[Europa league] Stuttgart -1 [-115]
Dinamo Moscow has changed managers, but not much in the way of their fortunes. Despite a brief glimmer of hope when he led the squad to a 5-0 win over Dundee United in their last Europa League encounter, their domestic form is still terrible. They lost two more in league play and continue to ride the bottom of the table. Stuttgart got their first "real" match in cup play as they whipped a lower tier team, 5-0. At home to open this two legged affair, the German side will be expecting to carry a lead into the 2nd leg next week. They do open Bundesliga play on the weekend, but I think this will serve more as a final prep rather than a spot for resting everyone. Stuttgart expects to contend domestically, but shouldn't look past the opportunity presented in the Europa League either. Given the Russian side's poor road start with three losses in domestic play & a very fortunate draw with Dundee United in their first leg of EL qualis - Stuttgart should expect to win today by a decent margin.
Dinamo Moscow has changed managers, but not much in the way of their fortunes. Despite a brief glimmer of hope when he led the squad to a 5-0 win over Dundee United in their last Europa League encounter, their domestic form is still terrible. They lost two more in league play and continue to ride the bottom of the table. Stuttgart got their first "real" match in cup play as they whipped a lower tier team, 5-0. At home to open this two legged affair, the German side will be expecting to carry a lead into the 2nd leg next week. They do open Bundesliga play on the weekend, but I think this will serve more as a final prep rather than a spot for resting everyone. Stuttgart expects to contend domestically, but shouldn't look past the opportunity presented in the Europa League either. Given the Russian side's poor road start with three losses in domestic play & a very fortunate draw with Dundee United in their first leg of EL qualis - Stuttgart should expect to win today by a decent margin.
