Stuttgart down Leipzig to strike blow in top-four race

2026-03-16 - 12:14

Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win over RB Leipzig on Sunday, sending the fourth-placed hosts three points clear of the visitors in the Bundesliga. Undav pounced on an error from Leipzig goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt to score his 16th goal of the season and move Stuttgart level with third-placed Hoffenheim on 50 points. “Today, we just tried to win our duels. Winning those small moments gives us a boost in front of our home fans,” Undav said to DAZN. “And when you get that 1-0, you play with a bit more confidence.” Bayer Leverkusen, who were held to a 1-1 draw by a nine-man Bayern Munich on Saturday, sit five points behind Stuttgart and two behind fifth-placed Leipzig in a tight race for next season’s Champions League. Stuttgart play at Porto in the Europa League on Thursday seeking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since reaching the 1989 final. The best chance of the first half fell to Christoph Baumgartner, Leipzig’s top scorer this season, but the Austrian blasted well over the bar when one-on-one with home goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel. With 56 minutes gone, Vandevoordt passed the ball directly to Stuttgart’s Chris Fuehrich, who squared for Undav to slide home and score for a fifth straight game. Leipzig’s Willi Orban headed against the inside of