Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund Match Preview


On Saturday Apr 10th, Stuttgart will play host to Borussia Dortmund in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Stuttgart sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Werder Bremen. Ludwig Augustinsson struck first for Stuttgart on an own goal in the 81st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Werder Bremen was frustrated by Stuttgart’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stuttgart ended the match with the shutout victory. Stuttgart should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne struck first for Manchester City in the 19th minute, but Marco Reus got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 84th minute. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.

In their last match on Dec 12th, Stuttgart was victorious by a score of 5 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Silla Wamangituka struck first for Stuttgart in the 26th minute from the penalty spot, then Giovanni Reyna got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 39th minute on a feed from Raphaël Guerreiro.

Borussia Dortmund is glad to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Kalajdzic has been the most prolific scorer on Stuttgart in his last 5 matches with three goals

Al Ghaddioui, Orel Mangala, Silla Wamangituka, Clinton Mola and Egloff are unavailable to play for Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team, while Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Jadon Sancho, Axel Witsel, Mate Morey, Raphaël Guerreiro, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marcel Schmelzer and Moukoko.