- Team form: Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last four home games in all competitions (W3, D1).
- Home stats: Bayern Munich average 2.75 goals per game at home this season and have conceded 1.00 per game on average.
- Away scoring: VfB Stuttgart have scored 27 goals in their seven away matches in all competitions this season.
Bayern to prove too good at home
Bayern Munich have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, winning the last three meetings between the clubs in all competitions and the last meeting, which was a 3-0 win for Die Bayern in the DFB Pokal 2025/2026 three months ago. The reigning Bundesliga champions are the clear favorites with a price of 1.28 this Friday, but there is some value in the draw at 5.9 or Stuttgart to win at 8.6, depending on your choice of bookmaker.
The hosts come into this game on the back of a five-game winning run, while Die Schwaben have been in mixed form in the Bundesliga 2026-2027 with three wins, one draw and a defeat from their last five. Bayern have won eight, drawn one and lost one from their 10 games in all competitions so far, while Stuttgart have been solid but unspectacular with five wins, three draws and two defeats in the same period.
Kompany and Hoeneß have their teams playing similarly
Tactics
This game is set to be an exciting one with Bayern playing with a greater degree of ball control and possession. Vincent Kompany has Bayern pressing high up the field, building through central overloads and turning turnovers into quick strikes, while Sebastian Hoeneß has Stuttgart playing with flexible shapes, aggressive counter-pressing and fast vertical transitions.
Prediction and betting
- Stuttgart should be able to hurt Bayern on the counterattack in this contest, and that could keep the score close, but the hosts should ultimately have too much for their opponents and can nick another win at the Allianz Arena.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.25 seems the clean play from a betting perspective, but the expectation is for a high-paced and intense match between two teams that like to play on the front foot.
