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Stuttgart

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Stuttgart prepare for this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Champions League draw versus Sparta Prague.

In that game, Stuttgart managed 77% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 10 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Stuttgart was Enzo Millot (7'). On the other side, Sparta Prague got 14 shots on goal with 3 on target. Kaan Kairinen (32') scored for Sparta Prague.

At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Stuttgart have participated. Opposition teams scored 11 of them in this period while Stuttgart bagged a total of 15.

Ahead of this clash, Stuttgart are undefeated in their previous 14 home league matches. So impressive.

Hoffenheim

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Hoffenheim will go into the match following on from a 2-0 Europa League win with the downing of Dynamo Kyiv in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Hoffenheim had 48% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Hoffenheim was Adam Hložek (22', 60'). Dynamo Kyiv got 8 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

Hoffenheim have been effective going forward in their most recent fixtures, having scored 10 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Hoffenheim have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same clashes. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Leading up to this clash, Hoffenheim:

• have not lost to Stuttgart when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 02/10/2021, there has been little between the sides with Stuttgart winning 2 of those games, Hoffenheim 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A sum of 21 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 12 of them from Stuttgart and 9 netted by Hoffenheim. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league clash between these clubs was Bundesliga match day 26 on 16/03/2024 when it finished Hoffenheim 0-3 Stuttgart.

That day, Hoffenheim had 43% possession and 7 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

At the other end, Stuttgart had 25 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. Enzo Millot (16'), Serhou Guirassy (45') and Jamie Leweling (68') scored.

The referee was Sascha Stegemann.

📰 Team News: Stuttgart

Ameen Al-Dakhil (Ill), Dan-Axel Zagadou (Outer ligament problems), Nikolas Nartey (Fitness), Josha Vagnoman (Foot injury), Leonidas Stergiou (Back injury) and Justin Diehl (Shoulder injury) aren’t available for Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeneß.

It seems likely that Stuttgart could opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game featuring Alexander Nuebel, Pascal Stenzel, Anthony Rouault, Jeff Chabot, M. Mittelstaedt, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Enzo Millot, Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling and Ermedin Demirovic.

📋 Team News: Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim manager Pellegrino Matarazzo has some current player fitness concerns. Grischa Prömel (Cruciate ligament tear), Ihlas Bebou (Knee surgery), Finn Ole Becker (Meniscus damage) and Ozan Kabak (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

There’s a good chance that Hoffenheim appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-3 lineup, giving starts to Oliver Baumann, Tim Drexler, Anton Stach, Kevin Akpoguma, Valentin Gendrey, Tom Bischof, Florian Grillitsch, Alexander Prass, Andrej Kramaric, Adam Hlozek and Marius Buelter.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Stuttgart are likely to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

Conversely, Hoffenheim will be up against it to get shooting opportunities but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be scoring as well.

We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning score for Stuttgart at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 17:01 06/10/2024