Overview
- Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. local at the MHP Arena, with streaming on ESPN+ in the United States.
- Bayern sit eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and remain unbeaten in domestic play.
- Betting previews broadly back an away win, though Stuttgart enter with eight straight home victories noted by Racing Post.
- Aleksandar Pavlović said he feels fine after his midweek substitution, with reports suggesting the same XI could start if he is fit, and Harry Kane has 24 goals in 20 games despite a brief two-match drought.
- RB Leipzig are identified as the nearest challengers after six consecutive home wins and visit Eintracht Frankfurt later on Saturday.