Overview
Stuttgart is having an unfavorable start in the Bundesliga season 2026-2027. In the most recent match, they suffered a 1-2 defeat to Hoffenheim when they missed 4 out of 5 clear chances.
Die Roten still shows the ability to create opportunities and maintain pressure in the baseline area. In all competitions this season, Stuttgart has scored at least 3 goals in one match 3 times. However, the defense is a major weakness of this team.
Among the 9 goals conceded by Stuttgart since the beginning of the season, 5 came in the 1-5 defeat to Bayern Munich in the first round. Sebastian Hoeness's team has only had one clean sheet after 5 matches, when they defeated Hansa Rostock 4-0 at the DFB-Pokal.
Hoeness has helped Stuttgart win 3 of their 5 matches since the beginning of the season. However, their recent Bundesliga record has not been really stable when they only won 2 out of 7 matches and suffered 2 defeats.
Stuttgart's big foothold lies at MHPArena stadium. This team has won all 2 home matches this season with a total score of 7-2. More broadly, Stuttgart has won 5 of the last 6 matches at this stadium and still maintains an unbeaten record.
On the opposite side, Dortmund is also in high form after the early season. Niko Kovac's team had to work quite hard to win 3-0 against newcomer Paderborn. Dortmund opened the score in the 5th minute but had to wait until the 80th minute to score the second goal.
Since the defeat to Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup match, Dortmund has won all 5 of the following matches. In this series of matches, they kept a clean sheet 3 times and scored 16 goals.
However, Stuttgart is still an opponent that makes Dortmund cautious. They have only won 1 in their last 8 encounters with Die Roten, including 5 defeats. Dortmund's only victory in this period came in April with a score of 2-0.
3 points at MHPArena will be of great significance to Dortmund. In recent seasons, the Ruhr team has dropped points many times against lower-rated opponents, thereby creating conditions for Bayern Munich to increase their advantage in the championship race.
Dortmund has won both away matches since the beginning of the season. If they continue to defeat Stuttgart, they will have their fourth consecutive away win.
Stuttgart has home advantage and good results at MHPArena, while Dortmund is on a 5-match winning streak. These factors promise to create a highly anticipated match between the two traditional Bundesliga teams.
Personnel situation
The home team has up to 8 players facing the risk of missing this match. Injuries are significantly affecting Stuttgart's attacking options.
In defense, Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot and Maximilian Mittelstadt are likely to be arranged in a 3-center-back formation.
On Dortmund's side, young striker Konstantinos Karetsas is likely to return to the squad after recovering from injury. However, this player is difficult to compete for a starting spot with Ethan Nwaneri and Fabio Silva.
Expected lineup:
Bredlow, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstadt, Vagnoman, Promel, Stiller, Fuhrich, Undav, El Khannouss, Pejcinovic.
Kobel, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Gadou, Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson, Nwaneri, Silva, Guirassy.
The match between Stuttgart and Dortmund takes place at 11:30 PM on September 19 (Vietnam time).
