Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart

Two of the Bundesliga title challengers will go head-to-head at the Allianz Arena this weekend as Bayern Munich welcome Stuttgart to Bavaria.

They only retained the Bundesliga title on the final day in 2022/23 and there is a genuine feeling that Bayern could be pushed all the way again this season. Bayer Leverkusen are currently on top, and Stuttgart are just one point behind Thomas Tuchel’s side coming into this weekend.

Neutrals have loved watching Stuttgart’s brand of football and striker Serhou Guirassy has been grabbing the headlines, with a number of top sides in Europe interested with a move.

It promises to be a thrilling game, so here is all you need to know about Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart.

Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart H2H Record (Last Five Games)

Current form (all competitions)

Country	TV channel/live stream
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Football, SKY GO Extra
United States	DAZN USA, ESPN+
Canada	DAZN Canada

De Ligt could make it onto the bench / Kevin Voigt/GettyImages

There are plenty of injuries holding Bayern Munich back at the moment which will be a concern for the rest of the division. Matthijs de Ligt is back in training and could make the squad for this match, but many others remain out of action.

Tarek Buchmann, Sven Ulreich, Serge Gnabry, Noussair Mazraoui, Kingsley Coman and Bouna Sarr are all unavailable for selection. Many of those are players Tuchel would love to have either on the bench or in the starting eleven. For that reason, the eleven will look very similar to that which beat Manchester United in midweek.

Bayern Munich predicted lineup vs Stuttgart (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Muller, Musiala, Sane; Kane.

Guirassy is the main man right now / Markus Gilliar – GES Sportfoto/GettyImages

The injury situation is not so bad at Stuttgart, which is a big part of why they have been able to hold their own at the top. Their 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen stopped the leaders from getting too far away, so the same team will probably be chosen here.

Sebastian Hoeness is going to be without Nikolas Nartey, Lilian Egloff and Hiroki Ito for this huge match, but he will have the players who have taken them to third in the Bundesliga table.

Stuttgart predicted lineup vs Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Nubel; Vagnoman, Anton, Zagadou, Mittelstadt; Karazor, Stiller; Undav, Millot, Fuhrich; Guirassy.

Given Stuttgart managed to get a point when they hosted Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, there is reason to believe that they can hold their own here. Also, Bayern’s heavy defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt showed that you don’t know what to expect from them.

That being said, now that Tuchel has gotten the Champions League group stage out of the way, he could start to find some consistent league form with this team. A narrow win is on the cards here for Bayern, a win that may be followed by many more.