Stuttgart vs Dortmund — Bundesliga 26/27
Stuttgart: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Dortmund: 5 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 17, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Bundesliga page.
Standings & Form · Bundesliga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Dortmund's perfect start puts them second with 9 points, while Stuttgart sit 14th with 3, but the home and away splits tell a more balanced story. Stuttgart have won their only home match by a 4-1 scoreline, while Dortmund's single away game finished 3-2, so the table gap flatters Dortmund's overall record rather than reflecting a huge gulf in this specific venue matchup.
Stuttgart
DortmundScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Stuttgart's home attack is the sharper of the two, averaging 4.0 goals per home match against Dortmund's 3.0 away, but Dortmund's overall scoring rate of 2.7 per match is higher than Stuttgart's 2.0. Stuttgart's home figure is inflated by a single 4-1 win, so the gap is real but rests on a very small sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Dortmund's away defence is the stronger unit, conceding 0.7 goals per away match against Stuttgart's 1.0 at home, and Dortmund have kept two clean sheets in three matches overall. Stuttgart have conceded 2.7 goals per match across all venues, so their home solidity is the exception rather than the rule.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — Bundesliga matches by sample: Last 5 — VFB 3 of 5, BVB 3 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — VFB 3 of 5, BVB 1 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Stuttgart are most dangerous between minutes 46 and 60, scoring half their goals in that window, while Dortmund's peak scoring band is the final 15 minutes with 38% of their goals. Stuttgart also concede most heavily late, with 38% of goals against coming after the 75th minute, which sets up a potential late-game swing if Dortmund push for a winner.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Both teams have seen every match this season go over 2.5 goals, and in their home and away matches respectively the over 3.5 rate is 100% for Stuttgart and 100% for Dortmund. Stuttgart's matches average 4.67 total goals while Dortmund's average 3.33, so the goal environment is consistently high-scoring even if the sample is only three games each.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Dortmund seem to be in a good form. They won 3 out of the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart conceded on average 2.6 goals per match while Dortmund conceded on average 0.6 goals per match.
Dortmund conceded 5 less goals than Stuttgart in the last 5 matches.
Dortmund shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches.
Dortmund scored at least one goal per match in the Bundesliga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart scored 6 goals (average 2) while Dortmund scored 8 (average 2.6).
The chances of seeing a goal from Stuttgart in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.3 goals before halftime in the Bundesliga matches this season.
In their last 5 matches, Stuttgart have received an average of 1 card per match, while Dortmund have averaged 1.4 cards.
In their last 3 Bundesliga matches, Stuttgart have been awarded an average of 6.6 corners per match, while Dortmund have averaged 4.3 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Dortmund within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Bundesliga this season.
In their last 5 matches, Stuttgart have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Dortmund have averaged 0.2 cards.
Standings & Form · Bundesliga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Dortmund's perfect start puts them second with 9 points, while Stuttgart sit 14th with 3, but the home and away splits tell a more balanced story. Stuttgart have won their only home match by a 4-1 scoreline, while Dortmund's single away game finished 3-2, so the table gap flatters Dortmund's overall record rather than reflecting a huge gulf in this specific venue matchup.
StuttgartDortmundHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Stuttgart have won 5 of the last 10 meetings against Dortmund's 3, and at this ground they have won 3 of 6 with 2 Dortmund wins and a draw. The most recent meeting was a 2-0 Dortmund win in Stuttgart, which slightly tempers the home side's historical edge.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Stuttgart's home attack is the sharper of the two, averaging 4.0 goals per home match against Dortmund's 3.0 away, but Dortmund's overall scoring rate of 2.7 per match is higher than Stuttgart's 2.0. Stuttgart's home figure is inflated by a single 4-1 win, so the gap is real but rests on a very small sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Attacking Share: share of all goals in a team's matches that it scored — 50 means it scores as much as it concedes.
Defence
Dortmund's away defence is the stronger unit, conceding 0.7 goals per away match against Stuttgart's 1.0 at home, and Dortmund have kept two clean sheets in three matches overall. Stuttgart have conceded 2.7 goals per match across all venues, so their home solidity is the exception rather than the rule.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — Bundesliga matches by sample: Last 5 — VFB 3 of 5, BVB 3 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — VFB 3 of 5, BVB 1 of 5.
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Stuttgart are most dangerous between minutes 46 and 60, scoring half their goals in that window, while Dortmund's peak scoring band is the final 15 minutes with 38% of their goals. Stuttgart also concede most heavily late, with 38% of goals against coming after the 75th minute, which sets up a potential late-game swing if Dortmund push for a winner.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Both teams have seen every match this season go over 2.5 goals, and in their home and away matches respectively the over 3.5 rate is 100% for Stuttgart and 100% for Dortmund. Stuttgart's matches average 4.67 total goals while Dortmund's average 3.33, so the goal environment is consistently high-scoring even if the sample is only three games each.
Match Totals · Both Teams' Goals
Match Trends · Smart Predictions
Dortmund seem to be in a good form. They won 3 out of the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart conceded on average 2.6 goals per match while Dortmund conceded on average 0.6 goals per match.
Dortmund conceded 5 less goals than Stuttgart in the last 5 matches.
Dortmund shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches.
Dortmund scored at least one goal per match in the Bundesliga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Stuttgart scored 6 goals (average 2) while Dortmund scored 8 (average 2.6).
The chances of seeing a goal from Stuttgart in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.3 goals before halftime in the Bundesliga matches this season.
In their last 5 matches, Stuttgart have received an average of 1 card per match, while Dortmund have averaged 1.4 cards.
In their last 3 Bundesliga matches, Stuttgart have been awarded an average of 6.6 corners per match, while Dortmund have averaged 4.3 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Dortmund within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Bundesliga this season.
In their last 5 matches, Stuttgart have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Dortmund have averaged 0.2 cards.
About The Match
Dortmund arrive as the form side and the market's narrow away favourite, but Stuttgart's home record is the one number that refuses to fit that story. Stuttgart have won all three of their recent home matches while Dortmund have won four of their last five on the road, so both teams bring genuine venue-specific momentum into a fixture the market prices almost level. The key uncertainty is whether Stuttgart's home scoring, 4.0 goals per home match this season, can hold up against a Dortmund defence that has conceded just 0.7 goals per away match.