Stuttgart vs Young Boys Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Stuttgart, given relative expectations and a difficult summer transfer window, have been relatively steady as they now prepare to face struggling Swiss champions Young Boys.

Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 11th December, 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Stuttgart Preview: Steady Stuttgart

Over the summer, Stuttgart sold some key players such as Waldemar Anton, Hiroki Ito and Serhou Guirassy after they had propelled themselves to runners’ up in the Bundesliga just a year after they narrowly avoided relegation in the relegation playoff place.

The home team have naturally regressed a touch but have started steadily so far this season. They come into this one on the back of an entertaining 3-2 defeat of Union Berlin the other day. That means they have now suffered just one defeat in their last five matches.

Young Boys Preview: Struggles for YB

After winning the Swiss Super League so far this season, Young Boys have massively struggled in the opening few months of this campaign. The Swiss champions sit ninth in the 12-team Swiss Super League table this year after 17 matches with Joel Magnin in caretaker charge.

He has been the caretaker boss since Patrick Rahmen’s early-October sacking but things haven’t really improved. They are rock-bottom of the 36-team table ahead of this match day with five defeats from five, two goals scored and 17 conceded so far this season.

Stuttgart Team News: Key absentees

In the summer, Ameen Al Dakhil was brought in to replace departing defenders but he remains sidelined for this one alongside Dan-Axel Zagadou. Attacking arrival El Bilal Toure is also out injured alongside key attackers Jamie Leweling and Deniz Undav.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Neubel; Stenzel, Rouault, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Karazor, Stiller; Vagnoman, Millot, Fuhrich; Demirovic

Unavailable: Al Dakhil (Illness), Zagadou (Injured), Raimund (Injured), Leweling (Injured), Undav (Injured), Toure (Injured)

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Young Boys Team News: Several absentees

Young Boys are dealing with several long-term absentees for this week’s trip to Stuttgart on Wednesday such as Facinet Conte and Saidy Janko. Key Gambia international attacker Ebrima Colley is also now missing for the Swiss champions.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Von Ballmoos; Blum, Camara, Lauper, Hadjam; Ugrinic, Niasse, Lakomy; Imeri, Ganvoula, Monteiro

Unavailable: Conte (Injured), Crnovrsanin (Injured), Seiler (Injured), Chaiwa (Injured), Zoukrou (Injured), Janko (Injured), Colley (Injured)

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Key Stats

The only previous UEFA club competition matches between these two teams were in the group stage of the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League when a 3-0 home win for Stuttgart on Matchday 1 was followed by a 4-2 success for Young Boys at home on Matchday 5.
Stuttgart have won seven of their eight UEFA club competition matches against Swiss teams. The only match they did not win was in their most recent such fixture; a 4-2 loss away to Young Boys in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Stuttgart have won all their previous four UEFA club competition matches at home against Swiss teams.
Stuttgart have won only one of their last 11 UEFA club competition matches (D4 L6).
Stuttgart are without a win in their last nine UEFA club competition home matches (D6 L3).
Josha Vagnoman celebrates his 24th birthday on the day of this match. Two players have previously made a birthday appearance in the UEFA Champions League proper for Stuttgart. They are Horst Heldt (34 on 9 December 2003 vs Man United) and Ciprian Marica (22 on 2 October 2007 vs Barcelona) *Stuttgart lost both of those matches 2-0.
Young Boys have won only three of their last 14 UEFA club competition matches against German teams (D3 L8).
Young Boys have lost their last six matches in the UEFA Champions League proper. This is their longest sequence of successive defeats in the competition.
Young Boys have won only one of their last 16 matches in the UEFA Champions League proper (D3 L12).
Young Boys are without a win in their previous 11 matches away from home in the UEFA Champions League proper (D2 L9).

Stuttgart vs Young Boys Prediction

Stuttgart head into the sixth match day of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign sitting just a couple of points outside of the top 24 with their only win in their five matches being a 1-0 win against Juventus in Turin. They will be expected to make it a second win, though, especially with their home advantage up against a Young Boys side that were always expected to struggle but have perhaps struggled even more than those expectations.

Stuttgart vs Young Boys Tip: Stuttgart to win