Saturday’s evening game in the Bundesliga sees Stuttgart take on Monchengladbach at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Both teams need a win but will either get the desired result? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Team Goals – Stuttgart to Score Over 1.5 Goals – 2.38
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Draw No Bet – Stuttgart – 2.25
Stuttgart to Score Over 1.5 Goals
Though they’ve not been winning, Stuttgart have scored a few goals of late, finding the net in each of their last four matches, scoring twice in two of those four. This match against defensively inept opposition provides the hosts with the perfect opportunity to kick into gear offensively. After all, the visitors have conceded two or more in each of their last three, as well as in five of their last six. Gladbach have also surrendered an average of 1.80 expected goals on their travels.
Stuttgart Draw No Bet
At the end of the day, Stuttgart are struggling, but they still look to have been slightly disrespected by the early market. Gladbach are a wounded animal, one that lacks the defence to be hot favourites on the road. Winners of just one of their last eight travelling matches, the visitors just don’t appear to warrant such a skinny price-tag. What’s more, it’s not as if the hosts can’t get results against bottom-half teams, avoiding defeat at home against the likes of Furth, Hertha and Bochum, all of which currently join Gladbach in the bottom half.
The Stuttgart boys continued to flirt with death last week, losing away against Hoffenheim, a defeat which has left Saturday’s hosts down in 17th position, with only Greuther Furth below them. They’re now four points off guaranteed safety and are very much embroiled in a relegation scrap.
Many teams find solace at home, but Stuttgart have struggled to do that in recent times, winning none of their last five at Mercedes-Benz Arena, while home wins have been few and far between in general this season, with Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men winning just three out of 12 in front of a home crowd this term.
Fortunately for the hosts, Gladbach are a side with struggles of their own. The visitors have won just one of their last six Bundesliga matches, and they haven’t exactly played in a manner that’s likely to strike fear into the hearts of opponents, that’s for sure. What will also encourage the hosts is how leaky the visitors have been at the back.
Adi Hutter’s men just can’t keep things tight at the moment, and it’s costing them dearly. Gladbach have conceded two or more in five of their last six, while they’ve not kept a clean sheet since November 2021. Offensive quality they do have, but they’re conceding at such a rate, shipping ten in their last three games, that most of what they create is negated.
If something ‘safe’ is what you’re looking for then you’ll probably want to try ‘Both Teams to Score’. Stuttgart have scored and conceded in each of their last four, while Gladbach can hardly go without scoring and conceding on the road, with six of their last seven away games seeing both teams find the net.
The hosts have quite a few fitness concerns at present, including Chris Fuhrich, Silas Katompa and Nikolas Nartey, all of whom are expected to be out. There are also doubts over the readiness of Daniel Didavi and youngster Enzo Millot. Lars Stindl remains out for Gladbach.
Stuttgart: Muller, Stenzl, Mavropanos, Anton, Sosa, Marmoush, Endo, Karazor, Mangala, Ito, Tomas.
Monchengladbach: Sommer, Ginter, Elvedi, Beyer, Lainer, Kramer, Neuhaus, Bensebaini, Hofmann, Plea, Thuram.
Omar Marmoush
Egyptian international Omar Marmoush hasn’t played too much this season, but he’s now starting to feature more prominently and it’s easy to see why. The attacking midfielder offers creativity, whilst he also carries a goal threat, scoring twice and registering three assists in 11 starts this term. With an average of 0.41 xG, Marmoush can play a key role on Saturday.
The pair met earlier in the campaign, drawing 1-1 at Borussia Park.
This fixture is due to take place at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
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