Football preview: VfB Stuttgart favourites when Darmstadt 98 visit

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 22.Sep
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena (60449 seats)

VfB Stuttgart will battle it out with Darmstadt 98 in this Bundesliga game. Everything you must know about the game is here!

Insights:
  • VfB Stuttgart have the most scored goals (14) in Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 have the most conceded goals (13) in Bundesliga

Both participants have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an energetic fixture!

W W L W W

VfB Stuttgart form and stats

As mentioned below, VfB Stuttgart are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Bundesliga games.

Happy days for VfB Stuttgart in their previous game, a fixture away at Mainz 05 (placed 18th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Guirassy was absolutely essential when VfB Stuttgart beat Mainz 05 3-1, scoring three goals. Guirassy, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top player for the side in that match, earning a rating of 10.0 (out of 10). Guirassy scored three goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Stuttgart won a home game hosting SC Freiburg (5-0).

VfB Stuttgart has scored {10 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

D L L L L

Darmstadt 98 form and stats

It's not happening yet for Darmstadt 98 on their Bundesliga travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Darmstadt 98 played 3-3 against Borussia M'gladbach in their previous match. It looked so good for Darmstadt 98 vs Borussia M'gladbach, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 3-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. Schuhen had red hot gloves after the game against Borussia M'gladbach, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Goalkeeper Schuhen got the top player rating of the team with 7.92/10. Schuhen saved a penalty.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bayer Leverkusen wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.

Darmstadt 98 have the goal stats of 1-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - three - one (Stuttgart wins - draws - Darmstadt 98 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VfB StuttgartS. Guirassy
S. Guirassy
8 goals
VfB StuttgartC. Führich
C. Führich
2 goals
VfB StuttgartS. Wamangituka
S. Wamangituka
2 goals

VfB Stuttgart missing players

Darmstadt 98 missing players

VfB Stuttgart Darmstadt 98
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
14 10 5 Scored S 1 1 5
6 0 0 Conceded C 5 6 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 75%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 75%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.2 4.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 3.5
3.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.5 5.5
1.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.5 17 21 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.5 12.8
6.2 7.5 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.5 4.2
56% 67% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 33% 29%
 
13 8.5 4 Shots against (avg) S A 25 17 17.2
5.5 4 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 13 8 8
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Darmstadt 98 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 have the most conceded goals (13) in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the most clean sheets (2) at home in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the most scored goals (10) at home in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the most scored goals (14) in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart Last season Darmstadt 98
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
7 5   Won W   9 20
12 6   Drew D   2 7
15 6   Lost L   6 7
45 23   Scored S   23 50
57 22   Conceded C   20 33
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
62% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
32% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 18%
18% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
74% 71%   BTTS BTTS   41% 47%
6% 6%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 38%
24% 24%   Failed to Score F T   24% 15%
 
4.6 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.4
4.8 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.4
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.4
5 3   Red cards R C   5 5
 
13.8 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   14.1 14.7
4.5 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.4
30% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 33%
 
11.8 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 12.1
4.2 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayer Leverkusen 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 8 10
2 Bayern München 4 3 1 0 11 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 7 10
3 RB Leipzig 4 3 0 1 13 4 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 9 9
4 VfB Stuttgart 4 3 0 1 14 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 8 9
5 Hoffenheim 4 3 0 1 10 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 9
6 Wolfsburg 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 9
7 Borussia Dortmund 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
8 FC Union Berlin 4 2 0 2 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 6
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
10 SC Freiburg 4 2 0 2 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 -5 6
11 Heidenheim 4 1 1 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
12 Werder Bremen 4 1 0 3 6 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
13 Bochum 4 0 3 1 4 9 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 3
14 Borussia M'gladbach 4 0 2 2 8 12 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 7 7 -4 2
15 Augsburg 4 0 2 2 7 12 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
16 Köln 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
17 Darmstadt 98 4 0 1 3 5 13 2 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 -8 1
18 Mainz 05 4 0 1 3 3 12 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 8 -9 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 21 8 5 92 38 17 11 5 1 53 17 17 10 3 4 39 21 54 71
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 5 7 83 44 17 14 2 1 55 17 17 8 3 6 28 27 39 71
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 6 8 64 41 17 13 2 2 38 18 17 7 4 6 26 23 23 66
4 FC Union Berlin 34 18 8 8 51 38 17 11 6 0 30 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 13 62
5 SC Freiburg 34 17 8 9 51 44 17 10 4 3 28 13 17 7 4 6 23 31 7 59
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 8 12 57 49 17 8 3 6 35 23 17 6 5 6 22 26 8 50
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 11 10 58 52 17 9 5 3 35 18 17 4 6 7 23 34 6 50
8 Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 57 48 17 6 7 4 34 25 17 7 3 7 23 23 9 49
9 Mainz 05 34 12 10 12 54 55 17 6 6 5 31 25 17 6 4 7 23 30 -1 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 11 10 13 52 55 17 10 3 4 33 18 17 1 7 9 19 37 -3 43
11 Köln 34 10 12 12 49 54 17 6 5 6 28 20 17 4 7 6 21 34 -5 42
12 Hoffenheim 34 10 6 18 48 57 17 7 2 8 28 29 17 3 4 10 20 28 -9 36
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 6 18 51 64 17 5 2 10 26 28 17 5 4 8 25 36 -13 36
14 Bochum 34 10 5 19 40 72 17 8 2 7 28 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -32 35
15 Augsburg 34 9 7 18 42 63 17 6 4 7 16 24 17 3 3 11 26 39 -21 34
16 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 22 17 2 6 9 22 35 -12 33
17 Schalke 04 34 7 10 17 35 71 17 5 5 7 23 36 17 2 5 10 12 35 -36 31
18 Hertha BSC 34 7 8 19 42 69 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 2 2 13 18 42 -27 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heidenheim 34 19 10 5 67 36 17 12 4 1 41 16 17 7 6 4 26 20 31 67
2 Darmstadt 98 34 20 7 7 50 33 17 11 5 1 27 13 17 9 2 6 23 20 17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 17 9 3 5 32 25 25 66
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 17 6 3 8 22 24 17 58
5 St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 9 7 1 24 11 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 58
6 Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 17 12 0 5 46 20 17 4 7 6 22 24 24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 17 9 3 5 32 25 17 4 4 9 24 28 3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 17 6 4 7 29 29 17 6 6 5 29 32 -3 46
9 Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 17 6 6 5 26 26 17 5 6 6 21 22 -1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 17 8 3 6 27 26 17 4 5 8 23 29 -5 44
11 Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 17 6 4 7 23 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -7 43
12 Greuther Furth 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 8 7 2 28 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 17 6 1 10 18 25 17 6 4 7 14 23 -16 41
14 Nurnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 3 5 9 14 32 -17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 17 7 3 7 23 22 17 2 6 9 19 37 -17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 7 18 50 62 17 5 4 8 28 29 17 4 3 10 22 33 -12 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 34 8 7 19 34 58 17 4 7 6 17 28 17 4 0 13 17 30 -24 31
18 Sandhausen 34 7 7 20 35 63 17 4 4 9 18 33 17 3 3 11 17 30 -28 28

Bundesliga:
Germany:

Read more about Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the top league of the football pyramid in Germany. It is the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. Bundesliga has 18 teams who play from August to May, a total of 306 fixtures to decide a final league table and the German championship.