Real Madrid vs Stuttgart Prediction: will the hosts manage to justify the status of favorites?

Prediction for the UEFA Champions League match which will take place on September 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Real Madrid has already won one trophy this campaign, a 2:0 victory over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup. The start of the season in La Liga has not been an easy one, with two point losses against Mallorca and Las Palmas, both matches ending in a 1:1 draw. In the remaining three appearances, they justified their favourite status with three unanswered goals to Valladolid and 2:0 wins over Sociedad and Betis. Real Madrid is second in the Spanish league with 11 points.

Stuttgart failed to upset Bayer Leverkusen in the German Super Cup earlier in the season. The start of the campaign in the Bundesliga also turned out to be a loss - 1:3 from Freiburg. In the next game, the team played a draw with Mainz at home walls, the rivals scored three goals each. Only in the third round, Stuttgart managed to return to the winning way - 3:1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach away. With four points, the club occupies tenth place in the German championship table.

Real Madrid scored a goal after the 70th minute in the last three appearances in the Champions League. We highlight that Carlo Ancelotti's team is again good in the last stretches of matches - in three of the last four La Liga appearances, the club has hit the opponent's goal after the time mark. We expect a very difficult match for the visitors, they are unlikely to upset the current holders of the Champions League trophy. At the same time, the match will not be super-rich in terms of goals.