Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-03 13:30.
[p]Stuttgart fans have been accustomed to dreading the tail-end of a Bundesliga season, as they’ve occupied a place in the relegation play-off position at this stage in three of their last four top-flight campaigns. The outlook is very different this time around for the Swabians, who are assured of UEFA Champions League football next season, taking the pressure off this crunch clash against outgoing champions Bayern Munich.[/p]
[p]The hosts may still be slightly irked after becoming the latest side to fall victim to a stoppage-time goal from Bayer Leverkusen, leaving them frustrated by a 2-2 draw. Boss Sebastian Hoeneß insisted his side “didn’t get what we deserved” on that occasion, and his squad will be determined to put that right in front of their own fans, with confidence surely still high given that they’ve now lost just one home league game since March 2023 (W12, D6)![/p]
[p]One of the toughest trips in the Bundesliga comes at an inopportune time for Bayern, with this game sandwiched between the first and second legs of their UEFA Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. The Bavarians were held to a 2-2 draw by Los Blancos on Tuesday, despite leading 2-1 heading into the last ten minutes, so manager Thomas Tuchel may look to shuffle his pack to keep his squad fresh ahead of their trip to the Spanish capital next week.[/p]
[p]Since the surrender of their league title became inevitable, Bayern have pieced together a six-match unbeaten run (W4, D2) which includes three successive domestic victories. Away form remains a sizeable concern though, as they’ve not managed a clean sheet on the road in the league since November (W4, D1, L4) – conceding 22 times in that sequence – but an active 11-match winning streak in away Bundesliga H2Hs should have Tuchel’s side confident of victory again this time around.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Two of the division’s top four scorers play for Stuttgart, with Deniz Undav perhaps flying under the radar with 18 strikes to his name this season – four of which have come in his last five matches. Thomas MĂĽller netted twice in Bayern’s last away game, and he’s remarkably contributed to 27 goals across 28 previous H2H meetings (G11, A16).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bayern boss Tuchel has won nine career H2Hs against Stuttgart (D3, L2), only managing more against Werder Bremen (ten).[/p]