- Head-to-head: Stuttgart have won four of the last five head-to-head encounters.
- Current form: Stuttgart have won three games in a row across all current competitions.
Stuttgart are flying while Gladbach struggle
Current form and standings
There's no doubting the formbook when it comes to this clash at MHPArena as it's obvious that VfB Stuttgart should be in with a chance of taking down Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday night. Die Schwaben have won their last three consecutive matches across all competitions and are starting to gain momentum, while the visitors have drawn once and lost four times across all of their games since the start of August.
Stuttgart are 12th in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 with six points from five games, while Gladbach are rock bottom in 18th with zero points after their nightmare start to the new campaign. The hosts have also won the last meeting 3-0 away in the Bundesliga 2025/2026 and have taken two of the last three home H2Hs between the two sides.
Tactics and key players
Sebastian Hoeneß has been a revelation at Stuttgart as he has got the team to play front-foot, high-tempo soccer with aggressive pressing and quick vertical combinations.
- Josha Vagnoman has bagged two Bundesliga goals in four games, but Angelo Stiller has been the tempo-setter in the final third with three assists in the hosts' last five.
- Meanwhile, Alexander Blessin's arrival has brought a more intense and wing-focused pressing idea to Gladbach, but they are still very much in a transitional period and struggling to cope with some of the changes.
Hosts to edge a goal-heavy encounter
Hugo Bolin has been Gladbach's most reliable goalscorer in the Bundesliga 2026/2027, but his two goals in four appearances have come against the tide of a blunt team attack that has been woefully misfiring.
Die Fohlen have failed to score in two of their three away games, so the bet that makes the most sense here is a home victory in the full-time betting market. Stuttgart are 1.34 favourites and there's no way you can side with the visitors at 8.0 or the draw at 5.0 given the relative form and positions of these two teams in the table.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.3 and BTTS Yes at 1.45 also seem like good bets for this game, as we're expecting plenty of chances in an open game with Stuttgart likely to score the most goals.
