VfB Stuttgart

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  Key player out · Borussia Mönchengladbach

  Captain Tim Kleindienst has a new muscle fibre tear in his left thigh, broke off training and missed the Hoffenheim game; no return date. Applied below the full cap because Gladbach already played one game without him.

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  Starter out · Borussia Mönchengladbach

  Striker Isac Lidberg went off injured early in the second half of the 1-2 home loss to Hoffenheim; he is doubtful, so counted at half weight.

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  Fixture congestion · VfB Stuttgart

  Third match in seven days for Stuttgart: they lost 0-1 at Hamburg last Saturday and drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday before hosting Gladbach on Friday.

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  Key attacker out · Borussia Mönchengladbach

  Gladbach lose their captain and main striker Kleindienst to a muscle fibre tear, which trims their scoring threat.

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  Karazor doubtful

  Karazor went off injured in the Champions League and may have to be replaced, which would give youngster Yanik Spalt a first start.

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  Atakan Karazor doubtful

  Karazor took a blow in the 0-2 at Galatasaray; Hoeneß said bleeding is visible and they must wait. With Stiller also out, 19-year-old Yanik Spalt could start against Werder.

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  Nicolas Kuhn out

  Relapsed just after recovering from injury, Blessin confirmed; misses the Hamburg game on 6 Nov.

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  Moritz Nicolas out

  First-choice keeper misses the trip to Hamburg on 6 Nov with a muscle strain; 35-year-old Daniel Batz deputises again.

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Preview

Gladbach arrive at the MHP Arena bottom of the Bundesliga with zero points from six games and 20 goals conceded. Their attack is thinning out: captain Tim Kleindienst has a fresh muscle fibre tear with no return date, and Isac Lidberg limped off in the 1-2 home loss to Hoffenheim and is a doubt. New coach Alexander Blessin is still waiting for his first point. Stuttgart are only 13th on six points and have stumbled lately, losing 0-1 at Hamburg on Saturday. But they followed that with a strong 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, and Maximilian Mittelstädt is back in full training. The catch is fatigue: this is their third game in seven days, so we shave a little off their chances. History leans one way. Stuttgart won four of the last five meetings, and four of those five games had three goals or more. The market rates the home win at 69%; after Gladbach's striker problems and Stuttgart's tired legs, we land at 70%.

Head to head

• 2026-01-25Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
• 2025-08-30VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga
• 2025-02-01VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga
• 2024-09-14Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
• 2024-05-18VfB Stuttgart 4–0 Borussia MonchengladbachBundesliga