Odds overview
Stuttgart are clear favourites: home win is available at 1.25, while the draw is 6.80 and an away win is 10.50. In the main totals market, Over 2.5 at 1.25 is markedly favoured over Under 2.5 at 3.50. Stuttgart -1.5 at 1.63 is rated more highly than Viking +1.5 at 2.25.
Why Stuttgart are favourites for the match
A Stuttgart win is available at 1.25, the draw at 6.80 and a Viking win at 10.50. The arguments for this assessment are:
Stuttgart thrashed Cologne 4:1 in the latest Bundesliga round and approach the match against Viking in buoyant mood.
Viking slipped up in the latest Norwegian league round, drawing 1:1 with Sandefjord — a team from the lower reaches of the table.
The German club's squad is several levels stronger than Viking's.
Form and Line-up Stuttgart
In the latest Bundesliga round, Stuttgart comfortably beat Cologne 4:1 at home. Earlier, they overcame Hansa in the German Cup 4:0, but then suffered a heavy 1:5 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Super Cup.
Key numbers:
Stuttgart have taken 5+ corners in 8 of their last 10 home matches in all competitions.
At home, Stuttgart's opponents have scored no more than 2 goals in 9 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
Stuttgart's home matches have produced no more than 4 goals in 8 of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Probable Stuttgart line-up (4-2-3-1): Fabian Bredlow — Josha Vagnoman, Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstadt — Angelo Stiller, Grischa Promel — Bilal El Khannouss, Deniz Undav, Chris Fuhrich — Jovan Milosevic.
Absentees: Jeremy Arevalo, Justin Diehl, Stefan Drljaca, Luca Jaquez, Nicolas Nartey, Dennis Seimen, Leonidas Stergiou, Tiago Tomas, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Lorenz Assignon (all injured).
Form and Line-up Viking
The Norwegian club successfully came through the Champions League play-off round, overcoming Dinamo Zagreb: after drawing 2:2 away, Viking won 3:1 at home. The club are second in the Norwegian league, only three points behind leaders Bodo/Glimt.
Key numbers:
Viking's away matches have featured at least 21 fouls in 8 of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Away from home, Viking's opponents have scored no more than 2 goals in all of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
At least 5 corners have been recorded in 8 of Viking's last 10 matches in all competitions.
Probable Viking line-up (4-3-3): Arild Ostbo — Henrik Heggheim, Gianni Stensness, Jesper Daland, Vetle Auklend — Joe Bell, Kristoffer Askildsen, Tobias Moi — Henrik Bjordal, Peter Christiansen, Zlatko Tripic.
Absentees: Anders Baertelsen, Veton Berisha, Kelvin Frimpong, Nick D'Agostino, Martin Ove Roseth (all injured), Henrik Falchener, Sondre Bjorshol, Kristoffer Haugen (all doubtful).
Team chances
A home win is available at 1.25, with fair odds of 1.30 and a probability of 76.8%. The draw at 6.80 corresponds to fair odds of 7.09 and 14.1%, while an away win at 10.50 corresponds to 10.94 and 9.1%: the market strongly favours the hosts.
Outcome | Average odds | Average fair odds | Margin-free probability |
Stuttgart to win | 1.25 | 1.30 | 76.8% |
Draw | 6.80 | 7.09 | 14.1% |
Viking to win | 10.50 | 10.94 | 9.1% |
Total goals prediction
At the 2.5 line, Over 2.5 at 1.25 is considerably shorter than Under 2.5 at 3.50. At 3.5, the advantage of Over 3.5 at 1.68 over Under 3.5 at 2.20 is less pronounced.
Line | Under | Over |
2.5 | 3.50 | 1.25 |
3.5 | 2.20 | 1.68 |
Handicap prediction
Stuttgart -1.5 at 1.63 is shorter than Viking +1.5 at 2.25. The gap is wider at the 1 line: Stuttgart -1 is 1.30, while Viking +1 is 3.15. On the level handicap, Stuttgart Draw No Bet at 1.06 is considerably favoured over Viking Draw No Bet at 6.80.
Home | Handicap | Away |
1.63 | -1.5 | — |
— | 1.5 | 2.25 |
1.30 | -1 | — |
— | 1 | 3.15 |
1.06 | 0 | 6.80 |
Both teams to score prediction
Both teams to score - Yes at 1.62 is shorter than Both teams to score - No at 2.20, so the market is more likely to expect goals from both teams than a scenario in which at least one fails to score.
Both teams to score | Odds |
Yes | 1.62 |
No | 2.20 |
Double chance prediction
1X at 1.07 and 12 at 1.12 are rated almost equally and far more highly than X2 at 4.10. The market considers the probability of Viking avoiding defeat substantially lower.
1X | 12 | X2 |
1.07 | 1.12 | 4.10 |
Team total prediction
For this match, the bookmakers have set the following team totals: Stuttgart — 3 goals, Viking — 0.5 goals.
Stuttgart team total
Stuttgart team total: Over 2.5 at 1.65 is shorter than Under 2.5 at 2.17. At the 3 line, Under 3 at 1.75 has a slight advantage over Over 3 at 2.00, while at 3.5 Under 3.5 at 1.52 is favoured over Over 3.5 at 2.45.
Under | Team total | Over |
2.17 | 2.5 | 1.65 |
1.75 | 3 | 2.00 |
1.52 | 3.5 | 2.45 |
Viking team total
Viking team total: Over 0.5 at 1.58 is considerably shorter than Under 0.5 at 2.30. At the 1 line, Under 1 at 1.50 is favoured over Over 1 at 2.50, while at 1.5 the advantage of Under 1.5 at 1.22 over Over 1.5 at 3.80 is even more pronounced.
Under | Team total | Over |
2.30 | 0.5 | 1.58 |
1.50 | 1 | 2.50 |
1.22 | 1.5 | 3.80 |
Who Will Referee the Match
Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)
Matches – 9 (international fixtures, 2025–2026);
Average fouls per match – 28;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 4.3;
Matches with red cards – 0 of 9;
Matches with penalties – 3 of 9.
