Stuttgart vs Wolfsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-10-06 13:30.
Stuttgart’s story continues to follow a Lazarus-type plot, having gone from the depths of needing to win last season's relegation play-off to renew their top-flight status, to currently sitting just a point off the summit this campaign. That’s due to remarkably winning five of their opening six league fixtures (L1), and another here would cement the Reds in the history books as it’ll inscribe their best-ever start to a Bundesliga campaign after seven games.
Sebastian Hoeneß’s men would also lay claim to five successive top-flight victories for the first time in over seven years, a run that ended in February 2016, but began with a 3-1 home win over upcoming opponents Wolfsburg. That was only one of nine times they’ve gotten the better of Wolfsburg in this H2H in the last 29 encounters, but with only three of those ending as draws, expect fireworks whichever way this match goes.
Wolfsburg will want those fireworks to fill the sky with their colours of white and green once again, since they were triumphant in the other 17 of those 29 H2Hs. That includes doing the league double over Stuttgart last season, which is the perfect compliment to the confidence gained from their 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt last time out.
Going on to secure back-to-back victories would see the Wolves register 15 points from their opening seven league games (W4, L2 so far) for just the second time this century, a tally only bettered by the class of 2004/05 with 18. The only thing slowing them down is their away form, having been on the losing side in their last two games on the road, both against sides like Stuttgart, who are currently above them in the table.
Key battle: The Bundesliga’s top-scorer this season with ten goals, Serhou Guirassy is just one goal shy of equalling his best-ever Bundesliga scoring season, a record he could surpass here if he nets a brace for what would be the fourth successive home league game. Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels will attempt to keep Guirassy and company at bay – he’s conceded just twice in his last three visits to the MHPArena.
Hot streak: These two teams have played a combined 16 games since the last time either of them drew a match.