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Bayern Munich vs. VfB Stuttgart
Following their successful Champions League opener during the week, FC Bayern Munich continue their Bundesliga campaign next weekend. On the sixth matchday of the season, the home match against VfB Stuttgart is on the schedule. The Swabians are still winless and now have another tough task ahead of them with the record champions. The game kicks off on Saturday at 15:30 in the Allianz Arena, and you can find our prediction in the following Bayern vs Stuttgart tip.
Bayern have slipped to third place in the table after the last two slip-ups. However, eleven points from the first five games mean that they are only one point behind the leaders from Freiburg, who the Bavarians naturally want to dethrone as quickly as possible. Stuttgart are currently in twelfth place after a mixed start, and VfB have collected four points so far. Once again, it smells like a relegation battle in the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, with the relegation place just one point away.
Bayern – Stuttgart info:
– Date & Time: 10.09.2022, 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Allianz Arena (Munich)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 6
– TV broadcast: Sky Sport
Bayern Form & Balance Check
FC Bayern seem to have recovered from the small dip in the form curve. It was certainly clear to everyone involved that the incredibly strong form of the first games of the season, with four wins in a row, cannot last forever. Nevertheless, the two draws in the last league games against Gladbach and Union, who also started strongly, were of course too little for the FCB’s demands, who have thus suddenly slipped to third place. A win against Stuttgart at the weekend is therefore a must.
Successful start to the top flight
During the week, Bayern were able to gain further self-confidence. After last week’s commanding 5:0 cup win against Viktoria Köln, they faced Inter Milan on Wednesday for the start of the top flight. Here, the FCB proved once again that it can hardly be beaten in the group stage of the Champions League. In the fashionable city, the Munich team celebrated a commanding 2:0 victory, in which Leroy Sané was particularly convincing with two scorer points and a lot of enthusiasm for the game. Bayern thus won their opening CL match for the 19th time in a row.
Bayern facts & analysis
– 3rd place in the Bundesliga, 11 points from 5 games.
– Last win in the CL 2:0 at Inter Milan
– Still unbeaten in 8 competitive games, but in the league last 2 times only drew
Stuttgart form & balance check
VfB Stuttgart want to avoid a scenario like last season this season. Having to tremble again until the bitter end, only to secure relegation at the last second, would certainly leave its mark. A quiet season without relegation worries would be the ideal scenario, but VfB is still a long way from that. The Swabians have not won a single match in their first five league games. Only three other teams are still winless. Given the quality of the opposition, it seems more than unlikely that they will be able to celebrate their first success against Bayern on Saturday.
Remis kings from Baden-Württemberg
However, many things could also be worse. Because although Stuttgart are still winless after five games, Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team have also only lost one game. With a total of four draws, VfB are collecting individual points with difficulty, but also consistently, which could still be important. Most recently, there were two more draws against Cologne (0:0) and Schalke (1:1), in which Stuttgart managed to earn a point while being outnumbered. Morale is high for the Swabians, who are now looking to reward themselves with a three-goal win in the near future.
Stuttgart facts & analysis
– 12th place in the Bundesliga, 4 points from 5 games.
– Last played 1:1 against Schalke
– Still winless in the league
Predicted line-up – last update on 8 September 2022
Julian Nagelsmann is likely to rotate given the workload and the completely injury-free squad against Stuttgart. Upamecano could come in for de Ligt, Goretzka could also make his starting eleven comeback and displace Sabitzer. Gnabry has often come in as a wild card recently and is also due for a start, while Musiala still does not seem to be fully fit. Nevertheless, he and Coman are the other alternatives.
On the other side, Matarazzo will have to replace the suspended Vagnoman. In all likelihood, Silas will move to the right, which would create space for newcomer Guirassy up top. His partner is currently the only contested position at VfB, and Egloff or Tiago Tomas could start here. Karazor and Stenzel would also be options, then Silas or Führich, for example, would move into the forward line.
Bayern – Stuttgart direct comparison & statistics
Bayern and Stuttgart have already played 122 games against each other, 106 of which have come in the Bundesliga. As expected, the record champions have the better record and have won 80 games so far. Stuttgart have won 21 games, with the same number of duels ending in draws. The last encounter on the penultimate matchday of the past season ended in a 2-2 draw and thus ended a series of five FCB victories against VfB.
– The most common result between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart is 2-0. 10 matches ended like this.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 2-2 (home to Bayern Munich) and 0-5 (home to VfB Stuttgart).
– The average number of goals scored in a Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart clash is 4.4.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart is 2.6.
– Both teams have not won their last match in the Bundesliga.
