Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction: Expect a home team to win

The second round of the German Football Championship will start with the match between Leipzig and Stuttgart. The logical favorite of the upcoming game is Leipzig, which started the championship with a defeat. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Leipzig

The Bulls looked strong before the season's official start, defeated several clubs in friendlies, and beat Bayern Munich 3:0 in the German Super Cup. But in the first round of the Bundesliga, Leipzig lost away to Bayer 2:3. Olmo and Openda scored goals for the Bulls, while Frimpong, Ta, and Wirz scored for Bayer. In general, Leipzig did not deserve to lose; they looked no worse than their opponents, and according to the xG index, they scored 1.57 goals compared to 1.37 for Bayer but lost. The Bulls shot 13 times in the direction of the goal and six times hit the net. Despite the defeat in the first round, it is obvious that Leipzig is in great shape and will spend the first home match thinking exclusively about victory.

VfB Stuttgart

For the team, the upcoming match will be, as for Leipzig, the third official match of the season, only instead of the Super Cup match, Stuttgart played the German Cup match against Balingen, won with a score of 4:0. In the first round of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart beat Bochum on their field, outplaying the opponent with a score of 5:0. We expected the team to start the tournament with a victory. Still, we did not expect that with such a confident one. Stuttgart scored 3.33 on the xG index, 19 shots on goal, and nine shots on goal.

Expert Betting Tips

Judging by Stuttgart's latest results and this club's statistics, the team is doing great. But we can't say that the Bulls are out of shape, not at all. We believe the Bulls will win their first home game of the season, but we doubt Leipzig will manage not to concede in Friday's game. We expect the second round of the Bundesliga 2023/24 to start with a bright match in which both teams will score, and the hosts will eventually win.