Overview
- Kick-off is Thursday, 2 October 2025, at 21:00 local time at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
- RTL will broadcast the match live on free-to-air TV, and RTL+ will stream it for subscribers.
- Pregame timing differs by outlet, with Frankfurter Rundschau listing 20:15 and BILD and ran stating 20:35.
- BILD names RTL’s on-air team as host Laura Papendick, analyst Lothar Matthäus and commentator Wolff‑Christoph Fuss.
- Stuttgart arrives after a 2:1 Europa League win over Celta Vigo and recent Bundesliga victories including 2:1 at Köln, while Basel seeks a response following an opening European loss and a solid domestic start.