Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th October 2026

VfB Stuttgart go up against Hamburger SV on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Volksparkstadion.

Placed 12th in the table Hamburger SV have amassed six points after five matches. On six points, VfB Stuttgart rank 11th with five matches played this season.

Hamburger SV will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites VfB Stuttgart. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Hamburger SV go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 24. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

VfB Stuttgart travel to their next away match on Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping 20 goals against. An average of two goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

Hamburger SV lost to 4-0 VfB Stuttgart in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Hamburger SV dished out the match before that.

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Hamburger SV Form

Hamburger SV look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against RB Leipzig, they were left empty-handed in a 5-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating FC Koln in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-3 win against Hoffenheim in their most recent outing. Hamburger SV only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

They had their sights set on gold, but Hamburger SV could soon be forced to readjust the target to qualifying for Europe.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Borussia Dortmund, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Paderborn in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-3 win against Slovan Bratislava in their most recent outing. VfB Stuttgart claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to 11.

Dreaming of the Bundesliga title, VfB Stuttgart are currently too far behind budget, so to speak, to seriously stake a claim at first place.

With the results that VfB Stuttgart have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Hamburger SV at Volksparkstadion.

Hamburger SV are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording two wins and three defeats in the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording two wins and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Hamburger SV Squad

The 35-year-old coach of the home team, Merlin Polzin, 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:

Daniel Heuer Fernandes (0/5), Fernando Dickes (0/0), Sander Tangvik (0/0), David Moeller Wolfe (0/4), Joel Agyekum (0/0), Jordan Torunarigha (0/4), Louis Lemke (0/4), Mario Vuskovic (0/0), Miro Muheim (1/1), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/3), Shafiq Nandja (0/2), Warmed Omari (0/3), Zakaria El Ouahdi (0/3), Albert Groenbaek (0/4), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/4), Bilal Nadir (0/2), Fabio Vieira (0/4), Immanuel Pherai (0/0), Kofi Amoako (0/1), Mads Broecker (0/0), Martin Adeline (0/4), Nicolai Remberg (0/5), Nicolas Capaldo (1/5), Alexander Roessing (0/1), Bakery Jatta (0/3), Finn Barkowsky (0/0), Otto Stange (0/4), Patson Daka (0/4), Terem Moffi (1/5), Yussuf Poulsen (2/4).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Here is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The 44 year-old Sebastian Hoeness will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dennis Seimen (0/1), Fabian Bredlow (0/4), Marius Funk (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/0), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/0), Finn Jeltsch (0/5), Jeff Chabot (1/5), Josha Vagnoman (2/5), Leonidas Stergiou (0/1), Lorenz Assignon (0/0), Luca Jaquez (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (1/5), Ramon Hendriks (0/4), Angelo Stiller (0/5), Atakan Karazor (0/1), Bilal El Khannouss (1/5), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/4), Grischa Proemel (1/5), Nikolas Nartey (0/1), Deniz Undav (0/5), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/5), Ermedin Demirovic (1/5), Jamie Leweling (0/5), Justin Diehl (0/0), Leo Sauer (0/4), Tiago Tomas (0/1), Tim van der Leij (0/0).

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

Hamburger SV just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing VfB Stuttgart at Volksparkstadion.

Terem Moffi sit this one out for Hamburger SV due to an injury.

At the time of writing, VfB Stuttgart just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Leonidas Stergiou and Atakan Karazor racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the VfB Stuttgart travelling party for their next match.

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Hamburger SV lost to 4-0 VfB Stuttgart in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Hamburger SV dished out the match before that. VfB Stuttgart seem to have a bit of a love affair with Hamburger SV, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have VfB Stuttgart to win this match at best price odds of 3/4.

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Results

The past ten matches between Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies.

Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Look no further than Yussuf Poulsen, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, while Josha Vagnoman managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for VfB Stuttgart in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Volksparkstadion across all tournaments Hamburger SV won four times, drew three and lost three times. VfB Stuttgart claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Volksparkstadion since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Hamburger SV. The same occurred in three of the last 10 league games away from home for VfB Stuttgart.

The last ten encounters between Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Hamburger SV averaging 1.4 goals a game. VfB Stuttgart scored 1.8 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Hamburger SV’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game.