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8th placed Stuttgart versus 16th placed Nurnberg at Mercedes-Benz Arena in the first game of the round 10 in 1.Bundesliga. It should be an interesting encounter.
Stuttgart is in some good form after sacking Labaddia following a very poor start to the season. Youth coach Thomas Schneider took over and against all expectations he guided his team to a series of 3 wins and 3 draws in six Bundesliga matches, playing some good football in the process. The hosts failed to win in the last 2 games but achieved two spirited draws against good teams like Werder Bremen and Hamburg. The team played great and they are due for a win, a win that could come today against lowly Nurnberg. Regarding team news, VFB Stuttgart has some injury and suspension problems: Didavi, Leitner, Rojas, Abdellaoue and Rudiger, but the best players are available. Schneider will send a very strong team on the pitch, close to the the ideal first 11.
Stuttgart lineup: Kirschbaum – G.Sakai, Haggui, Schwaab, Boka – Kvist, Gentner – Harnik, Maxim, Traore – Ibiševic
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Nurnberg was expected to be involved in the relegation battle, but few would have thought the visiting side will still have no wins under their belt after 9 Bundesliga rounds. Horrible stats. At least Nurnberg have been hard to beat, drawing 6 times and losing only 3 matches so they are currently 16th in the standings. Nurnberg got a late equalizer to save the day last round at Frankfurt after being humiliated at home by Hamburg, 0-5, just two rounds ago. The visitors have a new manager for today, former AZ Boss Gerjan Verbeek. This could have a good or a bad impact, it remains to be seen. Nurnberg welcomes some players back for today but they will not be able to count on Gebhart, Balitsch, Frantz and Antonio.
Nurnberg lineup: Schafer – Chandler, Nilsson, Pogatetz, Pinola – Hlousek, Feulner – Mak, Kiyotake – Drmic, Ginczek
Despite not winning any games, Nurnberg has only lost three times and even got a draw against Dortmund. With the manager change one could think that they have a chance to get something here, but I doubt it. Stuttgart has been very good lately, actually better than the results are showing. They rely on the offensive power of Ibisevic supported by romanian star Maxim and Martin Harnik and are scoring freely. This is not good news for Nurnberg, a team that conceded 18 goals in 9 rounds and did not keep a clean sheet in a single game. Stuttgart is in great form and this is a great opportunity for them to further move up the table. Home court advantage will help for sure. Struggling Nurnberg needs to adapt to Veerbeck`s gameplan and get some more players back from injuries before they can get some confidence and momentum going. My pick is Stuttgart – Nurnberg 3-1. Over looks good also, but I`m fearing that Verbeeck will park the bus in his first game in charge so I will pass on that bet.
Pick: Stuttgart
Odds: 1.69 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.52
Event date: 25 October
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