VfB Stuttgart

vs

Celtic FC

Preview

VfB Stuttgart

• VfB Stuttgart are currently one of the top teams in the Bundesliga.
• They have won 3 of their last 5 Bundesliga matches (D1, L1).
• Those wins include a 3-1 victory over Köln and a 3-0 away win at Gladbach.
• Sebastian Hoeneß has transformed Stuttgart into a high-pressing, attack-minded team.

Celtic

• Celtic entered the first leg on the back of a 4-game winning streak in all competitions.
• They were drubbed 4-1 by Stuttgart at Celtic Park.
• Celtic have looked vulnerable at the back when they cannot maintain their pressing.
• Captain Callum McGregor will be key to keeping the ball and dictating tempo.

Head-to-Head

• Stuttgart lead the head-to-head 2-1, including a 4-1 win in the first leg.
• In their competitive meetings Stuttgart have scored 8 and conceded 6.

Key Players

• Key players:
  • Bilal El Khannouss - brace in Glasgow and the midfield dynamo for Stuttgart.
  • Ermedin Demirović - grabbed a brace in Stuttgart’s 3-1 win over Cologne.
  • Callum McGregor - Celtic captain who will dictate tempo.
  • Benjamin Nygren - Celtic’s most reliable source of goals, scorer of their lone first-leg goal.

Betting Insights

• Stuttgart to win at 1.41 looks short.
• Over 2.5 goals at 1.42 also looks short.
• Draw is priced around 5.0.
• Expect an open game with goals at both ends.

Prediction

• Stuttgart should have the momentum to win and progress to the Round of 16.
• Expect an open match with chances at both ends and goals on the board.