Bayern Munich – Stuttgart SOCCER PICKS
Bayern München and Stuttgart meet at Allianz-Arena, in a match for the 19th round of the Bundesliga. Bayern München won out (0-3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-01-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 12-05-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga which ended with the victory of Stuttgart by (1-4). The goals of the match were scored by C. Tolisso (21 ‘), for Bayern München, and D. Ginczek (5’ and 55 ‘), A. Donis (42’) and C. Akolo (52 ‘), for Stuttgart . In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
Bayern München:
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 39 points won, after 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (0-3). In the last match, they won in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (1-3). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 8 home league matches Bayern München has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 15 points out of 24 possible.
In this competition, he won the last 6 games and did not lose any of the last 4 that he played at home. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 15 of its last 18 games for the Bundesliga, of these 15 came to rest in advantage in 11 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11.
Bayern Munich had a disappointing start in the Bundesliga, but went up a lot of production, comes in a big phase and goes in search of another victory to try to decrease the difference of 6 points for the leader and biggest rival, Borussia Dortmund. The team is characterized by a good balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 39 goals, being the second best attack of the competition, and suffered 19, having the fourth worst defense, being a team that creates enough opportunities, press from the initial beep, but still manages to close the spaces well. At home, Bayern Munich comes from two good victories and it seems to have finally found its best football. It should be noted that he has the fourth best defense as a local team and, also, that he did not suffer any goals in the last 2 games in this condition. For the clash with Stuttgart, coach Niko Kovac must maintain the same line-up as last game, when he beat Hoffenheim with an excellent collective performance.
Stuttgart:
The away team is currently in the 16 th position, with 14 points won, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Schalke 04, by (1-3). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Mainz 05, by (2-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In their last away match, for the Friendlies, they drew (2-2) against the Círculo de Brujas. In the last 9 away league matches Stuttgart has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 27 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that marks few times first and only managed to open the scoring in 3 of its last 18 games for the Bundesliga, of these 3 came to rest in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 18 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 14 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Stuttgart is campaigning far below what was expected in the Bundesliga, going through a terrible phase, with 4 defeats in the last five rounds, and going in search of a recovery to try to get out of the last positions. The team presents very serious problems, both in the offensive and in the defensive sector, since it scored only 14 goals, being the worst attack of the competition, and suffered 38, having the second worst defense.
