Bundesliga · Matchweek 18
VfB Stuttgart
STU
Bayern München
BAY
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
VfB Stuttgart20%
Draw22%
Bayern München58%
Expected goals
1.22 – 2.12
Over 2.5
64%
Both to score
63%
Fair handicap
0.75
Most likely scorelines
- 1–29.8%
- 1–19.3%
- 0–18.1%
- 0–28.0%
- 1–36.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
58%Possession58%
45%Territory43%
31%From set plays16%
0.12Chance quality0.16
4.8%Directness4.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for VfB Stuttgart, 3 for Bayern München. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
VfB Stuttgart
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 72 matches, not the full season.