Overview
- Deniz Undav scored in the 39th and 80th minutes, delivering the winner after Augsburg twice led through Fabian Rieder and Han-Noah Massengo.
- Maximilian Mittelstädt leveled 1-1 from the spot after a VAR review found Keven Schlotterbeck holding Dan-Axel Zagadou, with Harm Osmers awarding the penalty.
- Stuttgart’s fifth straight home league win keeps Sebastian Hoeneß’s side firmly in Champions League contention, a point behind RB Leipzig.
- Playing their seventh match in 23 days, Stuttgart rotated four starters three days after beating Feyenoord in the Europa League.
- Augsburg slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat despite a solid display and a missed chance by Samuel Essende, increasing pressure on coach Sandro Wagner even as club leaders publicly support him.