Saturday afternoon, VfB Stuttgart host Bayern Munich in the MHPArena, with Stuttgart comfortably in the top four with a seven point lead and five points behind Bayern.
The surprise team of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season can secure Champions League football if the results go in their favor this weekend.
Game preview
Last weekend it was almost over in Stuttgart Bayer Leverkusen unbeaten streak, except that Leverkusen equalized in the 96th minute.
Although Xabi Alonso’s team was 2-0 up with a third to go, a 2-2 draw ended at the BayArena.
Stuttgart have lost just one of their last 13 Bundesliga games, with nine wins and three draws, keeping their Champions League dreams alive.
Stuttgart have only suffered one defeat in 15 league home games this season and have won eleven times at the MHPArena.
On Tuesday, FC Bayern Munich drew 2-2 real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Quick goals from Leroy Sane And Harry Kane previously gave Bayern a 2-1 lead Vinicius Junior He scored his second goal from a penalty in the 83rd minute.
In the Bundesliga, Thomas Tuchel’s team has won the last three games and there have been five wins in the last seven games.
However, Bayern have had problems away from home recently, recording four wins, one draw and four defeats in their last nine away games in the league.
Head to head:
Stuttgart last defeated Bayern in the Bundesliga in 2018. Since then, Bayern have won seven of the two teams’ nine meetings.
Since over 2.5 goals have been scored in each of the last 10 league meetings, Saturday’s game will probably be high-scoring.
Team news and updates:
In Stuttgart several players are out due to injuries, including ROberto Massimo, Josha Vagnoman, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Nikolas Nartey And Samuele di Benedetto.
Bayern Munich also has several injured players including Matthijs de Ligt, Bouna Sarr, Gabriel Marusic, Tarek Buchmann, Kingsley Coman And Sacha Boey.
Prediction and Analysis:
Since Bayern Munich has always been preferred in recent meetings in history and more than 2.5 goals are expected, Saturday’s showdown promises to be fireworks.
Despite Stuttgart’s home advantage, Bayern’s offensive strength could prove decisive and tip the scales in their favor.
Our forecast assumes an exciting affair with over 3.5 goals, from which Bayern Munich emerges as the winner.
- Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern Munich