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VfB Stuttgart crest
Stuttgart
Bundesliga
18:30
UTC, Friday 23 October 2026
Borussia Mönchengladbach crest
Gladbach

Stuttgart vs Gladbach: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

VfB Stuttgart host Borussia Mönchengladbach at MHPArena on Friday 23 October 2026, kick-off 18:30 UTC, in the Bundesliga (round 7). Prediction markets make Stuttgart the favourite at 71%, with the draw at 17% (Polymarket). Stuttgart have had 2 days of rest since playing Atlético (Champions League); Gladbach have had 5 after facing Hoffenheim and travel about 334 km. Stuttgart are without 5 players (Nikolas Nartey, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Josha Vagnoman and others); Gladbach are missing 9 (Jan Leszczyński, Ko Itakura, Enzo Leopold and others). Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8. The forecast at kick-off is 12°C with rain.

Win chances

Stuttgart 71%Draw 17%Gladbach 13%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Stuttgart 4-2-3-1

Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

  1. 1 Fabian Bredlow GK
  2. 22 Lorenz Assignon DEF
  3. 29 Finn Jeltsch DEF
  4. 24 Jeff Chabot DEF
  5. 3 Ramon Hendriks DEF
  6. 16 Atakan Karazor MID
  7. 21 Grischa Prömel MID
  8. 18 Jamie Leweling FWD
  9. 11 Bilal El Khannouss MID
  10. 10 Chris Führich MID
  11. 9 Ermedin Demirović FWD

Gladbach 3-4-2-1

Coach: Alexander Blessin

  1. 1 Moritz Nicolas GK
  2. 14 Daiki Hashioka DEF
  3. 4 Kevin Diks DEF
  4. 2 Fabio Chiarodia DEF
  5. 29 Joseph Scally MID
  6. 47 Zento Uno MID
  7. 16 Philipp Sander DEF
  8. 26 Lukas Ullrich DEF
  9. 38 Hugo Bolin MID
  10. 36 Wael Mohya MID
  11. 18 Shuto Machino FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Stuttgart

  • Nikolas Nartey injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Dan-Axel Zagadou injury, back Late October 2026
  • Josha Vagnoman injury, back A few weeks
  • Justin Diehl injury, back Late October 2026
  • Tiago Tomás injury, back Late October 2026

Gladbach

  • Jan Leszczyński injury, back Early December 2026
  • Ko Itakura injury, back Doubtful
  • Enzo Leopold injury, back Late May 2027
  • Fritz Fleck injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Jens Castrop injury, back Late October 2026
  • Franck Honorat injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Isac Lidberg injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn injury, back Doubtful
  • Tim Kleindienst injury, back About 1-2 weeks
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 25 January 2026: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 VfB Stuttgart
  • Saturday 30 August 2025: VfB Stuttgart 1-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Saturday 1 February 2025: VfB Stuttgart 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Saturday 14 September 2024: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-3 VfB Stuttgart
  • Saturday 18 May 2024: VfB Stuttgart 4-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach