In this campaign, Wolfsburg have put up a fight against Bayern Munich (2:3) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3:4) in their head-to-head matches, but they approach the game against VfB Stuttgart with significant squad issues. On the contrary, Stuttgart received a morale boost after their thrashing of Borussia Dortmund (5:1)—now, any challenge in the Bundesliga seems manageable for them.
After a full pre-season with Ralph Hasenhüttl’s staff, Wolfsburg have fully embraced the Austrian specialist's values. Wolfsburg press high without regard for the opponent's status, which often works against them (in Leverkusen they generated 2.28 xGA). Last round, one of Wolfsburg's main defenders, Ridle Baku, was injured and had to be substituted, and substitute midfielder Yannick Gerhardt received a red card. Additionally, Joakim Mele, Lovro Majer, and several other bench players are sidelined due to injuries.
Stuttgart, after the international break, managed to regain their aggressive attacking form, which almost led them to victory against Real Madrid in Madrid (1:3). In the Bundesliga, the team is extremely dangerous: wins over Borussia Mönchengladbach (3:1) and Borussia Dortmund have lifted them to the upper part of the table. In expected goals, Stuttgart are in the top 3 of the tournament (10.87), with Ermedin Demirović (4+0), Deniz Undav (3+0), and Enzo Miyo (2+2) leading the scoring charts.
Since Sebastian Hoeneß took charge, Stuttgart have defeated Wolfsburg twice in head-to-head matches (3:1 and 3:2). Wolfsburg won't be able to take points from a competitor who has no personnel problems.
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Ralph Hassenhuttl
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Kamil Grabara
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gk. | 4 | -9 |
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Marius Müller
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Niklas Klinger
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Pavao Pervan
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Cédric Zesiger
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Kilian Fischer
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Sebastiaan Bornauw
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df. | 4 | 2 |
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Ridle Baku
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Konstantinos Koulierakis
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Denis Vavro
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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David Odogu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Joakim Maehle
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mathys Angely
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rogério Oliveira da Silva
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mattias Svanberg
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Maximilian Arnold
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Salih Uchan
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Yannick Gerardt
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Aster Vranckx
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Lovro Majer
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mf. | 2 | 2 |
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Bence Dárdai
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Bennit Bröger
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kevin Paredes
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jakub Kaminski
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Patrick Wimmer
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Tiago Tomás
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Jonas Wind
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Kevin Behrens
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Mohamed Amoura
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Bartosz Bialek
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Lukas Nmecha
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Sebastian Hoeneß
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Alexander Nubel
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gk. | 4 | -8 |
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Dennis Seimen
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fabian Bredlow
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Stefan Drljača
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Anrie Chase
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Josha Vagnoman
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Maximilian Mittelstadt
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Anthony Rouault
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Dan-Axel Zagadou
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Pascal Stenzel
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Frans Krätzig
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ramon Hendriks
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ameen Al-Dakhil
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Leonidas Stergiou
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Angelo Stiller
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Atakan Karazor
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Enzo Camille Alain Millot
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mf. | 4 | 2 |
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Fabian Rieder
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Nikolas Nartey
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Yannik Keitel
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Chris Führich
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Deniz Undav
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fw. | 4 | 3 |
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Ermedin Demirović
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fw. | 4 | 4 |
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Jamie Leweling
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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El Bilal Touré
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Justin Diehl
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Nick Woltemade
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Luca Joachim Raimund
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Thomas Kastanaras
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Wahid Faghir
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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