FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart Preview: German bundesliga matchday 33 2011/12

Pre Match
April 28, 2012 2:30 PM BST
Allianz-Arena — München

Team News

Bayern Munich 

 

Holger Badstuber returns from suspension and could start at centre-back again. Bastian Schweinsteiger could be rested, with Anatoliy Tymoshchuk starting alongside Toni Kroos.

 

Probable lineups : Neuer, Alaba, Badstuber, Boateng, Lahm, Kroos, Tymoshchuk, Ribery, Muller, Robben, Gomez. (4-2-3-1).

VfB Stuttgart

 

Serdar Tasci is injured and could be replaced by Maza. Gotoku Sakai could switch to the right side once again to replace the injured Khalid Boulahrouz, meaning Cristian Molinaro could start at left-back.

 

Christian Gentner and Zdravko Kuzmanovic compete for a spot in central midfield. Shinji Okazaki and Julian Schieber compete for the spot on the left wing.

 

	Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision
	(70)   58	Goals	35  (60)
	(47)   41	Assists	31  (41)
	(1.1)  1.4	Shots pg	1.2 (1)
	(56%)  54%	Aerial Duel Success	50%  (48%)
	(1.3)  1	Dribbles pg	0.9  (0.9)
	(1.4)  1.4	Tackles pg	1.7  (1.9)

  

Match Facts

Bayern Munich have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 9 home matches against VfB Stuttgart in all competitions.

Bayern Munich have won their last 5 matches against VfB Stuttgart in all competitions.

Bayern Munich have scored at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches against VfB Stuttgart in all competitions.

Bayern Munich are undefeated in their last 9 home matches in Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart are undefeated in their last 10 matches in Bundesliga.

 

Head to Head

Germany - DFB-Pokal ‎	Feb 8, 2012	VfB Stuttgart 0 - FC Bayern München 2
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Dec 11, 2011	VfB Stuttgart 1 - FC Bayern München 2
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	May 14, 2011	FC Bayern München 2 - VfB Stuttgart 1
Germany - DFB-Pokal ‎	Dec 22, 2010	VfB Stuttgart 3 - FC Bayern München 6
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Dec 19, 2010	VfB Stuttgart 3 - FC Bayern München 5

 

Prediction
Bayern have already secured the second spot, but will most likely field a strong eleven to keep their rhythm.
Stuttgart still have a slight chance of claiming a top four spot with another win and will be highly motivated in this game against Bayern. Expect Bayern to dominate possession and Stuttgart to rely on counter-attacks down the flanks.

Bayern Munich  2 - 2  VfB Stuttgart