Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 German Bundesliga
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Unbeaten in four, Stuttgart are starting to hit their straps ahead of Hoffenheim’s visit, who are currently inside the bottom three following a terrible run of form.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday October 6th 2024: UK – 6:30pm / US ET – 1:30pm / US PT – 10:30am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
STUTTGART PREVIEW: EIGHT POINTS FROM THE LAST 12 AVAILABLE
After a slow start to the 2024-25 campaign with defeat in their first match, Stuttgart are now starting to remind everyone why they finished last season as unlikely Bundesliga runners-up, having won two and drawn two of their last four league games, accumulating eight points in the process to push them up the table.
Their most impressive victory was a 5-1 hammering of Borussia Dortmund in their most recent home fixture and they’ll be excited about the prospect of taking on a side with a backline who have struggled to stop conceded goals of late.
HOFFENHEIM PREVIEW: FOUR STRAIGHT DEFEATS TRIGGER ALARMING SLIDE
Hoffenheim are now under significant pressure having dropped into the dreaded bottom three. Four Bundesliga losses in a row tells the story, with them having struggled to contain their respective opponents, conceding 15 league goals since the start of the season.
They travel to Stuttgart with not many expecting them to get anything from it. This may work in their favour though with relatively little to lose, although Pellegrino Matarazzo is unlikely to be thinking that way, with his job potentially coming under threat.
STUTTGART TEAM NEWS: THREE OUT FOR HOME TEAM
Sebastian Hoeness won’t be able to call upon Diehl, Nartey or Zagadou for the visit of Hoffenheim, all three of whom are injury. Stergious and Vagnoman could end up joining them on the sidelines.
PREDICTED XI: (4-4-2): Nubel; Stenzel, Rouault, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Millot, Karazor, Stiller, Leweling; Undav, Demirovic
UNAVAILABLE: Diehl (Injured), Nartey (Injured), Zagadou (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Stergiou (Injured), Vagnoman (Injured)
HOFFENHEIM TEAM NEWS: INJURIES CONTINUE TO HAMPER HOFFENHEIM
Stanley Nsoki’s suspension add to the lengthy list of absentees that Hoffenheim currently possess. Dennis Geiger has failed to recover in time to play in midfield, whilst the likes of Bebou and Kabak remain out.
PREDICTED XI: (3-4-3): Baumann; Drexler, Stach, Akpoguma; Gendrey, Grillitsch, Bischof, Prass; Hlozek, Kramaric, Bulter
UNAVAILABLE: Bebou (Injured), Becker (Injured), Geiger (Injured), Kabak (Injured), Kaderabek (Injured), Nsoki (Suspended), Promel (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
STUTTGART VS HOFFENHEIM PREDICTION
The second worse defence in the Bundesliga coming up against a team notoriously dynamic and with the joint-second best goalscoring record in the German top flight. It doesn’t bode well for Hoffenheim against this Stuttgart side. They thrashed Borussia Dortmund here and it would be no surprise to see them comprehensively take part Hoffenheim. Back a home victory by at least two clear goals.
STUTTGART VS HOFFENHEIM TIP: STUTTGART TO WIN WITH -1 HANDICAP
