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Stuttgart are a strong team, but they haven’t held Bayern Munich to a draw or beaten them in the H2H for a while. I am backing the Bavarians to win here with BTTS.
Key Stats
- Bayern Munich have won 9 of their last 10 matches (including pre-season).
- Bayern Munich have won their last 6 matches against Stuttgart.
- Bayern Munich have seen BTTS in 6 of their last 7 matches (including pre-season).
- Stuttgart have seen BTTS in their last 7 away matches (Bundesliga).
81-Year-Old Rivalry
This is going to be the 167th time these two sides lock horns. Bayern Munich have been more successful with 99 wins, while Stuttgart celebrated 38 victories.
FCB Dominated Bundesliga Last Season
Bayern Munich had a successful start to the new season, winning the German Super Cup last weekend with a 2-1 victory against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.
Recent signing Nathaniel Brown opened the scoring in the 28th minute, while Michael Olise doubled the lead just before the break. The Bavarians had 2.37-1.65 expected goals and 21-8 shots here.
Vincent Kompany’s side dominated Bundesliga (won 28 out of 34 games and easily won another title) and won the German Cup with a 3-0 win over Stuttgart last season (Harry Kane stole the show by scoring all three goals).
Stuttgart Tagged Underdogs
Stuttgart’s new campaign also started last weekend, cruising past Hansa Rostock 4-0 to advance in the German Cup. Summer signing Dzenan Pejcinovic scored three goals here, Tomas Tiago also on target.
The previous season was successful for the Swabians who finished 4th in Bundesliga and advanced to the UEFA Champions League group stages, while they also reached the German Cup finals and lost to Bayern Munich 3-0.
Sebastian Hoeness side had mixed results in their pre-season August friendlies, recording a 2-2 draw against Paris FC, a 3-1 win over Everton and a 1-0 defeat against Fulham.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Manuel Neuer; Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown; Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic; Michael Olise, Nathaniel Brown, Luis Diaz; Harry Kane
Jamal Musiala has a neurological issue and will miss this clash, as well as Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl who are out with long-term injuries.
Stuttgart (3-4-2-1) Alexander Nubel; Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks; Jamie Leweling, Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Bilal El Khannouss, Chris Fuhrich; Ermedin Demirovic
Nikolas Nartey and Dennis Seimen remain ruled out due to injuries for Stuttgart, while Chris Fuhrich is likely to start despite questionable fitness.