VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

The Bundesliga clash at Mercedes-Benz Arena this coming Saturday sees VfB Stuttgart hosting opponents Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 46 points from their initial 22 encounters. VfB Stuttgart trail them by 19 points after 22 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.

The atmosphere at VfB Stuttgart must be close to dreadful, as they have four defeats from their last six games across all tournaments. An improved performance, paired with a bit of luck, is needed in their next game to turn the situation around.

VfB Stuttgart scored 12 goals, conceded 17 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayern Munich scored 26 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 2-1 in a meeting with Freiburg. They replied by beating FC Koln 3-0, before losing again, this time 2-1 against Schalke 04. VfB Stuttgart won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 12 goals.

Bayern Munich Form

Six points is Bayern Munich have to show from their past three matches, as they beat PSG by 0-1. This was followed by a 3-2 defeat against B. M'gladbach, before winning 3-0 against Union Berlin. Bayern Munich won four times in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded eight goals while scoring 14 themselves.

VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Bayern Munich claimed five wins from 19 goals scored and five conceded in the previous six encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 16 points. VfB Stuttgart have a record of four wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich enjoy a record of 13 wins, seven draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 57-year-old Labbadia will select the starting eleven against Bayern Munich from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Fabian Bredlow (0/3), Florian Mueller (0/19), Florian Schock (0/0), Nicolas Glaus (0/0), Antonis Aidonis (0/0), Borna Sosa (2/16), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/8), Hiroki Ito (0/20), Josha Vagnoman (0/13), Konstantinos Mavropanos (2/19), Pascal Stenzel (0/11), Waldemar Anton (1/22), Atakan Karazor (0/19), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (4/21), Enzo Millot (0/12), Genki Haraguchi (0/15), Gil Dias (1/4), Laurin Ulrich (0/1), Lilian Egloff (0/10), Nikolas Nartey (0/6), Omer Beyaz (0/0), Tanguy Coulibaly (1/4), Wataru Endo (3/21), Alou Kuol (0/0), Juan Perea (0/12), Luca Pfeiffer (0/16), Sehrou Guirassy (6/13), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/19), Thomas Kastanaras (0/4), Tiago Tomas (2/16).

Bayern Munich Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Bayern Munich head coach Nagelsmann will select from for his starting XI:

Johannes Schenk (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/12), Sven Ulreich (0/3), Yann Sommer (0/17), Alphonso Davies (0/19), Benjamin Pavard (1/19), Bouna Sarr (0/0), Daley Blind (0/3), Dayot Upamecano (0/20), Joao Cancelo (0/4), Josip Stanisic (0/9), Matthijs de Ligt (1/19), Noussair Mazraoui (0/11), Joshua Kimmich (3/21), Leon Goretzka (3/17), Paul Wanner (0/2), Ryan Gravenberch (0/13), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/1), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (9/16), Jamal Musiala (11/21), Kingsley Coman (5/15), Leroy Sane (6/20), Mathys Tel (4/14), Sadio Mane (6/15), Serge Gnabry (9/22), Thomas Muller (4/15).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Team News

VfB Stuttgart are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Saturday.

Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo and Chris Fuehrich nurses various injuries and won't take part for VfB Stuttgart against Bayern Munich at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Bayern Munich are juggling with five absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to VfB Stuttgart.

Bayern Munich need to do without Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Sadio Mane and Bouna Sarr, who are not fit enough to travel to Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. 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 4/9.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Results

In six of the previous ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich both teams scored.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Borna Sosa managed to hit the target twice recently for VfB Stuttgart, while Kingsley Coman, added four strikes in Bundesliga for Bayern Munich in his last six outings.

VfB Stuttgart claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bayern Munich won eight, drew one and lost one of their last 10 games away. Bayern Munich scored the first goal of the match in eight of their last 10 away games, while VfB Stuttgart did the same in five of their previous 10 games on home soil.

There were more than three goals scored eight times in the past ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich, with the former averaging 1.1 goals a game. Bayern Munich scored 2.8 goals per game, while both teams to score paid out six times in this run. VfB Stuttgart scored an average of 1.4 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Bayern Munich, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches.