BVB v VfB Stuttgart: Predicted starting line-ups | OneFootball

The ball will be rolling again at Signal Iduna Park at 3:30 PM. Borussia Dortmund’s first opponent after the international break is VfB Stuttgart, which means both Serhou Guirassy and Waldemar Anton will be facing their former club. You can find out here how the two teams are likely to line up when the match kicks off on this 11th matchday of the Bundesliga.

None of the players who are long-term members of the professional squad will be missing for BVB on Saturday. Coach Niko Kovac therefore has the luxury of choice, which also makes predictions about the starting eleven difficult. Nevertheless, Kicker dares to make a prediction and comes up with this BVB lineup:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck – Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Ramy Bensebaini – Karim Adeyemi, Carney Chukwuemeka – Serhou Guirassy

However, only minor details would tip the scales, notes Kicker, who also gives many other Dortmund players a chance to make the starting eleven.

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The visitors are in 4th place, one spot behind BVB, who have the better goal difference with both teams on 21 points.

For VfB Stuttgart, only two players—Luca Jaquez and Ermedin Demirovic—will be missing when they try to snatch points in Dortmund. According to the specialist magazine, the Swabians will likely start as follows:

Alexander Nübel – Finn Jeltsch, Julian Chabot, Ramon Hendriks – Lorenz Assignon, Chema Chema, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Mittelstädt – Jamie Leweling, Bilal El Khannouss – Deniz Undav

So far, VfB has not shown much of its quality away from home. In five away games, they have only managed two wins and suffered three defeats. That puts them 8th in the Bundesliga’s away table, but they could significantly improve that ranking on Saturday.

Surprisingly, bookmakers clearly see BVB as the favorite in this matchup. Odds for a home win by Schwarzgelb range between 1.74 and 1.80. For an away win, odds are usually around 4.20.

Yet last season, VfB Stuttgart won both matches against BVB. They won 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park. In Stuttgart, there was even a painful 5-1 defeat for Borussia in the first half of the season. The timing of Dortmund’s last win against this opponent also shows that VfB rarely suits BVB: it dates back to October 2022.

Many more interesting facts and figures about the Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart match are compiled here.

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