Dortmund – Stuttgart SOCCER PICKS
Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart meet in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 25th round of the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund won out (0-4) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-20-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 08-04-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga which ended with a victory for Borussia Dortmund by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by C. Pulisic (38 ‘), M. Batshuayi (48’) and M. Philipp (59 ‘) for Borussia Dortmund. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Stuttgart presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Borussia Dortmund:
After 16 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 54 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Augsburg by (2-1), after in the previous match they won (3-2) at home, against Bayer Leverkusen. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they got a home loss against Tottenham Hotspur by (0-1). In the last 10 home league matches Borussia Dortmund has a record of 8 wins and 2 draws, so they have won 26 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 12 games ago. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 24 matches played in this competition, they got the comeback in 4 of the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Borussia Dortmund leaves for this match with a defeat, by 1-0, in the reception at Tottenham, putting an end to their participation in the Champions League. In the last match for the championship, the home side lost to Augsburg 2-1. Normally, the coach Lucien Favre organizes his team in a 4-3-3 and privileges the organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Jadon Sancho and Raphael Guerrero are exempt in the transport of the ball towards the attack. On the other hand, Paco Alcácer and Marco Reus are the best scorers of Borussia Dortmund, with 13 goals scored each. For this game there are two absences due to injury: Philipp and Piszczek.
Stuttgart:
After 5 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 19 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Hanover 96 by (5-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Werder Bremen, by (1-1). 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 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Stuttgart has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 12 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in all of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 5 of its last 24 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 5 it reached the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 4. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 18 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘); He suffered 10 of his 28 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Stuttgart left for this motivated match, after having added a 5-1 victory in the reception to Hannover 96, totaling the second consecutive game without losing in this competition: the goals of the team were scored by Mario Gómez, Zuber (2) and Kabak (2). In this game away from home it is expected that coach Markus Weinzierl plays in the usual 3-5-2, privileging the defensive organization and passes in depth for the attack. Mario Gómez, one of the stars of this team, is the best score of Stuttgart, with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Sosa, Maffeo and Baumgartl, all due to injury.
