Stuttgart vs Bielefeld Match preview

German Bundesliga 1: Stuttgart vs Bielefeld

After losing away to Wolfsburg, former champions moved very much away from UEFA Cup. In the very finish of the match against Dortmund Bielefeld wasted a fine opportunity to secure their place in the league.


In the last six games even four defeats

In the last round duel for the UEFA Cup spot against direct rivals Wolfsburg, Stuttgart suffered a tough 4:0 defeat. After that they dropped on seventh which doesn’t even give them a chance for UEFA Cup qualifications.

Coach Veh will have a lot of problems with forming the line-up for this perhaps the most important match of the season, because of injuries and suspensions Actually, captain Fernando Meira will miss the match due to a red card so the coach will give a chance to Beck instead. Experienced Schafer won’t be able to guard the net because he is injured and Ulreich will take over his place. Only Stuttgart attack will be standard where second best scorer in the league, Gomez will play together with Cacau. Tasci, Pardo and Marica are injured.


To be or not to be

Bielefeld had to solve the question of staying in the league in the last round. Instead they only managed to keep the lead over Dortmund till the final moments of the game. Actually, Marx and Wichniarek have already in the first half brought the lead to their side but few minutes before the end, Fernandez scored an own goals that prolonged their anxiety to the last round.

Coach Frontzeck will most likely give the chance to the same players as last weekend. The only change in the squad will be in the attack, where instead of injured Zuma, Kamper or Eigler will join attacking tandem Wichniarek – Halfar. In order to keep their Bundesliga status Bielefeld must come back home undefeated but in case Nurnberg beat Schalke in front of their fans, Arminia must win Stuttgart. Only once in history did Bielefeld manage to win on this ground, so everyone in the club and especially the fans hope that Schalke will remain undefeated in Nurnberg. Injured Masmanidis, Kocin, Kucera, Reoenberg, Schmidt and Versik won’t be able to help their side.

Betting Verdict


In the first part of the season Bielefeld beat Stuttgart 2:0 but we should mention that home side were in much better form at that moment. Both sides will go out of their way to win so it would be best to bet on goals here since these rivals always score a lot.

Our tip: Bet 5 on Over 2.5 goals
Odds 1.5 at
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