Overview
- Woltemade starts on the bench for VfB Stuttgart’s cup opener against Eintracht Braunschweig on Tuesday night.
- Hoeneß told ARD the decision reflects a plan to manage the forward’s workload following his U21 European Championship involvement.
- Ermedin Demirović leads the line, with Tiago Tomás, Deniz Undav and Chris Führich supporting in an XI that also includes Lorenz Assignon at right back.
- Center-backs Jeff Chabot (adductor) and Luca Jaquez (muscular) miss out, with Ramon Hendriks and Finn Jeltsch stepping in.
- BILD reports Hoeneß made four changes from the Union Berlin league opener and notes Woltemade’s subdued display there with 27 ball actions, one shot and a 40% duel success rate.