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

The top match of Bundesliga matchday 28 at 6:30 p.m. is VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund, with BVB facing their closest pursuer. However, even with a defeat, the Swabians would still not catch Dortmund. Niko Kovac is expected to try to prevent that with the following lineup from the start.

After Felix Nmecha also recently joined the list of longer-term absentees, this is how the list of unavailable BVB players looks.

So it is still very manageable and leaves Kovac with plenty of options. kicker expects coach Kovac to go with this Borussia Dortmund starting eleven.

Gregor Kobel – Luca Reggiani, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck – Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson – Julian Brandt, Maximilian Beier – Serhou Guirassy

The main topic during the week was Nico Schlotterbeck’s contract extension, which Kovac described as “unfortunate” in the way it played out. At most, this could affect Schlotterbeck himself in terms of concentration on Saturday evening, but his teammates are likely to remain unaffected.

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Is the Schlotterbeck discussion distracting BVB?

Like BVB, VfB Stuttgart have also lost just one home match this season. They sit third in the home table with an equally strong record of 10-2-1. On the other hand, BVB have also lost only one away match, with seven wins and five draws.

At VfB, there is the rare case in professional football that not a single player from the Swabians’ squad will miss out through injury or suspension — as of Thursday morning.

That means VfB will take the field at home in the literal sense at full strength, which according to kicker currently looks as follows for Sebastian Hoeneß.

Alexander Nübel – Josha Vagnoman, Ramon Hendriks, Julian Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstädt – Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller – Bilal El Khannouss, Deniz Undav, Chris Führich – Ermedin Demirovic

The bookmakers even have the home side as clear favorites to win. Odds for a VfB Stuttgart victory are around 2.30. By contrast, odds for a Borussia Dortmund win are ranging between 2.70 and 2.80.

In the first half of the season, the sides drew 3:3 at Signal Iduna Park, meaning VfB are one of only three teams that did not lose in Dortmund in the league. Last season, VfB even won both meetings against BVB — 2:1 in Dortmund and a clear 5:1 at home.

Many more numbers and facts about the VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund match will follow shortly in a separate article.

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