A short look at the Bundesliga standings suggest an upper hand to Borussia Dortmund when they come to VfB Stuttgart. Nevertheless; let's play the game before we award the win!
- VfB Stuttgart have the most conceded goals (28) at home in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart at their home stadium (Mercedes-Benz-Arena) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for VfB Stuttgart after consecutive victories at their own ground.
An away draw last time out for VfB Stuttgart, facing Arminia Bielefeld in a game that ended 1-1. The attacking player Kalajdžić was named "man of the match" for Stuttgart with the rating of 7.6/10. Kalajdžić scored one goal and hit three key passes.
1-1 away at Union Berlin before that.VfB Stuttgart have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mercedes-Benz-Arena with 25 goals in 14 league matches. When VfB Stuttgart hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Greuther Furth, Arminia Bielefeld, Hertha BSC, Augsburg and Wolfsburg), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Borussia in their previous game as they lost hosting RB Leipzig, 1-4. Guerreiro got a match rating of 6.94 in that game, top player of the team. Guerreiro had 67 successful passes (of 76 total).
Before that, Borussia Dortmund travelled to Köln and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The travelling fans enjoy Borussia Dortmund's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Borussia have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Borussia Dortmund - VfB Stuttgart 2-1 was the outcome when these two squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two VfB Stuttgart victories, zero draws and eight Borussia Dortmund wins. Over/under statistics; ten of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 16 goals |  M. Reus 9 goals |  J. Brandt 5 goals |
VfB Stuttgart missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| VfB Stuttgart | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | 68 |
| 51 | 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 42 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 54% | 71% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 43% | 64% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 43% | 54% |
| 29% | 43% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 43% |
| 68% | 79% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 79% | 75% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 21% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 4.1 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 29% | 30% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | 42% |
| 15 | 12.9 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart have the most conceded goals (28) at home in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- VfB Stuttgart haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 56 | 66 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 26 | 51 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 48 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Köln | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 40 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 37 |
| 11 | Bochum | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 26 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -32 | 26 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 46 | -46 | 16 |
