautern fans were very angry with the defender when he decided to join die Bullen.
Willi Orban has two caps for Germany U21, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. He has a contract with Leipzig, which expires on 30 June, 2019. Willi Orban has a dual citizenship (Germany, Hungary).
Highlighted Team (Stuttgart):
VfB Stuttgart is a German football club from the regio Bad Canstatt. With over 44 000 members VfB Stuttgart can be considered as one of the top 10 biggest football clubs in the nation. The German football club was founded in 1912 and is playing in the Bundesliga since the very first day.
VfB Stuttgart is currently playing its home games in the Mercedes-Benz Arena which was build in 1933 and holds a capacity of 65 000 seats. The stadium is considered as one of the most impressive and modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of VfB Stuttgart are White and Red. The VfB Stuttgart fans gave the club the nickname Die Schwaben.
VfB Stuttgart is a successful club in the Bundesliga winning the league title 5 times, the DFB Pokal 3 times and the Supercup once. The club from Bad Canstatt haven’t had any big successes in Europe yet. The club end as runner up in the Europacup II and the UEFA Cup. Important players in the history of Stuttgart are: Tomasson, Bierofka, Dunga, Elber, Gomez, Lahm, Kuranyi and Yakin.