Stuttgart vs Union Berlin prediction, odds & betting tips – 08/03/2024

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VfB Stuttgart - Union Berlin

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Highflying Stuttgart welcome Union Berlin to the MHPArena to contest a Bundesliga fixture on Friday, March 8^th. Can Die Schwaben win for the 17^th time this season? Read our Bundesliga betting tips to find out.

Stuttgart vs Union Berlin prediction: Stuttgart can make home advantage count

Key Stats

• Stuttgart have won 16 of their 24 Bundesliga fixtures so far this season.
• Stuttgart have already beaten Union Berlin twice this term, once in the Bundesliga and once in the cup.
• Union Berlin failed to win ten of their last 11 Bundesliga away matches.
• Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy, who is in the running to be named African Football of the Year, is the second-highest goal-scorer in the Bundesliga this season with 20 goals.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Stuttgart the bookies’ pick

• HOME: 1/2 (1.50) – 66.7%
• DRAW: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.8%
• AWAY: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.4%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Stuttgart emerged on the right side of a five-goal thriller against Wolfsburg last weekend and that was their third win in four Bundesliga assignments. Goals could be on the agenda again on Saturday and there are plenty of other tips with a similar tone on our betting insights page. With their form strong, Stuttgart are the market favourites to win again on Friday, while Union Berlin – who have won only once in 11 attempts on the road – have been priced as underdogs with just at 15.4% chance of success. The Iron Ones were beaten 2-0 at home by Dortmund last time out.

For more football betting tips for this week’s clash, consider backing Stuttgart to score over 1.5 goals on Friday at 4/7 (1.57), while the hosts also look very backable in the half time result market at 21/20 (2.05).

Last five H2Hs: Stuttgart chasing hattrick of wins

Germany DFB Pokal 31/10/23

VfB Stuttgart

1

Union Berlin

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Union Berlin

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VfB Stuttgart

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Union Berlin

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VfB Stuttgart

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VfB Stuttgart

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Union Berlin

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Union Berlin

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VfB Stuttgart

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Stuttgart eased to a 3-0 win at Union Berlin when the teams met for their reverse Bundesliga fixture in October and Die Roten ousted the Iron Ones again (1-0) when the sides met in the cup later in the same month.

Stuttgart preview: Guirassy to spearhead the attack

Roberto Massimo, Samuele di Benedetto, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Nikolas Nartey are all out of action for Stuttgart while Genki Haraguchi is a slight doubt due to illness.

Predicted lineup: Nubel – Rouault, Anton, Ito – Vagnoman, Karazor, Stiller, Mittelstadt – Millot, Fuhrich, Guirassy

UEFA Champions League 01/10/24

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Sparta Prague

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VfB Stuttgart

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Wolfsburg

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VfB Stuttgart

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Borussia Dortmund

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VfB Stuttgart

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Real Madrid

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VfB Stuttgart

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W

Borussia M'gladbach

1

VfB Stuttgart

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Union Berlin preview: Visitors have a strong-looking squad

Union Berlin have close to a clean bill of health ahead of Friday's game and they could name the same XI that lost 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund last weekend.

Predicted lineup: Ronnow – Doekhi, Vogt, Leite – Juranovic, Tousart, Khedira, Schafer, Roussillon – Volland, Hollerbach

Germany Bundesliga I 28/09/24

L

Borussia M'gladbach

1

Union Berlin

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Germany Bundesliga I 21/09/24

W

TSG Hoffenheim

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Union Berlin

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RB Leipzig

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Union Berlin

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St Pauli

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Union Berlin

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Mainz

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Union Berlin

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Player to watch – Josha Vagnoman

Josha Vagnoman produced arguably his best performance of the campaign last weekend when he starred in Stuttgart’s 3-2 win at Wolfsburg. The wing-back scored his second Bundesliga goal of the season in the victory and was generally a threat throughout.

Vagnoman’s thrusting runs could be important again

23-year-old flanksman Josha Vagnoman has started only eight Bundesliga matches this season, though he has been a permanent fixture in the Stuttgart team since January and his raiding runs down the right could be a feature of Die Roten’s clash with Union Berlin on Friday.