Stuttgart
- VfB Stuttgart are 14th in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 with 3 points from 3.
- Stuttgart's game against Dortmund should be a real game of two halves at MHPArena, where Die Roten can hold their own against the 2026/2027 Bundesliga pace-setters for long periods of the match.
- The hosts arrive off the back of a 4-1 home win over 1. FC Köln and a 3-1 home victory over Viking FK, but their previous game saw them fall to a 2-1 defeat away at Hoffenheim.
- Sebastian Hoeness has packed Stuttgart together into a compact, rigid shape and they can match Dortmund's pace, wing overloads and counter-pressing in this one.
- It could be wide areas that dictate the tempo and it should be an intense game, with Stuttgart likely to make Dortmund push the pace if the hosts sit deep to suffocate their visitors.
Borussia Dortmund
- Borussia Dortmund are 2nd in Bundesliga 2026/2027 with 9 points from 3 games.
- Borussia Dortmund have won all 3 Bundesliga 2026/2027 games this season.
- Meanwhile, Dortmund are on a 5-game winning streak across all competitions after a run of 3 wins in Bundesliga 2026/2027.
- VfB have won 2 of their last 2 at home across all current competitions, while Dortmund have taken 2 wins from their last 2 away games in all competitions.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record, meanwhile, is locked at 1 win apiece and 1 draw in the last 3 meetings, with Dortmund winning 2-0 in this game away in Bundesliga 2025/2026.
Key Players
- Serhou Guirassy is their main man - top-scoring in Bundesliga 2026/2027 with 2 goals and 4 of BVB's 12 total goals in the last 5 games.
- Josha Vagnoman has been Stuttgart's spark in Bundesliga 2026/2027, scoring 2 of their 7 goals in 2 games, while Ermedin Demirovic has 4 of their 11 in the last 5.
Betting Insights
- The odds make the bookmakers' favourite Stuttgart a narrow favorite for this game at 2.22, with Dortmund coming in at 2.82 with the draw at 3.75.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.38 is the sharper play in the goal markets, while both teams to score is also heavily supported at 1.33.
Prediction
- That's a bit rich given that BVB have won all of their games so far in Bundesliga 2026/2027 and it's hard to see Niko Kovac's men not coming away with the win on Saturday.
- Expect Dortmund to edge a close, high-energy game, but the home numbers of VfB suggest this one will be a close game that could be finely poised right up until the final whistle.