In this week 11 match, on Saturday Oct 22nd, Borussia Dortmund will host Stuttgart in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Union Berlin. Janik Haberer scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 8th minute, then Janik Haberer added another in the 21st minute In the end, Borussia Dortmund couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stuttgart recorded a 4-1 win against Bochum. Silla Wamangituka struck first for Stuttgart in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then Naouirou Ahamada added another in the 22nd minute. Stuttgart looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Stuttgart is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sehrou Guirassy and Wamangituka each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Julian Brandt and Jude Bellingham have been the hottest scorers for Borussia Dortmund in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Marco Reus, Mate Morey, Anthony Modeste, Mahmoud Dahoud, Sébastien Haller and Unbehaun, while Borna Sosa and Josha Vagnoman are unavailable to play for Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team.