Coming from the Bundesliga 2, Stuttgart were not expected to have a simple ride in the top flight.
With 13 points after 11 games, they should be content to not be inside the relegation zone just yet.
They are currently five points off the relegation zone and are the only team in the league who have earned all their points at home.
Stuttgart have not beaten Dortmund in seven years and lost 3-0 the last time they met in April 2016.
At the beginning of the season, it looked as though Borussia Dortmund would finally be winning the title again.
They started with five straight wins and clean sheets; however, things have turned very bad by the time the last international window came around.
They lost to Bayern Munich (3-1), RB Leipzig (3-2), Hannover 96 (4-2) and drew at Eintracht Frankfurt (2-2) domestically before failing to beat Apoel in two matches (both ended 1-1).
Despite their poor form, Dortmund’s front line of Pulisic, Yarmalenko, Kagawa and Aubameyang remain one of the most potent in the league and they only need a good defence to complement their efforts.
Aubameyang already has 10 goals in 11 games and he will be looking to increase that goal tally here.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
VfB Stuttgart
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Hamburg SV
3-1
VfB Stuttgart
Nov 4, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
VfB Stuttgart
3-0
SC Freiburg
Oct 29, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
Kaiserslautern
1-3
VfB Stuttgart
Oct 25, 2017
German DFB Pokal
L
RB Leipzig
1-0
VfB Stuttgart
Oct 21, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
VfB Stuttgart
2-1
FC Cologne
Oct 13, 2017
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Borussia Dortmund
1-3
Bayern Munich
Nov 4, 2017
German Bundesliga
D
Borussia Dortmund
1-1
Apoel Nicosia
Nov 1, 2017
UEFA Champions League
L
Hannover 96
4-2
Borussia Dortmund
Oct 28, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
1. FC Magdeburg
0-5
Borussia Dortmund
Oct 24, 2017
German DFB Pokal
D
Eintracht Frankfurt
2-2
Borussia Dortmund
Oct 21, 2017
German Bundesliga
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
VfB Stuttgart
0-3
Borussia Dortmund
Apr 23, 2016
German Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
1-3
Borussia Dortmund
Feb 9, 2016
German DFB Pokal
Borussia Dortmund
4-1
VfB Stuttgart
Nov 29, 2015
German Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
2-3
Borussia Dortmund
Feb 20, 2015
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
2-2
VfB Stuttgart
Sep 24, 2014
German Bundesliga
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April 18, 2021
1. FSV Mainz 05
17:00
Hertha BSC
April 20, 2021
1. FC Köln
17:30
RB Leipzig
Bayern Munich
19:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Eintracht Frankfurt
19:30
Augsburg 1907
Arminia Bielefeld
19:30
Schalke 04
April 21, 2021
Hertha BSC
17:30
SC Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund
19:30
Union Berlin
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
19:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Werder Bremen
19:30
1. FSV Mainz 05
Stuttgart
19:30
Wolfsburg
April 23, 2021
Augsburg 1907
19:30
1. FC Köln
April 24, 2021
SC Freiburg
14:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Union Berlin
14:30
Werder Bremen
Schalke 04
14:30
Hertha BSC
1. FSV Mainz 05
14:30
Bayern Munich
Wolfsburg
14:30
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
17:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
April 25, 2021
RB Leipzig
14:30
Stuttgart
Borussia Mönchengladbach
17:00
Arminia Bielefeld
May 7, 2021
Hertha BSC
19:30
Arminia Bielefeld
German Bundesliga Table
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Bayern Munich
29
21
5
3
83
38
+45
68
2
RB Leipzig
29
18
7
4
52
23
+29
61
3
Wolfsburg
29
15
9
5
51
29
+22
54
4
Eintracht Frankfurt
29
14
11
4
59
44
+15
53
5
Borussia Dortmund
29
15
4
10
62
42
+20
49
6
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
29
13
8
8
48
32
+16
47
7
Borussia Mönchengladbach
29
11
10
8
52
43
+9
43
8
Union Berlin
29
10
13
6
44
35
+9
43
9
SC Freiburg
29
11
7
11
44
42
+2
40
10
Stuttgart
29
10
9
10
51
46
+5
39
11
Augsburg 1907
29
9
6
14
29
42
-13
33
12
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
29
8
8
13
41
47
-6
32
13
Werder Bremen
29
7
9
13
33
47
-14
30
14
1. FSV Mainz 05
28
7
7
14
30
48
-18
28
15
Arminia Bielefeld
29
7
6
16
22
46
-24
27
16
Hertha BSC
28
6
8
14
34
48
-14
26
17
1. FC Köln
29
5
8
16
27
53
-26
23
18
Schalke 04
29
2
7
20
18
75
-57
13
German Bundesliga Results
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