Slovan Bratislava have already been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and Stuttgart can take advantage to aid their top 24 hopes with a victory on Tuesday.
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Stuttgart to win and over 3.5 goals | |
Deniz Undav last goalscorer | |
David Strelec over 1.5 shots |
Stuttgart to win and over 3.5 goals - 5/4
Stuttgart's run to finish second in last season's Bundesliga earned them a place in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009/10.
Despite their squad being raided, Die Roten recruited well and sit fourth domestically after winning three in a row, most recently defeating Freiburg 4-0 on Saturday.
Stuttgart have managed to balance their priorities and head to Slovakia sitting 26th in the UEFA Champions League table, a point outside the top 24 qualification places.
Intriguingly, they are due to host Paris Saint-Germain, who sit a spot above them in the standings, on the final matchday.
Tuesday looks to be a must-win fixture against a Slovan Bratislava team who have lost their six games at an aggregate of 5-21.
Their Super Liga season is still to resume after the winter break and they have been busy playing friendlies.
That could leave them short of match-sharpness, but the Sky Blues have at least been game opponents and have netted against both Milan and Atletico Madrid in their last two European outings.
That raises hope that they could score, but it is also worth noting that five of their six UEFA Champions League league phase games have featured four or more goals.
The same can be said for three of Stuttgart's, including losing 5-1 to Crvena Zvezda and beating Young Boys by the same score in their last two.
Sebastian Hoeness' side can grab the victory they need at Národný futbalový štadión, and in predictably entertaining style.
Deniz Undav last goalscorer - 3/1
Deniz Undav has been a real find for Stuttgart over the last two years, starring in 2023/24 while on loan from Brighton before signing permanently in the summer and netted on his UEFA Champions League debut in September's 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid.
The 28-year-old has scored in two of his team's three games in 2025 and it is curious that the one he failed to convert in, against Leipzig, was the only fixture he started.
Undav may again have to make do with minutes off the bench, so is worth checking out in the final scorer market.
With Ermedin Demirovic likely to start, keep an eye on the man who replaced him at the weekend to net the game's final goal, as he did against Freiburg.
David Strelec over 1.5 shots - 11/10
With a trip to Bayern Munich on the slate for Slovan's final league phase game, there might be a bit of a party atmosphere at the Národný futbalový štadión.
The home fans have been happy to enjoy the skill of their European opponents, rather than bemoan the shortcomings of their own team and those same players may look to make a name for themselves.
Tigran Barseghyan should have sent the crowd into rapture early on against Manchester City but fluffed his lines and has had a team-high 10 shots at goal.
However, looking at David Strelec to have over 1.5 efforts might be more prudent.
Strelec leads his team with two goals, incidentally his only two efforts on target, and he is not afraid to try his luck - those with better recall may remember his attempt to chip Jordan Pickford in the Euros.
Barshegyan is more exciting, but Strelec is more efficient and is the better price to have a couple or more efforts at goal.
Prediction | BetSie Supercomputer % | Odds | Odds % |
Stuttgart to win | 76.9% | 80% | |
Stuttgart to win 4-1 | N/A | 6.7% |
Slovan Bratislava have lost their six UEFA Champions League games
Stuttgart's Deniz Undav scored the final goal in Saturday's win over Freiburg
Slovan striker David Strelec has had nine efforts in six games
Slovan Bratislava | 6.6% |
Draw | 16.5% |
VfB Stuttgart | 76.9% |
The odds suggest that Slovan Bratislava have a 10% chance of beating Stuttgart on Tuesday night, while the BetSie Supercomputer suggests there is just a 6.6% chance of that happening.
The BetSie Supercomputer believes that Stuttgart are the overwhelming favourites and have a 76.9% chance of winning their upcoming game against Slovan Bratislava.
A 4-1 victory for Stuttgart has a 6.7% chance of happening according to the betting odds.
Formation: 4-3-3
Team: Takac; Voet, Kashia, Bajric, Medvedev; Savvidis, Kucka, Blackman; Barseghyan, Strelec, Mak.
Formation: 4-5-1
Team: Nubel; Vagnoman, Rouault, Chabot, Stergiou; Karazor, Stiller, Rieder, Millot, Fuhrich; Demirovic.
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