Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th April 2024

VfB Stuttgart go up against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Signal Iduna Park.

Two places behind the league-leaders, VfB Stuttgart claimed 57 points from 27 rounds, while Borussia Dortmund amassed 53 points. They now rank as number 4 in the Bundesliga standings.

Borussia Dortmund are feeling funky after winning four games on the bounce. They'll, of course, be eager to make it five from five against VfB Stuttgart at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing seven goals against, for an average of 0.7 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

VfB Stuttgart scored a decent 25 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.5 goals per game. They allowed a total of 12 goals against, an average of 1.2 goals per match, while achieving two clean sheets.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, VfB Stuttgart came away with a 2-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Signal Iduna Park, but face stern opposition, of course.

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-0 win against PSV Eindhoven. They went on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-1, before also getting the better of Bayern Munich in a 0-2 victory. Borussia Dortmund won three of their previous six matches at Signal Iduna Park in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 14 goals to nine against.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 2-0 and 0-3 against Union Berlin and Hoffenheim, respectively. Last time out, FC Heidenheim ended up stealing a point in a 3-3 draw. VfB Stuttgart recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding eight. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Borussia Dortmund get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in VfB Stuttgart.

Borussia Dortmund earned eight points from their last seven matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 12 goals scored while also conceding 14. VfB Stuttgart earned seven wins and 22 points in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored 27 and conceded 17 goals in these. Borussia Dortmund claimed 15 wins, eight draws as well as four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart are looking at 18 wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Edin Terzic, will select the lineup against VfB Stuttgart from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Meyer (0/7), Gregor Kobel (0/21), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Ian Maatsen (1/11), Julian Ryerson (4/16), Mateu Morey (0/1), Mats Hummels (3/20), Nico Schlotterbeck (2/26), Niklas Suele (1/19), Ramy Bensebaini (0/17), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (2/22), Felix Nmecha (0/13), Jadon Sancho (1/9), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/18), Julian Brandt (6/25), Marcel Sabitzer (2/20), Marco Reus (4/20), Marius Wolf (0/16), Ole Pohlmann (0/1), Salih Oezcan (0/18), Donyell Malen (11/23), Julien Duranville (0/1), Karim Adeyemi (3/16), Niclas Fuellkrug (11/27), Sebastien Haller (0/12), Youssoufa Moukoko (3/15).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Here is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The 41 year-old Sebastian Hoeness will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/24), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/3), Florian Schock (0/0), Anrie Chase (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/18), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/19), Hiroki Ito (0/19), Josha Vagnoman (2/17), Leonidas Stergiou (0/9), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (2/25), Pascal Stenzel (0/18), Waldemar Anton (0/27), Angelo Stiller (1/26), Atakan Karazor (0/26), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (7/27), Enzo Millot (5/25), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Mahmoud Dahoud (1/8), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/1), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/19), Deniz Undav (15/23), Jamie Leweling (3/27), Roberto Massimo (0/5), Serhou Guirassy (23/21), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/20).

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

At the time of writing, Borussia Dortmund have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet VfB Stuttgart this coming Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 28, Borussia Dortmund are unable to call upon Jadon Sancho, who is suspended.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville are all absent from the Borussia Dortmund squad that faces VfB Stuttgart at Signal Iduna Park.

VfB Stuttgart have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Waldemar Anton is ineligible for selection in the VfB Stuttgart squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Deniz Undav, Alexander Nuebel, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Nikolas Nartey most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, VfB Stuttgart came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund generally have the upper hand against VfB Stuttgart, offering a fine 7-1-2 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 5/4.

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Keep an eye out for goals as VfB Stuttgart visit Borussia Dortmund, since their ten matches saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 4/9 at the bookmakers.

Borussia Dortmund vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Serhou Guirassy so far with 23 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt VfB Stuttgart want him to continue this productive spell against Borussia Dortmundthis coming Saturday.

In their last 10 matches at Signal Iduna Park across all tournaments Borussia Dortmund won four times, drew four and lost two times. VfB Stuttgart claimed five wins, zero draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Borussia Dortmund on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in VfB Stuttgart''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Borussia Dortmund managed an average of 2.7 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging 1.4 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games.