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Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart - Hannover 96

By Joachim, BettingExpert.com | Edited



Matchday 33 sees VfB Stuttgart collide with Hannover 96. For both clubs it is a tremnendously important match, even though the goals differ significantly. While Stuttgart wants to make sure they will stay in the division next season, Hannover 96 is on the hunt for place 3 again, trying to get by Bayern Munich in the hunt for Champions League glory.

Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart - Hannover 96
Will Hannover be able to stop surging Stuttgart?
After a disappointing loss last week against Borussia Mönchengladbach at home Hannover got overtaken by Bayern Munich yet again, and right now hold a considerably worse hand than rivals Bayern Munich just two matchdays before the season ends. But of course there is no reason for Hannover to stop trying, they will give it their best in an attempt to gather all six remaining points. That will not be easy however, especially playing away against Stuttgart, who found back to their winning ways as of late, will be very tough - not least because Stuttgart isn't safe yet and need one more point to be safe from relegation. Compared to last weekend's loss Slomka will change his squad in one position, Jan Schlaudraff will replace Lars Stindl after having sat out his suspension due to the fifth yellow card of the season.

Stuttgart have been collecting the points left and right as of late, the last nine games saw them rake in 20 points and completely deservedly leave the relegation zone of the table. They aren completely safe yet though, but it seems unlikely that they could still botch it at this point. The squad only needs one point in the season finish, so it's understandable that the planning for the next Bundesliga season has already started behind the scenes - the relative high costs of the squad means that next season results are needed, so another season like this is simply not an option for the Swabians. Nothing seems safe though at this point, word is even that club president for eight years, Erwin Staudt, could be replaced after the end of the season. Ex-Porsche-Manager Gerd Mäuser is said to be a possible replacement.

Probable linbe-ups:

VfB Stuttgart:

Ulreich - Boulahrouz, Tasci, Niedermeier, Boka - Träsch, Kuzmanovic - Harnik, Hajnal, Okazaki - Cacau

Missing:

Degen, Molinaro, Audel, Gebhart, Marica

Hannover 96:

Zieler - Cherundolo, Pogatetz, Haggui, Schulz - Schmiedebach, Pinto - Stindl, Rausch - Abdellaoue, Ya Konan

Missing:

Andreasen, Carlitos

Prognose:

The teams have played 43 matches against each other, Stuttgart has won a few more - 20, to be precise, while Hannover won 16 times. At home VfB Stuttgart seem nearly unbeatable for Hannover 96, Stuttgart has won 16 out of 21 matches against Hannover in Stuttgart. The VfB is a clear and deserved favorite for this match-up and the likely winner; after this defeat Hannover will have to realize that the Champions League is out of reach again, but reaching the Europa League is a lot more than anyone could hope for just a year ago anyway.


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