Stuttgart will be hosting Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga this weekend
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Key Statistics
- Stuttgart haven’t lost any of their last five home games against Hertha in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart ended their five-match winless run with a victory against Mainz last weekend. They haven’t won two games in a row in the Bundesliga since May.
- Hertha BSC are winless in their last four league games. The last time they experienced a similar drought was at the start of this year when they went nine games without a win.
- Hertha are 14th in the league this season, having managed only 14 points. Stuttgart are a place behind them with 13 points.
Head to Head record
Hertha have the slight edge over Stuttgart in head to head records, winning 10 out of 24 games played between two sides. Stuttgart has eight wins while the spoils have been shared on six occasions.
Latest performances in all competitions.
Stuttgart – L L L L W
Hertha Berlin – W L D L D.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart managed to end their four-match losing streak in Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over Mainz last weekend.
After earning promotion to the top-flight this term, Stuttgart have struggled to make any big difference and have managed only 3 wins in 13 games.
However, they would like to build on the victory against Mainz when they face Hertha, who are just a place ahead at 14th in the table.
The home side would like to avoid the dangers of relegation and use the impressive home record to their advantage – three out of three wins in Bundesliga this season.
Stuttgart have a chance of moving two places above in the table if they claim three points on Sunday.
Possible Stuttgart line-up
Florian Muller, Konstatinos Mavropanos, Waldemar Anton, Kempf, Massimo, Wataru Endo, Atakan Karazor, Orel Mangala, Borna Sosa, Phillip Förster, Omar Marmoush
Injured: Ahamada (Achilles), Führich (not included), Kalajdzic (shoulder), Millot (knee), Sankoh (knee), Thommy (pelvis)
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Hertha BSC
Having managed only one victory in their last five games, Hertha Berlin would be desperate to get back to winning ways.
However, Hertha’s poor record against Stuttgart away from home could low down their confidence.
They were on course to pick up a crucial win against Augsburg last week but Hertha were stunned by a last-gasp equaliser from Gregoritsch.
Marco Richter continues to be one of the talented forwards in the Bundesliga, having scored four goals across all competitions this season.
It would be a crucial encounter for both the teams as they want to get near the top half of the table.
Possible Hertha line-up
Alexander Schwolow, Pekarik, Stark, Dedryck Boyata, Marvin Plattenhardt, Marco Richter, Santiago Ascacibar, Suat Serdar, Mittelstädt, Krzysztof Piatek, Stevan Jovetic
Injured: M. Dardai (muscular), Jarstein (knee), Klünter (shoulder)
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Stuttgart 2 – 1 Hertha
