Hamburger SV’s home defence is the key question against VfB Stuttgart
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Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart are level on 6 points before their Bundesliga meeting, but the home side’s defensive record at Volksparkstadion gives the fixture its clearest pre-match question.
Before kickoff
Hamburger SV’s home defence is the key question against VfB Stuttgart when the Bundesliga fixture begins at Volksparkstadion on Saturday, October 17, at 13:30 UTC. Hamburger SV have conceded 6 goals in 2 home games, an average of 3.00 per home game, and have kept 0 home clean sheets. Stuttgart have conceded 7 goals in 3 away games, an average of 2.30 per away game, while scoring 4 away goals.
A level table before kickoff
The pre-match Bundesliga standings place Stuttgart #11 and Hamburger SV #12. Both have 6 points from 5 games, with records of 2W 0D 3L. Stuttgart’s goal difference is -1, compared with Hamburger SV’s -10. League leaders SC Freiburg have 13 points, leaving both teams 7 points behind before this regular-season round-six match. Robert Hartmann is the referee.
Form and selection questions
Across the latest 5 matches, Hamburger SV’s form is Loss, Loss, Loss, Win, Win, while Stuttgart’s is Loss, Win, Loss, Loss, Win. Both teams have primarily used 3-4-2-1: Hamburger SV in 4 matches and Stuttgart in all 5. That shared structure is an observed selection pattern, not evidence of a specific match plan.
Hamburger SV list N. Remberg as missing through injury and M. Vuskovic as missing through doping. P. Daka, A. Gronbaek, B. Jatta, A. S. Lokonga, B. Nadir and A. Rossing-Lelesiit are questionable for the supplied injury or fitness reasons. Stuttgart will be without A. Al Dakhil and J. Diehl, while M. Mittelstadt, N. Nartey, T. Tomas and D. Zagadou are questionable.
Can Hamburger SV avoid another home defensive concession, given the supplied home record, against an away side that has scored 4 goals in 3 away games?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | SC Freiburg | WDWWW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DWWWW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | Bayern München | DWWDW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWDWL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | WLWLW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | FC Augsburg | DLDWW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | DWDWL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 8 | FSV Mainz 05 | LWLWD | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | SV Elversberg | LDLWW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | WLDLW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | WLLWL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | WWLLL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | |
| 13 | FC Schalke 04 | LDWDL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | LDWLD | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 5 | |
| 15 | SC Paderborn 07 | LWLLD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 16 | Union Berlin | WLLLD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 4 | |
| 17 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LLWLL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LLLLL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 |