VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund - Bundesliga News
The reigning Bundesliga champions, Borussia Dortmund, will make a trip to Mercedes-Benz-Arena in a bid to close the gap on current leaders Bayern Munich.
VfB Stuttgart will host the Borussians on Saturday, October 29, in what is anticipated to be a close encounter. A win for Stuttgart could take them up to second spot on the table, provided Schalke and Hannover lose their respective games.
VfB Stuttgart
The Swabians will look to get better of their opponents in order to improve their chances. Stuttgart will definitely enjoy the home advantage and a win on Saturday will take them up to 20 points.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-c8098 Labbadia’s side are currently fifth on the table, five points adrift of the table toppers, Bayern Munich. Die Roten have a decent record at home this season with three of the five wins coming at Mercedes-Benz-Arena.
The club’s defence has shown massive improvements this campaign compared to the last one and has only conceded eight goals in 10 games. The last time Dortmund travelled to Stuttgart, the Borussians registered a 3-1 win.
Borussia Dortmund
The Black Yellows, on the other hand, will look to stamp their authority on their visit in order to beat Bayern at the top. Jurgen Klopp would want his side to stay positive and repeat their performance from the last season, where they defeated Stuttgart
at the same venue.
The reigning Bundesliga holders, despite being away from home, are still reckoned favourites to win the encounter. The Borussians have won six of their 10 league games this season and another win on Saturday could possibly take them above Bayern Munich.
Team News
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The hosts are likely to go in with a 4-5-1 formation. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sven-Ulreich-c34389 will guard net
for the home side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julian-Schieber-c19927 will once again be missing due to different injury problems.
Borussia Dortmund
The visitors, on the other hand, are expected to adapt the same formation as of the hosts. Robert Lewandowski is currently enjoying a purple patch and will play as a lone striker. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Weidenfeller-c31655 will start
inside the goal. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mats-Hummels-c24767 will play in the heart of defence.
Midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Perisic, who got a red card in the game against Werder Bremen, is likely to start from the bench.
Players to Watch
Stuttgart will heavily rely on their free scoring striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Harnik-c24374. The Austrian has four league goals to his name until now and will look to add to his tally against Dortmund on Saturday.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 is in supreme touch for the last three weeks and Dortmund will once again look at him to help them to an important win. The player already has seven goals to his name this term and his form could become a cause of concern for the home
team.
Prediction
Despite playing away from home and banking on their current form, Borussia Dortmund are likely to get better of the Swabians on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s men, just like the last season, are tipped to register a 3-1 win away from home.
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