Stuttgart Form and Lineup
Despite a painful 2:4 away defeat against Bayern Munich, in which a semi-rotated Munich side generated 4.61 xG, Stuttgart quickly lifted their spirits. On Thursday the hosts beat Freiburg 2:1 after extra time in the semi-finals of the German Cup — they will soon have the chance to get revenge on Bayern Munich in the final of the competition. In that cup tie Sebastian Hoeness' substitutions worked brilliantly: Bilal El Khannouss came off the bench and energised the attack, providing an assist for Deniz Undav. The home side once again dominated on their own pitch and produced 4.16 xG with 29 shots over 120 minutes.
Key Numbers for Stuttgart:
In their last 14 home matches the hosts have suffered only three defeats.
Stuttgart have the fourth-best xG figure in the Bundesliga (59.33).
In 30 league matches Stuttgart have gone over 3.5 total goals 15 times, with this line landing in three of their last four games.
Potential Stuttgart Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Alexander Nubel — Ramon Hendriks, Julian Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstadt, Josha Vagnoman — Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor — Jamie Leweling, Chris Fuhrich, Bilal El Khannouss — Deniz Undav.
Unavailable: Finn Jeltsch (injury).
Werder Bremen Form and Lineup
The derby against Hamburg went perfectly for Werder Bremen, who won 3:1. After the interval the visitors took control of the game and finished off their opponents once they had a numerical advantage, recording 1.74 xG to 0.59. Retaining their Bundesliga status now looks much more manageable, with the same 31 points from 30 rounds as Hamburg, Borussia Monchengladbach and Koln, and a five-point cushion over St Pauli. However, the team remain highly inconsistent away from home.
Key Numbers for Werder Bremen:
In 2026 the team have suffered five defeats in seven away matches, three of them without scoring.
Only Hamburg, St Pauli (9 each) and Heidenheim (5) have picked up fewer away points than Werder Bremen (12).
Werder Bremen are among the five worst defences in the Bundesliga, having conceded 53 goals in 30 matches.
Potential Werder Bremen Lineup (4-4-2)
Mio Backhaus — Olivier Deman, Karim Coulibaly, Amos Pieper, Yukinari Sugawara — Senne Lynen, Romano Schmid, Cameron Puertas, Jens Stage — Justin Njinmah, Jovan Milosevic.
Unavailable: Wesley Adeh, Victor Boniface, Mitchell Weiser, Keke Topp, Karl Hein, Julian Malatini, Felix Agu (all injury), Leonardo Bittencourt (suspension).
