Stuttgart Look to Pile Pressure on Gladbach's Winless Slide

VfB Stuttgart have won two of their six Bundesliga matches this season, a modest return that has them 13th in the table with six points. Their home record is the bright spot: they have scored four goals in two games at the MHP Arena and have not lost in their last five outings at home in the way their away form suggests.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, by contrast, are searching for their first league point of the season. Five straight defeats have left them bottom with no points and a goal difference of minus 12. Every week now carries extra weight, and a trip to Stuttgart on Friday is a chance to stop the rot or see the pressure grow further.

Gladbach’s away problem

Gladbach’s struggles are most visible on the road. They have lost all three away games this season, scoring just one goal and conceding ten. Across their last five matches they have scored eight times but conceded 17, an average of 3.4 goals per game. That kind of defensive exposure makes it hard to build any momentum.

Stuttgart’s recent numbers are not spotless either. They have conceded five goals in their last five league games, and their results have been inconsistent. But their home performances have given them a platform, and they have kept more of their games competitive than Gladbach have.

Head-to-head

Stuttgart have dominated recent meetings, winning four of the last five. Their most recent victory came in January, when they won 3-0 at Gladbach. The 4-0 win at home in May 2024 remains the most emphatic result of the run. Gladbach’s only success in that period was a 2-1 win in Stuttgart in February 2025.

Team news

Stuttgart will be without J. Diehl, who is missing with a muscle injury. T. Tomas, J. Vagnoman and D. Zagadou are all doubtful, with muscle and other injuries.

Gladbach face a bigger problem. F. Fleck and T. Kleindienst are ruled out with muscle injuries, while E. Leopold and J. Leszczynski are out with knee problems. F. Honorat, K. Itakura, N. Kuhn and I. Lidberg are all doubtful, with muscle, ankle and thigh issues among them.

Our prediction

PreviaXI’s model favours Stuttgart, and the football reasoning backs it up. Stuttgart have the stronger home record and the more reliable attack in these fixtures, while Gladbach have struggled to keep goals out on the road. Gladbach have the stronger attacking instinct when they get in behind, so this is unlikely to be a one-way match, but the pressure on the visitors should tell.

VfB Stuttgart 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach