Leipzig, Stuttgart match live on NTV

Porto's Yacine Brahimi (left) vies with RB Leipzig's midfielder from Guinea Naby Keita during their Uefa Champions League Group G match in Leipzig, eastern Germany on October 17, 2017. PHOTO | JOHN MACDOUGALL |

What you need to know:

  • The RB Leipzig v Vfb Stuttgart will be broadcast live on NTV from 4.15pm, starting with expert studio analysis.
  • The match can also be followed on the StarTimes decoder.

Bayern Munich head to strugglers Hamburg on Saturday with the defending Bundesliga champions looking to improve their finishing and keep the goals flowing under new coach Jupp Heynckes.

Third-placed Leipizg warm up for next week’s double-header against Bayern Munich by hosting Stuttgart with coach Ralph Hasenhuettl raving about Kevin Kampl and Liverpool-bound Naby Keita. The pair forged a defensive midfield partnership in the 3-2 wins over Dortmund last weekend and Porto on Tuesday in the Champions League.

The RB Leipzig v Vfb Stuttgart will be broadcast live on NTV from 4.15pm, starting with expert studio analysis. The match can also be followed on the StarTimes decoder.

“With Keita and Kampl, we’re water-tight in midfield,” said Hasenhuettl. “It’s a footballing sight for sore eyes to see them together.”

Hasenhuettl is set to rest a few stars before facing Bayern on Wednesday at home in the German Cup, then away in the league a week next Saturday.

Bayern have scored eight times without reply in their two games since Heynckes, 72, replaced Carlo Ancelotti a fortnight ago.

Last weekend’s 5-0 thrashing of Freiburg was followed up by a 3-0 win against Celtic on Wednesday in the Champions League. League leaders Borussia Dortmund, two points clear of Bayern, are at Eintracht Frankfurt Saturday.

Peter Bosz’s Dortmund need a win after losing 3-2 at home to RB Leipzig last Saturday before struggling to a 1-1 draw at APOEL in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Bayern head north to Hamburg, who are winless in their last six games, with another big win on the cards. When the teams last met in February, Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Hamburg were smashed 8-0 at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern have won all of the last six meetings and Hamburg, 15th in the table, last beat the Bavarians eight years ago.

Nevertheless, Heynckes played down any talk of another goal bonanza after the win against Celtic, when Bayern wasted a string of chances.

“We have to show some respect for the opponent, we missed a lot of chances, which is cause for concern,” said Heynckes.

Heynckes hinted there will be some rotation in Hamburg after James Rodriguez, Corentin Tolisso and Arturo Vidal started on the bench against Celtic.