VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match analysis

Stuttgart host a struggling Borussia Mönchengladbach at the home ground, with the hosts sitting 14th after three matches, having earned three points from a solitary win and a goal difference of minus two (six scored, eight conceded). Gladbach sit three places below them in 17th, still winless after three defeats and a heavy - nine goal deficit, having managed only three goals while letting in twelve. The clash offers Stuttgart a chance to climb out of the lower mid‑table and extend their modest lead, while Gladbach will be desperate to snap their barren run and collect their first point of the campaign. Their recent head‑to‑head record will be a key storyline, as both sides look to reverse the fortunes that have defined their opening weeks.