Stuttgart vs Dortmund prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-11-10 14:30.
An injury to free-scoring striker Serhou Guirassy has stunted Stuttgart’s Bundesliga momentum, with the Swabians failing to score for the first time in a league match this season in defeat to Heidenheim last time out despite racking up 2.92 xG. Even though they’ve now lost back-to-back league games, Sebastian Hoeneß’ men enter the round in the top-three by virtue of their best ten-game start to a season in two decades (W7, L3).
Guirassy, who may be in line for a return of some kind here, and his fellow forwards have been at the forefront of that charge, with their 27 goals after ten matches their highest such total since 1996/97. Entertainment usually follows Stuttgart, and that should remain true ahead of the visit of Borussia Dortmund, as the last eight league H2Hs on this ground have produced 33 goals, although the Swabians have failed to win any of the last four (D1, L3).
Dortmund travel south looking to bounce back after seeing their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season unceremoniously crushed last weekend, as the Black and Yellows suffered a humiliating 4-0 Der Klassiker defeat against Bayern Munich. To their credit, the mental scars weren’t on display as they bounced back with an impressive 2-0 victory over Newcastle in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Boss Edin Terzić described that midweek display as “complete”, and that’s something he’ll be looking to translate to domestic action, as Dortmund have conceded seven goals across their last two league matches. Clean sheets in two of the last three H2Hs (W2, D1) should inspire hope they can keep the back door shut here, but they may need to get off to a faster start, as they’ve trailed at half-time in five of their ten Bundesliga matches this season.
Players to watch: If Guirassy remains sidelined, Silas could pick up the goalscoring burden as he netted a 97th-minute equaliser in last term’s corresponding fixture. Donyell Malen scored and assisted for Dortmund that day, although he currently finds himself in the midst of a 12-game goal drought for club and country.
Hot stat: Stuttgart have scored 18 of their 27 Bundesliga goals after half-time.