Stuttgart vs HSV betting tips: Bundesliga relegation play-off first leg preview, predictions & odds
Stuttgart to win 2-1 against Hamburg- 15/2!
At 15/2, a £10 bet would return £85!
These two gigantic clubs both have recent expirence of this play-off, so who will claim the final spot in next season’s Bundesliga?
VfB Stuttgart are seeking to retain their status in the top-flight, having finished 16th in the Bundesliga.
Die Roten only avoided immediate relegation by claiming five points from their final three league fixtures, hammering Mainz 4-1 before Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim.
Since Sebastian Hoeneß took over as Head Coach on 3 April, die Schwaben have lost just one of eight matches, so come into this crunch two-legged clash in decent form.
Hamburger SV meanwhile are desperate to get back into the top division, having been relegated for the first time in their entire history in 2018.
On Sunday, HSV supporters thought their team had achieved automatic promotion, invading the pitch following a 1-0 victory over Sandhausen.
However, 179 miles east, Heidenheim were coming from 2-0 down to beat Jahn Regensburg 3-2, equalising in the 92nd minute before winning it in the 99th minute.
So, die Rothosen missed out on a top two spot by just one point, meaning they must go again in the play-offs.
12 months go, Hamburg suffered play-off heartbreak at the hands of Hertha BSC, winning the first leg 1-0 at Olympiastadion, before suffering a 2-0 home defeat four days later.
Meanwhile, when Stuttgart were most-recently relegated in 2019, this was via the play-offs, ousted on away goals by Union Berlin back then.
Overall, since the Bundesliga introduced the promotion/relegation play-off in 2008/09, the Bundesliga club has retained it’s status on 11 occasions, with the Zweite Bundesliga outfit only gaining promotion three times.
Based on that, Stuttgart would have to be heavy favourites to prevail but, with the second leg to come at Volksparkstadion on Monday, the hosts are desperate to claim a first leg advantage at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
