VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd September 2024

A round 4 match awaits at MHPArena between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund this coming Sunday. Still reeling from coming so close to Bundesliga glory last season, the hosts hope to continue their bid to go one better this term with a win in front of their home supporters.

A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that three points and eight places currently separate the two teams.

VfB Stuttgart find themselves as number 10 in the league table with four points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 2, three points above them, Borussia Dortmund have played three rounds this season.

VfB Stuttgart will be eager to close the gap on Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table on Sunday. At the same time, the hosts will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

VfB Stuttgart 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 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Borussia Dortmund travel to their next away match this coming Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping 13 goals against. An average of 1.3 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

VfB Stuttgart go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 1-0 the last two times they played Borussia Dortmund.

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for VfB Stuttgart recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 3-3 draw with Mainz 05. This was followed by a 1-3 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before they lost 3-1 against Real Madrid. VfB Stuttgart put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the MHPArena. They drew twice while losing none, scored 18 goals while conceding seven.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, VfB Stuttgart look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund drew 0-0 with Werder Bremen, beat FC Heidenheim by 4-2 and beat Club Bruges by 0-3. Borussia Dortmund won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding nine.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, VfB Stuttgart look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Sebastian Hoeness will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/3), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/0), Anrie Chase (0/3), Anthony Rouault (0/1), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/1), Jeff Chabot (0/3), Josha Vagnoman (0/2), Leonidas Stergiou (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/3), Pascal Stenzel (0/2), Ramon Hendriks (0/1), Angelo Stiller (0/3), Atakan Karazor (0/3), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (0/3), Enzo Millot (1/3), Fabian Rieder (1/3), Frans Kraetzig (0/1), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/0), Deniz Undav (1/3), El Bilal Toure (0/2), Ermedin Demirovic (3/3), Jamie Leweling (1/3), Justin Diehl (0/1), Nick Woltemade (0/1), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Borussia Dortmund players that the manager Nuri Sahin will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/3), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Julian Ryerson (0/3), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/2), Niklas Suele (0/3), Ramy Bensebaini (0/3), Waldemar Anton (0/3), Yan Couto (0/1), Emre Can (1/3), Felix Nmecha (0/3), Giovanni Reyna (0/1), Jamie Gittens (2/3), Julian Brandt (0/3), Kjell Waetjen (0/0), Marcel Sabitzer (0/3), Pascal Gross (0/3), Donyell Malen (1/3), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (2/3), Maximilian Beier (0/3), Serhou Guirassy (0/1).

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

VfB Stuttgart seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday.

Dan-Axel Zagadou and Nikolas Nartey are missing from the squad, VfB Stuttgart will field against Borussia Dortmundon Sunday.

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

VfB Stuttgart go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 1-0 the last two times they played Borussia Dortmund. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. VfB Stuttgart came out on top in four games, whereas Borussia Dortmund ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 23/17 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 9/5.

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies on Sunday.

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Ermedin Demirovic has three strikes in six Bundesliga matches for VfB Stuttgart, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Borussia Dortmund. The visitors are looking to Donyell Malen, who has provided his team with three Bundesliga goals.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at MHPArena, VfB Stuttgart won seven and drew three. Borussia Dortmund won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost three. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at MHPArena on Sunday? VfB Stuttgart scored the opening goal ten times in 10 home games, while Borussia Dortmund did it in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, with the former on an average of 1.5 goals a game. Borussia Dortmund scored 2.4 goals per game and both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.