The home team ticketholders hope for a win and three points in this match, as the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. VfL Wolfsburg are in 8th place while the guesting VfB Stuttgart panic at 15th.
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have yet to win a game away.
The hosts Wolfsburg saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Champions League. This match was also played here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, VfB Stuttgart have had more rest.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
VfL Wolfsburg have played 7 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Wolfsburg's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Lille. Maximilian Arnold (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Arnold served one assist and hit four key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting FSV Mainz 05 (0-3).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Wolfsburg's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won zero matches, drawn zero and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Köln in only three days. This game is also played here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA.
Wolfsburg have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. 9 goals have been conceded.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
There's been little loot from VfB Stuttgart's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, VfB Stuttgart are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Stuttgart's last game was the home draw against Hertha BSC (2-2). It looked so good for VfB Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Borna Sosa got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Sosa hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 64 successful passes (of 69 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs FSV Mainz 05.A new game in only three days for Stuttgart, the Bundesliga home match versus FC Bayern München. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Stuttgart have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: six wins for VfL Wolfsburg, one draw and three wins for VfB Stuttgart. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 5 goals |  L. Nmecha 5 goals |   M. Kempf 3 goals |
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
VfB Stuttgart missing players
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 93% |
| 79% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 86% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 43% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 79% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 7% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 13.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.4 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 25% | 17% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 20% | 31% |
| 10.9 | 11.3 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.3 | 21.2 | 16.3 |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
- VfB Stuttgart have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- VfB Stuttgart have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- VfB Stuttgart have yet to win a game away.
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 34 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Köln | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Bochum | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -34 | 1 |