Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart — Tips & Analysis

Slovan Bratislava +2: Slovan rarely get beaten badly, and Stuttgart are in no state to hand out a hiding. Slovan have lost by 2 or more goals only twice in their last 18 games. At Tehelne Pole they are steady, with 3 wins, 3 ties and 1 loss, and they let in 1 goal a game there. They score more than 2 goals a game too, so they will have moments of their own. Stuttgart are the better side but they travel poorly. They have won 2, tied 2 and lost 3 on the road, and they let in more than 2 goals a game on those trips. Their injury list is the bigger problem. Six players are out, including the defenders Al Dakhil, Zagadou and Stergiou, and Jaquez, Mittelstadt and Nartey are all doubtful. That is a patched up back line walking into a loud ground. Add it up and this looks scrappy rather than one way traffic. A 1-2 Stuttgart win is the likeliest finish, and a one goal game is comfortably inside what we need. The one thing that scares us is how this competition started for Slovan. They were pulled apart 1-6 at PSG on matchday one, so the ceiling against real quality is low. This patched up Stuttgart side are nowhere near that level, and we are happy to back Slovan to keep it close.