Form and squad of «Bayern»
After a slight dip at the end of January, the Reds suddenly found a second wind. Since the start of February, «Bayern» have won 13 of 14 matches — the only exception was the away game in Leverkusen against «Bayer» (1:1), which Kompany’s side finished with nine men. After that match, the Munich side scored 3+ goals in five of their next six games, while also breaking the 100-goal mark in the Bundesliga. In 29 matches in the German championship, «Bayern» have scored 105 goals, and they could seal the title as early as next round, regardless of «Borussia’s» results. In the Champions League, the Munich side looked outstanding in the return leg against «Real», even though not everything went according to plan. By half-time, Kompany’s team were trailing (2:3), but in the closing stages they took advantage of Camavinga’s red card — Díaz and Olise both scored superb goals (4:3 and 21-12 in shots). That victory was their seventh straight home win — during that run, the only game in which «Bayern» failed to score 3+ goals was against «Leipzig» in the German Cup (2:0).
Key numbers for «Bayern»:
— In the game against «Union» (4:0), the Munich side broke the Bundesliga record for goals in a season. There are still five matches left in the current campaign.
— The Kane-Olise-Díaz trio is one of the most prolific in modern football history (92 goals combined). The Englishman and the Frenchman are both in the Ballon d’Or top five rankings.
— Since the start of 2019, «Bayern» have scored 2+ goals against «Stuttgart» in all six head-to-head matches in Munich.
Projected «Bayern» lineup (3-4-1-2): Manuel Neuer — Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer, Josip Stanišić — Aleksandar Pavlović, Joshua Kimmich — Luis Díaz, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise — Harry Kane.
Unavailable: Tom Bischof, Sven Ulreich, Lennart Karl (all injured).
Form and squad of «Stuttgart»
Despite winning only four of their last 10 matches, the Swabians remain in the Bundesliga top three, holding a comfortable gap over «Bayer» and «Hoffenheim». On the other hand, «Stuttgart» concede too many goals against not particularly dangerous opponents, and they also crashed out of the Europa League without much fight. In the Round of 16, Hoeneß’s team allowed only 2.41 xGA across two matches but still conceded four goals — their high defensive line could not cope with the Portuguese side’s counterattacks. Right after the international break, «Stuttgart» were punished in exactly the same way in the home match against Dortmund’s «Borussia» (0:2), which scored twice in stoppage time on the break. Before the trip to Munich, the Swabians lost their leader Undav (18+5 in the Bundesliga), but he should be replaced well enough by Demirović (9+3), who is in the Bundesliga’s top 15 scorers.
Key numbers for «Stuttgart»:
— Away from home, Hoeneß’s team have conceded 24 goals in 14 matches — among the top six, only «Hoffenheim» have a weaker defence (26), having played one more game.
— «Stuttgart» have gone over 3.5 goals in three of their last five Bundesliga matches.
— In 2026, the Swabians have collected 30 points — the third-best total after «Borussia» (32) and «Bayern» (35). However, only 11 of those points have come away from home.
Projected «Stuttgart» lineup (4-2-3-1): Alexander Nübel — Maximilian Mittelstädt, Julian Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, Lorenz Assignon — Angelo Stiller, Chema Andrés — Chris Führich, Bilal El Khannouss, Jamie Leweling — Ermedin Demirović.
Unavailable: Deniz Undav (suspension for yellow-card accumulation).
Who will referee the match
Sören Storks (Germany)
Matches — 11 (Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown, including second yellows — 58;
Average yellow cards per match — 5.3;
Red cards shown — 6;
Average fouls per match — 22;
Penalties — 27%.
