On Saturday afternoon, Stuttgart and Dortmund go head-to-head at the MHP Arena as both teams look to bounce back in the Bundesliga after disappointing results last time out.
Die Roten suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat at Heidenheim last time out, which means that Sebastian Hoeness’ team have now lost their two previous outings in the German top flight while conceding at least two goals in each defeat.
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Despite the double defeat, Stuttgart are still in third place in the Bundesliga table, only ahead of the fourth-place visitors by goal difference and a point ahead of fifth-place RB Leipzig.
Stuttgart have built their strong campaign on good home form, as the Swabians have won four of their last five Bundesliga matches at the MHP Arena.
Their stellar form on home soil in the Bundesliga lately has largely been down to their lethal attack, as Stuttgart has scored at least two goals in their previous five home games in the German top-flight.
BVB suffered a footballing lesson last time out in the Bundesliga, as they went down to a 4-0 home defeat against arch-rivals Bayern Munich, with England captain Harry Kane once again the star of the show bagging a hat-trick.
The defeat ended a 17-game unbeaten run for Dortmund in the Bundesliga. The last team to beat BVB in the league was Bayern in April in a 4-2 defeat.
Despite losing last time out in the German top-flight, die Schwarzgelben can still claim to be difficult to beat on their travels, as they are unbeaten in seven Bundesliga games away from home.
On their travels, they have also been prolific in front of goal in the league, scoring at least two goals in seven of their previous nine games.
Both teams will be keen to bounce back to winning ways in the Bundesliga, and this should be an attacking game. Forebet predicts that Dortmund will come out on top in a high-scoring encounter.