In a somewhat surprising season in the Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen are en route to winning their first-ever title, Stuttgart is third with good prospects of Champions League football and Heidenheim is lodged in the mid-table with an excellent chance of survival. So saying that this is a game between two of the pleasant surprises this season will not be an understatement.
VfB Stuttgart Team News
In reality, Bayer Leverkusen are stealing the show, but if they were not in that good of a form, then Stuttgart would surely be more talked about. And there would be a good reason why. Their season is going stellar thus far, with a top 4 finish being entirely realistic. Recent form has also been stellar with the team winning 5 of their last 6 league games. At home, Stuttgart are undefeated in their last 8 fixtures. When they win it is usually in a dominant fashion as 3 of their last 5 Bundesliga wins have come with a margin of at least 2 goals. Looking at home victories only, we will see that the team’s last 6 home wins have come with at least a 2-goal margin.
1. FC Heidenheim Team News
Despite being one of the pleasant surprises this year, in recent weeks Heidenheim’s form has plummeted. The team does not have a win in their last 5 Bundesliga games and will not have the difficult task of playing one of the best hosts in the league. But curiously enough, it was exactly on the road when Heidenheim last secured a victory. This recent drop in form could potentially be attributed to the good run of games the team had in the first half of the season and the fact that they are 9 points away from the relegation zone. There is still quite a lot of football to be played just yet and more points will certainly be needed to guarantee the team’s survival for next season.
Head-to-Head-Games
Stuttgart and Heidenheim do not have much recent history between them. In their last game, it was Heidenheim who emerged victorious with 2-0. That was also the first game between these two teams that was played in Germany’s top-tier league. Before that, the two teams have only met one another in the 2. Bundesliga.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 73 | LDWWW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 42 | LWDDW |
VfB Stuttgart – 1. FC Heidenheim Betting Prediction
Stuttgart is the superior team here and they are one of the best hosts in the league. When they win a home game, they tend to do it with a good margin. On the other hand, Heidenheim is a team, whose recent form is on a downward spiral and is generally a team that relies heavily on home games with away ones being problematic. So for this game, I will go with a 1.5 Asian Handicap for Stuttgart. I believe they will win here and will win comfortably. At the very least, they seem the more motivated of the two sides and are also among the Bundesliga’s top hosts.
Betting Tip: VfB Stuttgart -1.5 AH
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Odds: 1.73
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