📊 Form Guide

Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund are hoping to win again following the 1-2 Bundesliga victory over Heidenheim.

In that game, Borussia Dortmund managed 64% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Borussia Dortmund, the goalscorers were Serhou Guirassy (33') and Maximilian Beier (63'). On the other side, Heidenheim got 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Mathias Honsak (64') scored for Heidenheim.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Borussia Dortmund have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Borussia Dortmund have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 12 goals in the process.

Leading up to this clash, Borussia Dortmund:

• have left without a victory over Stuttgart in their last 4 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 4 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Stuttgart

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Stuttgart come into this match following on from a 1-0 DFB-Pokal win vs Augsburg in their previous game.

In that game, Stuttgart managed 60% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Stuttgart was Deniz Undav (30'). Augsburg had 6 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Demonstrating their predisposition for high-scoring matches, we’ve seen goals 21 times in the last 6 games in which Stuttgart have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals per fixture. Their opponents have got 10 of this grand total. That trend might not be sustained into this match, however.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 22/10/2022 tells us that Borussia Dortmund have won 1 of these & Stuttgart 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 in total which averages out at 3.83 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between the two was Bundesliga match day 4 on 22/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Stuttgart 5-1 Borussia Dortmund.

That time, Stuttgart had 52% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. The goalscorers were Deniz Undav (4', 90'), Ermedin Demirović (21'), Enzo Millot (62') and El Bilal Touré (80').

For their opponents, Borussia Dortmund had 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Serhou Guirassy (75') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Florian Badstübner.

📋 Team News: Borussia Dortmund

Felix Nmecha (Ligament injury) and Niklas Süle (Syndesmotic ligament tear) will not be taking part for Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovač.

We are thinking that Dortmund will possibly opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for the game featuring Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Marcel Sabitzer, Pascal Gross, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt, Jamie Gittens and Serhou Guirassy.

📰 Team News: Stuttgart

Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeneß has a number of players out of action. Luca Raimund (Torn muscle bundle), Justin Diehl (Fitness), El Bilal Touré (Metatarsal fracture), Ameen Al-Dakhil (Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles), Enzo Millot (strain), Josha Vagnoman (Ill), Dan-Axel Zagadou (Outer ligament problems) and Jacob Bruun Larsen (Ill) miss out here.

There’s a good chance that Stuttgart seem most likely to play in a 4-4-2 system, settling for Alexander Nuebel, Leonidas Stergiou, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, M. Mittelstaedt, Jamie Leweling, Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller, Chris Fuehrich, Deniz Undav and Nick Woltemade.

💭 Prediction

In this match, Stuttgart will be up against it to score against a Borussia Dortmund team who seem set to control most aspects of this game.

We’re expecting a very comprehensive 3-0 winning scoreline for Borussia Dortmund when all is said and done.

Lucas Pereira, 14:06 08/02/2025