By Rich
RB Leipzig’s Dominik Szoboszlai scored his first 2 Bundesliga goals for the club on Friday in a dominating 4:0 shutout of visitors VfB Stuttgart. Szoboszlai’s first goal came in the 38th minute of the match, when he advanced to the right-hand corner of Stuttgart’s box and dipped the ball past Florian Müller into the far corner. The match’s second goal came in the 46th minute, when Emil Forsberg scored off a flick from Andre Silva, and his goal was followed 6 minutes later by Szoboszlai’s second goal off a free kick. The match’s final goal came in the 65th minute, when Silva scored his first penalty kick goal for Leipzig. Leipzig have now won 6 of the last 7 Bundesliga meetings with Stuttgart, scoring 13 goals and conceding just 1. Going into Saturday’s contests, 7 clubs are all at the top of the table with 3 points each, and the weekend’s remaining contests will be important for any club looking for a permanent perch in the club’s top third. Dortmund will travel to Freiburg on Saturday and Erling Haaland will face off against Freiburg center-back Philipp Lienhart busy. Lienhart was key for Freiburg’s defense in last weekend’s scoreless draw against Bielefeld, while Haaland has had a hand in 7 goals across 2 the matches against Wehen Wiesbaden in the cup competition and Frankfurt on Matchday 1. Dortmund are currently on an 8-game winning streak in the Bundesliga, which ties their club record from 2011-2012 under Jürgen Klopp. Mainz will travel to Bochum on Saturday, and Mainz have continued their solid form since last season’s Rückrunde. Several club players had to self-isolate prior to Matchday 1, but their absences didn’t prevent Mainz from defeating Leipzig 1:0. Bochum returned to the top flight this season, but lost to Wolfsburg last weekend, meaning they have gone 13 Bundesliga matches without a win - and they have never beaten Mainz in the Bundesliga. On Sunday, Hoffenheim will host Union Berlin, which could end as the most exciting match of the weekend. The contest will feature 2 of the league’s best attackers in Andrej Kramaric and Max Kruse. Kramaric had 3 assists last weekend in Hoffenheim’s 4:0 win over Augsburg, while Kruse set up Taiwo Awoniyi’s goal in Union’s 1:1 draw last weekend against Leverkusen. Finally on Sunday, Bayern will host Köln, and Robert Lewandowski will no doubt be looking to extend his tradition of scoring against the Billy Goats - he has 14 goals in 15 outings against the club. Köln, however, have shown renewed vigor under new coach Steffen Baumgart, and the club beat Bayern 3:2 in a friendly earlier in the summer.
RB Leipzig’s Dominik Szoboszlai scored his first 2 Bundesliga goals for the club on Friday in a dominating 4:0 shutout of visitors VfB Stuttgart. Szoboszlai’s first goal came in the 38th minute of the match, when he advanced to the right-hand corner of Stuttgart’s box and dipped the ball past Florian Müller into the far corner. The match’s second goal came in the 46th minute, when Emil Forsberg scored off a flick from Andre Silva, and his goal was followed 6 minutes later by Szoboszlai’s second goal off a free kick. The match’s final goal came in the 65th minute, when Silva scored his first penalty kick goal for Leipzig. Leipzig have now won 6 of the last 7 Bundesliga meetings with Stuttgart, scoring 13 goals and conceding just 1. Going into Saturday’s contests, 7 clubs are all at the top of the table with 3 points each, and the weekend’s remaining contests will be important for any club looking for a permanent perch in the club’s top third. Dortmund will travel to Freiburg on Saturday and Erling Haaland will face off against Freiburg center-back Philipp Lienhart busy. Lienhart was key for Freiburg’s defense in last weekend’s scoreless draw against Bielefeld, while Haaland has had a hand in 7 goals across 2 the matches against Wehen Wiesbaden in the cup competition and Frankfurt on Matchday 1. Dortmund are currently on an 8-game winning streak in the Bundesliga, which ties their club record from 2011-2012 under Jürgen Klopp. Mainz will travel to Bochum on Saturday, and Mainz have continued their solid form since last season’s Rückrunde. Several club players had to self-isolate prior to Matchday 1, but their absences didn’t prevent Mainz from defeating Leipzig 1:0. Bochum returned to the top flight this season, but lost to Wolfsburg last weekend, meaning they have gone 13 Bundesliga matches without a win - and they have never beaten Mainz in the Bundesliga. On Sunday, Hoffenheim will host Union Berlin, which could end as the most exciting match of the weekend. The contest will feature 2 of the league’s best attackers in Andrej Kramaric and Max Kruse. Kramaric had 3 assists last weekend in Hoffenheim’s 4:0 win over Augsburg, while Kruse set up Taiwo Awoniyi’s goal in Union’s 1:1 draw last weekend against Leverkusen. Finally on Sunday, Bayern will host Köln, and Robert Lewandowski will no doubt be looking to extend his tradition of scoring against the Billy Goats - he has 14 goals in 15 outings against the club. Köln, however, have shown renewed vigor under new coach Steffen Baumgart, and the club beat Bayern 3:2 in a friendly earlier in the summer.
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