- Team form: Borussia Dortmund have won 3/3 games in Bundesliga 2026/2027, they are unbeaten in 5 (W5).
- Recent form: VfB Stuttgart have won 3/5 and lost 2/5 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Dortmund can deny Stuttgart a home win
Borussia Dortmund have made a perfect start in Bundesliga 2026/2027, racking up nine points from a possible nine in 3 games to sit in 2nd place in the early season table, while 14th placed Stuttgart have three points from three games.
However, Dortmund enter Saturday's matchup on the back of a five-game winning streak in all competitions, while VfB have won three and lost two of their last five matches. Stuttgart won 4-1 at home to 1. FC Köln before seeing off Viking FK 3-1 at home, then losing 2-1 away to Hoffenheim.
Borussia Dortmund have won all 3 of their Bundesliga 2026/2027 matches to this point, and after taking two recent away wins, they'll have enough momentum to cause Stuttgart trouble here.
An open, end-to-end clash could be in store
Tactical battle
While Sebastian Hoeness has built a compact and structured Stuttgart team this season which prioritizes control in midfield and vertical transitions, Niko Kovac's Dortmund have retained the high press and pacey verticality which made them so dangerous last term.
Only this time, there's more structural discipline and more of a numbers advantage in the wide areas, so expect an open, high-tempo clash here as Stuttgart's block meets Dortmund's pace and overloading on the wings.
Key players
Josha Vagnoman has been the spark for Die Roten in the Bundesliga, top scoring with 2 goals in 2 games, but Ermedin Demirovic has been more prolific with 4 goals in Stuttgart's last 5 matches, chipping in 4 of their 11 total goals. Guirassy is Dortmund's main man so far, top scoring with 2 Bundesliga 2026/2027 goals and 4 in their last 5 overall.
The value lies with Dortmund
The odds have Stuttgart as favorites at 2.22 ahead of Dortmund at 2.82 and the draw at 3.75, which we feel is a bit off, given that the visitors are in full stride and Stuttgart have hit a bit of a wobble on the road.
- We feel that Dortmund can edge what looks to be a tight, high-tempo affair, however, Stuttgart's home numbers suggest that this could stay level for most of the game.
- As such, we're going for over 2.5 goals at 1.38, which looks to be the sharpest option in this market, with BTTS also being strongly priced at 1.33.
