VfB Stuttgart are unlocking their away locker room to Hertha BSC for another important match following their 2-1 result vs 9th-placed Mainz 05.
- VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hertha BSC have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
VfB Stuttgart have collected 10 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 3-1-3. When VfB Stuttgart hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bochum, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Arminia Bielefeld, VfB Stuttgart and Augsburg), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Stuttgart's previous game was a Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Mainz 05 (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Hiroki Ito, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Ito scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Borussia Dortmund.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), VfB Stuttgart's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stuttgart defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Hertha BSC form and stats
There's been little loot from Hertha BSC's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Bundesliga. Hertha BSC only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Hertha are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Hertha delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Augsburg (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. Alexander Schwolow (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.41. Schwolow stopped the opponent with five saves.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting FC Union Berlin's place.The attacking power of Hertha when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Hertha BSC are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Stuttgart won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Hertha BSC managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  M. Kempf 3 goals |  K. Mavropanos 3 goals |   M. Richter 3 goals |
VfB Stuttgart missing players
Hertha BSC missing players
| VfB Stuttgart | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 27 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 31% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 77% | 86% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 62% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 2.3 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 14.7 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 30% | 35% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 25% | 27% |
| 16.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 5.2 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
- All of Hertha BSC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hertha BSC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hertha BSC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hertha BSC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hertha BSC have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Bundesliga
- Hertha BSC 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hertha BSC have scored away.
- 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 | Bayern München | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 31 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | TSG Hoffenheim | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | FC Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Köln | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Bochum | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 14 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -28 | 1 |