RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart: a clear win for the favourite?

RB Leipzig buried their chances for championship by dropping points in games against mid-table Hoffenheim (0:0) and then against Koln (1:2), who is in relegation battle. Though even if Julian Nagelsmann's men took wins in both matches it would be extremely difficult to overcome 5 points handicap from Bayern in just four games, so Bulls didn't lose much.

But now they will have to hold on to second place, which will be contested by Wolfsburg and Eintracht, who are down by four and five points respectively. Head-to-head game between Wolves and Leipzig will be played soon, by the way. But before that Leipzig will face Werder in German Cup semi-final and also Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga.

Stuttgart is still have a slim chance to qualify in the Conference League, but if they won't win against Leipzig they can forget about it. Anyway, it looks like Pellegrino Matarazzo's team don't have any objectives left this season. On the other hand, four losses in last five games could be explained by level of their opponents: they had to play against Bayern (0:4), Dortmund (2:3) and Wolfsburg (1:3). But the key fixture was against Union (1:2) - Swabians' main competitor.