VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Stuttgart return to MHP Arena needing a response after an uneven league opening, but their home attack gives them a genuine route to take control. Dortmund arrive with momentum, a settled transition game and important defensive returnees. Stuttgart's depleted back line and the late call on Angelo Stiller are the central team-news issues. Expect a forceful, open contest in which wing-back positioning and second balls around the middle third carry major importance.

Head-to-head analysis

This fixture has produced sharply contrasting recent meetings, including emphatic wins for both clubs and several high-scoring encounters. Stuttgart have enjoyed notable home success in the broader recent series, but Dortmund won the latest meeting at MHP Arena.

Injuries and absences

Stuttgart's missing defenders reduce their flexibility in a back-three system, while Stiller's status is pivotal to their ability to resist pressure and progress possession. Dortmund are without Emre Can and Filippo Mané, but the returns of Schlotterbeck and Bensebaini ease the defensive strain.

Form (last 5)

VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-04VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
• 2025-11-22Borussia Dortmund 3-3 VfB Stuttgart
• 2025-02-08Borussia Dortmund 1-2 VfB Stuttgart
• 2024-09-22VfB Stuttgart 5-1 Borussia Dortmund
• 2024-04-06Borussia Dortmund 0-1 VfB Stuttgart
• 2023-12-06VfB Stuttgart 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

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