VFB Stuttgart vs Borussia M’gladbach Prediction: Stuttgart want to survive at all cost.

Stuttgart continue their quest for survival from relegation as they welcome Borussia M’gladbach to the Mercedes Benz-Arena. Stuttgart have been brilliant in recent games, as a result they have not lost in their last 4 matches. They managed to pick up at least a point in their last 2 games against Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg away from home. They are showing real signs of a fight here and they might fulfill their ambitions. Borussia M’gladbach are in 10th spot on the table, but face competition from 11th place FC Koln, who are only one point behind. M’gladbach will be desperate to get a win after dropping points against Union Berlin last weekend when they lost 1-0.

VFB Stuttgart’s objective is clear and that is to remain in the league by the end of the season. Currently they are in the relegation playoff spot; 16th with 25 points from 29 matches played. They have 5 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats and their goal ratio is 36:51.

VFB Stuttgart are coming into this game following a 1-1 draw against Augsburg away from home last weekend. Augsburg were first to take the lead through Dion Drena Beljo in just 8 minutes into the game and Stuttgart got the equalizer in the 78th minute through Wataru Endo to end the match all square. Statistics shows, Stuttgart had 62% possession, 3 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (3), more than 4.5 cards (4/5).

Borussia M’gladbach have all to play for as they face Stuttgart here, as a loss here could see them drop to 11th spot and a 10th finish looks like a win for them. Borussia M’gladbach have a total of 36 points from 29 matches played this season. They have 9 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats and their goal ratio is 43:46. Borussia M’gladbach lost their last game by 1-0 to Union Berlin and they are now without a win in their last 2 games. Despite efforts from both sides, the first half ended goalless and in the second half, Union Berlin got the only goal through Sheraldo Becker in the 60th minute. According to statistics, Borussia M’gladbach had 62% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: less than 2.5 goals (4/5), more than 10.5 corners (6/7).

VFB Stuttgart and Borussia M’gladbach will be meeting for the 21st time. In the previous 20 meetings, Borussia M’gladbach had 10 wins, while VFB Stuttgart had 6 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw. The head to head streak shows:

• Stuttgart have not kept a clean sheet in 6 meetings.
• Borussia M’gladbach have not kept a clean sheet in 7 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 6/6 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 meetings.

• VFB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1): Fabian Bredlow, Hirkoi Ito, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Walderman Anton, Boma Sosa, Wataru Endo, Atakan Karazor, Josha Vagnoman, Chris Fuhrich, Enzo Millot, Serhou Guirassy.
• Borussia M’gladbach (4-2-3-1): Jonas Omlin, Joseph Scally, Ko Itakura, Nico Elvedi, Ramy Bensebaini, Julian Weigi, Kouadio Kone, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Neuhaus, Lars Stindl, Marcus Thuram

Analysis of VFB Stuttgart shows they have scored 36 goals and conceded 51 and they score an average of 2.1 goals per game, with a 9% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.1 chances per game and miss an average of 1.5 chances per game. They take an average shot of 13.5 per game and take an average of 4.5 shots on target per game. They play an average of 4.4 corners per game and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Analysis of Borussia M’gladbach shows they have scored 43 goals and conceded 46. They score an average of 1.5 goals per game, with a 13% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.1 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. They take an average of 11.4 shots per game and take an average of 4.9 shots on target per game. They play an average of 4.2 corners per game and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Based on analysis, we say:

• Bet on Home win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-0 at 7.5 Odds