The penultimate preview of the weekend in the German Bundesliga features a shock Champions League hopeful.
The match between Stuttgart and Heidenheim takes place on the 31st of March at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The hosts begin this round of games in 3rd place on 56 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 29 points.
Stuttgart come into the match having beat Hoffenheim 3-0 away last time out. It was a good win for Stuttgart against a team in the top half of the table and they took the lead in the 16th minute.
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Stuttgart doubled their advantage on the stroke of half time and added a third goal to seal maximum points in the 68th minute.
The victory over Hoffenheim means Stuttgart are undefeated in their 6 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in the Bundesliga.
There have been wins over Mainz and Union Berlin at home plus Darmstadt and Wolfsburg away. Stuttgart were also held to a 1-1 draw at home by Koln.
Trends show Stuttgart have not lost any of their last 10 home matches in all competitions and they are undefeated in 17 of their last 18 home Bundesliga games.
Stuttgart have scored 2 or more goals in 11 of their 13 most recent Bundesliga fixtures on home soil.
Heidenheim travel to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on the back of a 1-1 draw at home with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga prior to the international break.
It was the visitors who scored first after only 9 minutes and led 1-0 at half time. Into the second half and Heidenheim equalised in the 66th minute to take a point.
The draw with Borussia Monchengladbach means Heidenheim have failed to win any of their last 5 competitive fixtures, all of which were played in the Bundesliga.
There have been defeats against Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt at home plus Augsburg away. Heidenheim picked up a point thanks to a 2-2 draw at Union Berlin.
Statistics show Heidenheim are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 away matches in the Bundesliga but they have recorded only 2 wins from their 14 most recent away games in all competitions.
Heidenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 of their last 13 away Bundesliga fixtures.
Team news: Stuttgart are without the injured quartet of Anthony Rouault, Samuele di Benedetto, Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Nikolas Nartey.
Heidenheim have five players in the treatment room, with Jan-Niklas Beste, Adrian Beck, Lennard Maloney, Thomas Keller, and Elidon Qenaj unavailable due to injury.
Stuttgart have been excellent at home and despite Heidenheim not being easy to beat in recent away matches, we expect to see the hosts come out on top. Stuttgart usually score at least 2 goals when playing on home soil and we expect to see them do that again in this game plus a keep a clean sheet.