Record against Leipzig
Overall: 3 games, 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats, 0:3 goal difference
Home: 1 game, 0 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats, 0:0 goal difference
Away: 2 games, 0 wins, 0 draws, 2 defeats, 0:3 goal difference
Previous meeting
The teams drew 0-0 in the first and only match they have played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Positive record against Ralf Rangnick
VfB have done well against teams managed by Leipzig head coach Ralf Rangnick in the past, winning six, drawing four and losing just two of 12 Bundesliga encounters to date.
February fortress
The last time Stuttgart lost at home in February was back in 2016, when they suffered a 2-1 reverse against Hannover 96 on 27 February. Since then, the boys from Cannstatt have won five and drawn one.
Milestone on the cards
Argentinian midfielder Santiago Ascacibar could make his 50th Bundesliga appearance for VfB on Saturday.
Familiar faces
Timo Werner joined VfB in 2002 and played for the club until leaving for Leipzig in 2016. The forward made his Bundesliga bow for Stuttgart as a 17-year-old against Bayer Leverkusen in 2013 and remains the club's all-time youngest debutant to this day. Backnang native Rangnick, 60, also has ties to VfB, having overseen 86 competitive games as head coach from 1999 to 2001, including a two-legged victory over AJ Auxerre in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup final.