Two clubs in opposite halves of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Stuttgart and Bayern Munich. The first-division clash scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET will be held at the the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart and can be live streamed here (requires free trial registration). Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Stuttgart manager Huub Stevens (via Bundesliga): "Anything can happen, but we know we're facing one of the best teams in Europe."
Bayern Munich defender Juan Bernat: "Teams always make life difficult for us when we're away from home, but I really hope we'll be able to pick up our first win in 2015. We need it."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bernat is projected to start as a wing-back on Saturday. In 19 league appearances, the 21-year-old is averaging 2.1 tackles and 1.4 interceptions.
Stuttgart's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ulreich; Hlousek, Niedermeier, Baumgarti, Schwaab; Gentner, Romeu; Sararer, Leitner, Klein; Hamik
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (3-4-2-1): Neuer; Alaba, Dante, Benatia; Bernat, Schweinsteiger, Gotze, Rode; Robben, Muller; Lewandowski
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 46 | |||
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 33 | |||
| 5 | FC Augsburg | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 33 | |||
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 24 | |||
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 23 | |||
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 20 | |||
| 14 | SC Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 19 | |||
| 15 | SC Freiburg | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 18 | |||
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 16 |
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