VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2024

Much more than mere points are at stake when VfB Stuttgart clash in a derby with their rivals Bayern Munich on Saturday at MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart are currently number 3 with 64 points and will be very eager to hang to that position at the very least. Qualifying for the Champions League would naturally boost the club coffers and bring excitement to MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Bayern Munich in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

VfB Stuttgart show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Bayern Munich show off whopping stats from their previous ten matches. They average three goals per game, scoring 30 times, while conceding 16. That makes an average of 1.6 per game, as they pulled off a clean sheet in one of the matches.

Bayern Munich won 3-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with VfB Stuttgart, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

In the last three outings, VfB Stuttgart beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-0, lost 2-1 against Werder Bremen, before drawing 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 17 goals and conceded seven times.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 1-5 and 2-1 winners against Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Bayern Munich won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and 16 scored.

Bayern Munich will be looking for a good result at MHPArena, but backing VfB Stuttgart in current form looks the value bet on Saturday.

VfB Stuttgart won nine matches, scored 33 goals and conceded 19 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 29 points. Bayern Munich won eight games, picked up 27 points, scored 30 and conceded 21 goals in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. VfB Stuttgart have a record of 20 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich enjoy a record of 22 wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

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

Alexander Nuebel (0/27), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/4), Florian Schock (0/0), Anrie Chase (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/19), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/19), Hiroki Ito (0/23), Josha Vagnoman (2/18), Leonidas Stergiou (0/13), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (2/29), Pascal Stenzel (0/22), Waldemar Anton (0/30), Angelo Stiller (1/29), Atakan Karazor (0/30), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (8/31), Enzo Millot (5/29), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Mahmoud Dahoud (1/12), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/1), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/23), Deniz Undav (18/27), Jamie Leweling (4/31), Roberto Massimo (0/5), Serhou Guirassy (25/25), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/24).

Bayern Munich Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bayern Munich. The manager Tuchel will pick his starting XI against VfB Stuttgart from these players:

Daniel Peretz (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/20), Sven Ulreich (0/11), Tom Huelsmann (0/0), Alphonso Davies (1/26), Bouna Sarr (0/2), Dayot Upamecano (1/22), Eric Dier (0/13), Matthijs de Ligt (2/20), Min-Jae Kim (1/23), Noussair Mazraoui (0/18), Raphael Guerreiro (3/19), Sacha Boey (0/2), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (2/16), Bryan Zaragoza (0/4), Joshua Kimmich (1/25), Konrad Laimer (0/27), Leon Goretzka (5/27), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (2/26), Harry Kane (35/31), Jamal Musiala (10/24), Kingsley Coman (3/17), Leroy Sane (8/26), Mathys Tel (6/27), Serge Gnabry (3/9), Thomas Muller (5/29).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Team News

VfB Stuttgart could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Bayern Munich on Saturday. VfB Stuttgart have to alter their line-up, as both Maximilian Mittelstaedt and Enzo Millot get a day in the shade.

Deniz Undav, Alexander Nuebel, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Nikolas Nartey are all absent from the VfB Stuttgart squad that faces Bayern Munich at MHPArena.

Bayern Munich could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atMHPArena

Bayern Munich need to do without Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Konrad Laimer, Daniel Peretz, Serge Gnabry, Bouna Sarr and Tarek Buchmann, who are not fit enough to travel to MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich H2H

Bayern Munich won 3-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with VfB Stuttgart, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. In total, they have played five matches in past seasons with Bayern Munich running away with most of the points. They won three encounters, with VfB Stuttgart stealing all 3 points in zero matches. Naturally, the last two games ended all square. The bookies have Bayern Munich to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Results

It seems highly likely we are in for a seriously entertaining match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich. The previous ten matches have been joyous affairs as over 2.5 goals came out no less than ten times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 2/5 at the bookmakers.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Harry Kane, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Bundesliga matches for Bayern Munich, with a total for the season saying 35 goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With four goals lately for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, Serhou Guirassy is also a player to look out for.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at MHPArena, VfB Stuttgart won seven and drew three. Bayern Munich won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. Goals are usually flowing for VfB Stuttgart on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Bayern Munich in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened seven times. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 1.1 goals, while Bayern Munich averaged 2.9 goals a game. VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayern Munich, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches.