Overview
- Second-place Leipzig host third-place Stuttgart on Saturday, with Ole Werner calling it a game on equal terms and a win putting Leipzig on pace for their best nine‑game start.
- Since the 0:6 opening loss at Bayern, Leipzig are unbeaten across competitions, with a tighter team culture led by captain David Raum and a shift to aggressive pressing and quicker transitions.
- Stuttgart enter with four straight wins over Leipzig in recent meetings, as coach Sebastian Hoeneß highlights RB’s wide threats and pinpoints Christoph Baumgartner’s current form as a key danger.
- Hoeneß lists forward Tiago Tomas as uncertain and defender Dan‑Axel Zagadou as likely out due to adductor issues, trimming Stuttgart’s options for the trip.
- In Saturday night’s Bayern–Leverkusen match, Vincent Kompany confirms Manuel Neuer’s return and warns against conceding free kicks to specialist Alejandro Grimaldo, with Bayern on 14 wins from 14 and Leverkusen unbeaten away in 37 league games after taking 16 of 18 points under Kasper Hjulmand.