Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 04/05/2024, 00:37  by Daniel Ngulu in Bundesliga Predictions

Stuttgart’s penultimate Bundesliga home match will have them hosting former champions Bayern Munich this Saturday. It has been a great season for Stuttgart, who start this game placed third, a place behind Bayern Munich. For a side that had to stay up via the relegation playoff route, Stuttgart have done well. Just a season after having to fight for a place in Bundesliga, they will be playing in the topmost club competition in Europe. Germany is set to have at least five teams playing in the Champions League next season. With that confirmation, Stuttgart’s only pressure in the remaining matches is to finish as high as possible. It hasn’t been easy for Stuttgart in their recent matches but the 2-2 draw with Leverkusen was an improvement on the 2-1 loss to Werder Bremen. Against the champions, Stuttgart blew a 2-0 lead after conceding twice inside the final 30 minutes. Having conceded two or more in three of their last five matches, Stuttgart will feel the need to tighten up at the back. In a run where they have just four clean sheets in their last 10 matches, high scores have been a recurring stat. Seven of their last 10 matches have had over 2.5 goals.

This isn’t a fixture to trouble Bayern Munich, as seen in their last nine meetings with Stuttgart. The visitors are unbeaten in the last nine meetings with Stuttgart, winning seven. That run includes a 3-0 win in their last meeting. Heading into this game, they’ll have had less time to rest after their midweek Champions League game. Bayern Munich had to come from behind, before conceding late to draw 2-2 with Real Madrid. With a five-point buffer between them and Stuttgart, we don’t expect Bayern to give this game a lot of importance. Their priority is understandably the Champions League, their only chance of winning silverware this season. Bayern Munich will definitely rest first team players in this game. Even with a second-string side, we still expect Bayern Munich to be strong enough to take on their hosts. The Bavarians have a six-game undefeated run to defend here and will want to head to Real Madrid on the back of a win. It hasn’t been great on their travels, winning just two of eight away matches. They also have no clean sheet in the last 10 away matches, conceding two or more in seven.