Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart face at Signal‑Iduna‑Park, in a match for the 25th round of the Bundesliga. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 20‑10‑2018, Borussia Dortmund got an away win by (0‑4). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 08‑04‑2018, in a match for the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund won by (3‑0). The goals of the match were scored by C. Pulisic (38' ), M. Batshuayi (48' ) and M. Philipp (59' ) for Borussia Dortmund. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Stuttgart presents significant differences between home and away performances.
The home team is currently in the 1st position of the league, with 54 points won, after 16 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (3‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Augsburg, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 19 conceded. They come to this match after a home loss against Tottenham Hotspur by (0‑1). For the league, Borussia Dortmund won 26 points out of 30 possible points, after 8 wins and 2 draws in the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 12 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 7 of their 24 matches for this competition, but have been able to turn the score around in 4.
The away team is currently in the 16th position of the league, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Werder Bremen, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Hannover 96, by (5‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 28 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Stuttgart has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 5 of the last 24 matches for the Bundesliga, they have reached half‑time in front in 3 of those 5 matches and have held on to the lead in 4. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 18 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 10 of their 28 goals between minutes (76'‑90').
Dortmund -1.25 @1.79
Dortmund -0.5 HT @1.83