stuttgart
Last time, Stuttgart could not have hoped for a better result. Sebastian Hoeneß’s side scored four first-half goals to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-1, clinching their first victory at BayArena since 2018.
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VfB’s front three shone under the lights on Saturday, with Chris Furych, Deniz Unduff and Jamie Lewelling involved in all four goals, with the latter scoring two.
Die Swabia are fifth in the table, level on points with RB Leipzig and Leverkusen above them. A win in the final game against Hinrunde would put them in a great position for the second half of the term.
team news
The injuries to Stuttgart’s defense eased over the weekend, with Finn Jeltsch and Lorenz Assignon featuring against Leverkusen, which was not initially expected.
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Bilal El Kanous remains on international duty with Morocco, while Ameen Al Dakhil, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Luka Jaoues, Lazar Jovanovic and Thiago Thomas will all miss the midweek games.
Expected lineup – 4-3-3: Newbells – Assignon, Hendricks, Chabot, Mittelstedt – Chema, Schiller, Narty – Rueweling, Unduff, Fürich
eintracht frankfurt
Like the hosts, Frankfurt also took part in a top-end clash last time out, with Die Adler sharing the spoils with Borussia Dortmund after a 3-3 draw at home.
Coach Mahmoud Dahoud thought he had a late goal on Friday night when he found the back of the net with a superb shot in the 92nd minute, after BVB had equalized in the dying minutes of Carny Chukwuemeka.
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A big plus for Frankfurt was the addition of Younes Ebounowtalib, who scored his first Bundesliga goal on his debut after joining from Elversberg.
Only Heidenheim and Wolfsburg have conceded more goals than Dino Topmeler’s side in the Bundesliga, but they will need to close out their final half against a goal-producing Stuttgart team.
team news
Gian Mateo Bajoya is doubtful for this game, while Jonathan Burkard is not expected to return to the squad until the end of the month.
Elias Baum and Michy Batshuayi will also not play until spring approaches.
Expected lineup – 3-4-2-1: Santos – Christensen, Koch, Teate – Doan, Dahoud, Larsson, Braun – Uzun, Knauf – Ebnoutalib