It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stuttgart and Hamburger SV.

Stuttgart form and stats

Stuttgart, who have the most points (34) at home in 2. Bundesliga, are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Mercedes-Benz-Arena. 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

Stuttgart's last game was hosting Hamburger SV (placed 3rd) and winning 3-2. Heartbreak before that as Stuttgart lost 2-3 at Holstein Kiel's place.

A very satisfying win for Stuttgart against Hamburger SV last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Gonzalo Castro's goal in the 90th minute. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of P. Matarazzo when Gonzalo Castro scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute. A late climax in the match against Hamburger SV as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Gonzalo Castro.

This is expected to be a close game, with Stuttgart perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stuttgart as a small favourite), we find eight games. Stuttgart has won six of these, drawn one and lost one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (30 in 14 games), Stuttgart's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Stuttgart have conceded only 11 goals.

Hamburger SV form and stats

As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Hamburger SV, who have the most scored goals (52) in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 3-8-4 so far.

Hamburger SV lost away at Stuttgart (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Arminia Bielefeld.

A huge disappointment for Hamburger in their last match (vs Stuttgart). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. Late heartbreak for Hamburger SV in the Stuttgart match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hamburger SV playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Hamburger SV wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Hamburger SV has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 15 games. Hamburger struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Stuttgart - Hamburger SV 3-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Stuttgart victories, one draw and three Hamburger SV wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Kittel 11 goals

N. González 9 goals

L. Hinterseer 9 goals

Stuttgart missing players

Hamburger SV missing players