The Champions League returns with Round 6 and several teams can't afford to lose again. Stuttgart and Young Boys are among them, which makes this clash far more exciting.
The new campaign has been far from perfect and Stuttgart are not even in the Top 6 in the Bundesliga. The team has been inconsistent and has only two wins in its last five domestic games.
It has been a while since Stuttgart's last appearance in the Champions League, 14 years to be exact. And their return has not gone according to plan. The Swabians remain outside the playoff zone, with just four points after five rounds.
But their chances of climbing to the Top 24 are high. All they have to do is beat Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava in the next two rounds. Their motivation should skyrocket from the fact that their next two opponents are also the two weakest teams in the Champions League this season.
Young Boys are one of four sides without a win and occupy the bottom 36th position in the table. They lost all five games and have a 2:17 goal difference. Most recently, they got trashed by Atalanta 1-6 at home.
How the bookies view it: They underestimate Young Boys
Few teams have been given such a considerable advantage as Stuttgart. You can back the home side at 1/3 or pick Young Boys at 7/1. The draw has also been boosted up to 9/2.
Recent head to head: A few goal-packed clashes from back in the day
Young Boys and Stuttgart have met plenty of times in recent years but their most recent encounters were friendlies. The last one is from 2019, when Young Boys won 3-1. The teams' last official clash was in the Europa League in 2010, when both sides won their home matches.
Players to watch: An old rival
The two teams have enough injuries to form an entire lineup. Both sides have six injured players each. Undav, Leweling, Zagadou, Raimund, Toure, and Al Dakhil will miss this match for Stuttgart. Colley, Zoukrou, Janko, Conte, Crnovrsanin, and Chaiwa are not available for Young Boys.
Ermedin Demirovic scored Stuttgart's only goal in the horrid defeat in the previous round, so he finally opened his tally in the Champions League. He has been the most effective player this season and Young Boys are a team he's played against in the past. He scored against them when he played for St. Gallen in 2020.
Probable line-ups
Stuttgart: Nubel, Mittelstadt, Chabot, Rouault, Stenzel, Karazor, Stiller, Fuhrich, Millot, Vagnoman, Demirovic
Young Boys: Ballmoos, Hadjam, Lauper, Camara, Blum, Ugrinic, Niasse, Virginius, Imeri, Monteiro, Ganvoula
Anything else catch the eye?
There are signs of improvement at Stuttgart and the team only lost once in its last five games. The shocking fact is they lost in the Champions League, conceding five goals to the humble team of Crvena Zvezda. If we count this game as an exception, Stuttgart scored 2+ goals in their other four most recent games.
Young Boys struggle even in their domestic league and we doubt they have the motivation to change something in the remaining three CL rounds. Stuttgart should win this match comfortably and score at least 2-3 goals.
This UEFA Champions League match between Stuttgart and Young Boys will be played on Dec 11, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Stuttgart vs Young Boys prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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