Two of the top four teams meet in the Bundesliga this weekend and the result of this match will have a significant impact on the race for Champions League football next season.
The game between Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart will be played on the 6th of April at Signal Iduna Park.
The hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 53 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 57 points.
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Borussia Dortmund come into the match on the back of a fantastic 2-0 win at Bayern Munich last weekend in the Bundesliga.
It took only 10 minutes for Borussia Dortmund to open the scoring and they led 1-0 at halftime.
Into the second half and Borussia Dortmund secured the 3 points with a second goal in the 83rd minute.
The victory at Bayern Munich means Borussia Dortmund have won each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Union Berlin and Werder Bremen away plus Eintracht Frankfurt at home in the Bundesliga and 2-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
Trends show Borussia Dortmund are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home Bundesliga matches.
They have won 3 of their last 4 league games on home soil and both teams have scored in 6 of Borussia Dortmund’s 7 most recent home fixtures in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart travel to Signal Iduna Park having been held to a 3-3 draw at home by Heidenheim in the Bundesliga last weekend.
Stuttgart were 2-0 up after 53 minutes but conceded a goal in the 63rd minute.
Heidenheim scored two late goals and thought they had claimed a shock victory but Stuttgart struck the equaliser in the 8th minute of added time.
The draw with Heidenheim means Stuttgart are undefeated in their 7 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, Wolfsburg, and Hoffenheim away. There was also a draw against FC Cologne at home.
Statistics show Stuttgart have enjoyed their recent away matches in the Bundesliga.
They have won each of their last 4 away league games and have been scoring plenty of goals.
Stuttgart have scored a total of 11 goals in their last 4 away Bundesliga fixtures at an average of 2.75 goals per game.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Stuttgart’s 4 most recent league games on the road.
Team news: Borussia Dortmund continue without the injured quartet of Donyell Malen, Marcel Sabitzer, Ramy Bensebaini, and Samuel Bamba.
Stuttgart make the trip without suspended defender Waldemar Anton. Fabian Bredlow, Anthony Rouault, Samuele di Benedetto, Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Nikolas Nartey are all in the treatment room.
Given the recent form of the two teams in-front of goal, we expect to see them both score and over 2.5 goals in total. Borussia Dortmund will be feeling confident following their victory at Bayern Munich but Stuttgart have been excellent in recent away games, so it could be the visitors who claim the win.