Overview

• VfB Stuttgart face Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday at 15:30, with the match broadcast on Sky.
• Gladbach enter the game on an eight-match Bundesliga winless run and have not scored in their last three league fixtures.
• Injuries rule out Stuttgart’s Jeff Chabot, Silas and Luca Jaquez, while Gladbach are without Tim Kleindienst, Nathan Ngoumou, Wael Moya and Niklas Swider.
• The Stuttgart arena is sold out with 60,058 expected, and Sven Jablonski has been appointed as referee.
• Regional attention also turns to Hoffenheim vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Heidenheim’s trip to RB Leipzig after a poor opener, and Freiburg’s visit to promoted Köln on Sunday at 19:30.