Bundesliga – VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich: Betting Preview

Two sides competing on opposite ends of the table meet as Bayern Munich visit Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Both teams enter the fray in excellent form, having each secured important victories. In Stuttgart’s case, two wins in their last three games have lifted the Swabians into 15th in the Bundesliga table – one point clear of the relegation playoff spot.

Bayern Munich, meanwhile, are on a purple patch of form. The Bavarians are on a five-match winning run across all competitions and can extend their lead over Borussia Dortmund, who don’t play until a day later, up to nine points on Tuesday.

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Facts and figures for VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich in 1. Bundesliga.

Current form — VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich

The Swabians hope to continue unbeaten run

VfB Stuttgart look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches, they first beat Mainz 05 by 2-1, before drawing 2-2 with Hertha Berlin. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Wolfsburg 2-0.

The Bavarians are looking formidable

Bayern Munich have been in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. B. Dortmund got left behind in a 2-3 win, before Barcelona got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Mainz 05 was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Bayern Munich.

How do the bookies view it?

Just limiting an expected defeat might be the target for VfB Stuttgart here. Siding with Bayern Munich at odds of 1.27 is a no-brainer in the kind of form they are displaying. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

VfB Stuttgart v. Bayern Munich — fixture history

The last match between these teams was a 1. Bundesliga match back in March 2021 and saw Bayern Munich claim a 4-0 victory.

VfB Stuttgart enter the match against the Bavarians with a 1-0-9 record in their previous 10 encounters in the 1. Bundesliga. This amounts to a 10% winning ratio for the hosts, with their opponents victorious in 90% of the last 10 encounters. These matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.

Current table in the 1. Bundesliga

The 1. Bundesliga standings show that VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich are 20 points and 14 spots apart at the moment. The away side will be looking to claim all three points on Tuesday to show they deserve the position at the fun end of the league table. Despite being outsiders, VfB Stuttgart will no doubt try to make life difficult for the favorites. There is every reason to be excited to see how this game pans out.

Top goalscorer

It is difficult to look past Philipp Foerster, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run, as he hit the target 2 times lately for VfB Stuttgart. Robert Lewandowski has managed to score 4 times in the last half dozen matches for Bayern Munich. It is safe to say that they will both be looking to add to that tally here once again.