Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2024

VfB Stuttgart are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Bundesliga table, when stepping up against Darmstadt for a match on Saturday. Darmstadt no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for VfB Stuttgart nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Two places behind the league-leaders, VfB Stuttgart claimed 43 points from 21 rounds, while Darmstadt amassed 12 points. They now rank as number 18 in the Bundesliga standings.

Darmstadt are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with VfB Stuttgart but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Darmstadt scored eight times in the last ten outings, for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 17 and managed one clean sheet.

VfB Stuttgart enter their next Bundesliga match, averaging a highly satisfactory two goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 20 goals, while also conceding 13 times. That is a total average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

The last time the pair played each other VfB Stuttgart came away as 3-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Darmstadt Form

In their last three matches, Darmstadt lost 1-0 against Union Berlin, 0-2 against Bayer Leverkusen and drew 0-0 with Borussia Moenchengladbach. Darmstadt didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Bundesliga games at the Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored two goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

Results have been up and down for VfB Stuttgart, who beat Freiburg by 1-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against Bayer Leverkusen, before claiming three points in a 3-1 win against Mainz 05. VfB Stuttgart won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and six scored.

An away win for VfB Stuttgart is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we also set our sights on a high scoring affair against Darmstadt.

Darmstadt fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. VfB Stuttgart claimed six wins from 20 goals scored and seven conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 18 points. Darmstadt have a record of two wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart are looking at 14 wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Darmstadt Squad

Torsten Lieberknecht will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against VfB Stuttgart from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/20), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/0), Christoph Klarer (1/19), Christoph Zimmermann (0/11), Clemens Riedel (0/10), Fabian Holland (0/17), Jannik Mueller (0/9), Matej Maglica (1/18), Matthias Bader (1/17), Thomas Isherwood (0/7), Andreas Mueller (0/6), Bartol Franjic (0/15), Emir Karic (0/14), Fabian Nuernberger (1/15), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/6), Fraser Hornby (0/7), Klaus Gjasula (0/12), Marvin Mehlem (3/15), Tim Skarke (6/19), Tobias Kempe (3/16), Aaron Seydel (0/6), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/0), Julian Justvan (1/7), Luca Pfeiffer (1/20), Mathias Honsak (1/13), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/14), Sebastian Polter (0/2).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Listed below is the full squad of VfB Stuttgart players that the manager Sebastian Hoeness will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Nuebel (0/20), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/1), Florian Schock (0/0), Anrie Chase (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/15), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/19), Hiroki Ito (0/13), Josha Vagnoman (1/11), Leonidas Stergiou (0/7), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (2/19), Pascal Stenzel (0/15), Waldemar Anton (0/21), Angelo Stiller (0/20), Atakan Karazor (0/20), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (6/21), Enzo Millot (3/19), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/2), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/13), Deniz Undav (14/18), Jamie Leweling (2/21), Jovan Milosevic (0/5), Roberto Massimo (0/5), Serhou Guirassy (17/15), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/16).

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

Darmstadt could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. Matej Maglica and Tim Skarke can't be called up by the Darmstadt-manager, with both serving a ban.

Bartol Franjic, Tobias Kempe, Gerrit Holtmann, Thomas Isherwood, Clemens Riedel, Mathias Honsak, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu are missing from the squad, Darmstadt will field against VfB Stuttgartthis coming Saturday.

Worst-case scenario, VfB Stuttgart have a total of five players out for their next match.

VfB Stuttgart need to do without Deniz Undav, Alexander Nuebel, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Nikolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman, who are not fit enough to travel to Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

It finished with a 3-1 win for VfB Stuttgart in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again this coming Saturday at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, or will Darmstadt manage to assert some revenge? Darmstadt have a 0% win rate in the against VfB Stuttgart, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 0-1-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Results

In the previous three matches between Darmstadt and VfB Stuttgart, both teams found the back of the net two times.

Darmstadt vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Tim Skarke is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. VfB Stuttgart look to Deniz Undav, hoping he can add to his current total of six Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

One win at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor is a poor outcome for Darmstadt from 10 attempts to claim a win here. They drew two and lost seven in this streak. VfB Stuttgart won five of their 10 most recent games away, drew zero and lost five. VfB Stuttgart won two of their last 10 away matches without conceding a goal.

In the past three encounters between Darmstadt and VfB Stuttgart over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Darmstadt scoring an average of one goal per game. VfB Stuttgart averaged 2.34 goals, while both teams scored two times. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Darmstadt saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of VfB Stuttgart's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.4 goals in these matches.