Stuttgart and Wolfsburg meet at Mercedes-Benz-Arena, in a match for the 33rd round of the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg won at home (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 12-18-2018. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 16-09- 2017, for the Bundesliga, Stuttgart won by (1-0). C. Akolo (42 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Attention to the home factor, since Stuttgart usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Stuttgart:
After 6 wins, 6 draws and 20 losses, the home team is currently in the 16th position, with 24 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Hertha BSC by (3-1), after in the previous match they have won (1-0) at home, against Borussia M’gladbach. 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, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 41 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 27 conceded. For the championship, Stuttgart won 12 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (6 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches and has not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores few times first: it only opened the scoring in 6 of its last 32 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 6 it reached the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 5. In 32 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 25 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Stuttgart enters this unmotivated game, after a foreign snub, by 3-1, in the displacement to the Hertha field. The local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, favoring a more leisurely and organized style of play. In this tactical drawing, the two responsible for throwing the panic in the rival defense are Donis and Nicolás González. The Stuttgart coach will not be able to count on Beck, Zuber and Meyer, for being delivered to the medical department. It should be noted that Ascacíbar will also be absent, because he is suspended.
Wolfsburg:
After 15 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, the away team is currently in the 6 th position, with 52 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (1-4). In the last match, they won in a home match against Nürnberg, by (2-0). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Wolfsburg have won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 18 times and only managed 4 comebacks. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 9 of their 24 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Wolfsburg enter this motivated action, after a home victory, 2-0, at the reception at Nuremberg: Klaus and Tisserand scored the goals of the win. The foreign team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three men responsible for throwing the panic in the rival defense are Weghorst, Klaus and Mehmedi. The technician Bruno Labbadia will not be able to count on Casteels and Itter to be recovering of injury.
