Stuttgart got its second win in its second game in 2025. However, it was close against Leipzig. Meanwhile, there was another disappointment for the new Union coach.
VfB Stuttgart is climbing up the Bundesliga table. The German soccer runner-up won an exciting game against RB Leipzig 2-1 (0-1) on matchday 17 and made up a deficit in the process. This means that VfB has jumped to fifth place in the table.
Meanwhile, the home debut of the new Union Berlin coach Steffen Baumgart failed. The “Iron” lost against FC Augsburg 0:2 (0:2). Meanwhile, Werder Bremen’s 3:3 (1:1) draw against 1. FC Heidenheim was spectacular, with the South Germans’ equalizer coming in stoppage time.
The Swabians prevailed against RB at the end of the first half of the season and are now only one point behind fourth-placed Saxony. In the final phase, he lost two strikers due to being sent off.
The Slovenian striker Benjamin Šeško also scored in the fifth league game in a row and gave RB the lead in the 10th minute. Winter purchase Jacob Bruun Larsen (50th) and Nick Woltemade (60th) turned the game in front of 57,500 spectators with their goals in VfB’s favor. Shortly before the end, Leipzig’s Šeško (85th) and Loïs Openda (88th) each saw yellow-red.
The Köpenickers also lost their second game under new coach Baumgart without scoring their own goal. The Union team were clearly defeated by the Bavarian Swabians away from home in the An der Alten Försterei stadium.
Alexis Claude-Maurice secured the visitors’ victory with his brace (9th/30th minute) in front of 21,560 spectators. Union has been waiting for a three-pointer for ten Bundesliga games. This has only happened once before for the FCU: in the previous season, which almost ended in relegation.
Werder is frustrated after the late draw against Heidenheim. Offensive player Leo Scienza scored for the guests with a free kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time and thus snatched the victory that was believed to be certain for the North Germans.
The Austrian Marco Grüll (1st/79th) scored twice and Marvin Ducksch (57th) scored for Bremen coach Ole Werner’s team. Jan Schöppner (30th) and Luca Kerber (61st) scored the other two goals for the Ostalb team.