The previous competitive meeting between these two sides was way back in 2020 in the 2. Bundesliga and the match ended 3-2 in favour of Stuttgart.
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Stuttgart and Hamburger SV lock horns at the Mercedes-Benz Arena for the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation playoff on Thursday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim in their final top flight-match of the campaign last weekend, while the Red Shorts secured a narrow 1-0 win over Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga regular season. Die Roten finished at the 16th spot in the Bundesliga standings, having collected 33 points from 34 games, just two points clear of the automatic relegation zone and just a solitary point away from safety. The visitors, meanwhile, secured a third-place finish in the second tier standings, with 66 points to their name, just one point shy of the automatic promotion spot (Top two).
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Despite losing just one of their last eight league-games and collecting 13 points in the process, Stuttgart find themselves on the edge of ending their three-year stay in the Bundesliga. Die Roten recorded their seventh top flight victory of the season against mid-table side Mainz (4-1) almost ten days ago thanks to goals from Wataru Endo, Serhou Guirassy, Chris Fuhrich and Tanguy Coulibaly. After that, the Swabians shared the spoils against Hoffenheim last time out courtesy of Tiago Tomas’s 80th-minute equaliser. Meanwhile, the Swabians’s home-record in the league hasn’t been very great, having pocketed just 21 points from a possible 51 at Mercedez-Benz Arena.
Hamburger SV, on the other hand, are heading into the match on the back of three successive victories, scoring eight goals and conceding just two in the period. Last Sunday, the Red Shorts got the better of Sandhausen thanks to Jean-Luc Dompe’s lone goal inside the opening three minutes at Hardtwalstadion. It was their 20th second tier victory of the campaign. Die Rothosen finished the regular season with the best away-record, collecting 30 points from their 17 matches on the road. The Red Shorts are aiming to return to the top tier for the first time in five years and will be hoping to avoid last season’s relegation playoff defeat to Hertha Berlin, losing 3-0 on aggregate.
The previous competitive meeting between these two sides was way back in 2020 in the 2. Bundesliga which ended 3-2 in favour of Stuttgart. Thursday’s fixture will be the 118th meeting between these two sides across all competitions and both sides are pretty much neck-and-neck when it comes to the head-to-head record, with the Swabians prevailing to 47 occasions, compared to 46 victories for the Red shorts, while 24 clashed ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 117 |
| Stuttgart won | 47 |
| Hamburger SV won | 46 |
| Draws | 24 |
| Total Stuttgart goals | 187 |
| Total Hamburger SV goals | 178 |
| Biggest Stuttgart win | 5-1 (1988) |
| Biggest Hamburger SV win | 6-2 (2019) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Stuttgart beat Hamburger SV | 3-2 |
| Stuttgart beat Hamburger SV | 3-2 |
| Stuttgart beat Hamburger SV | 1-2 |
| Hamburger SV beat Stuttgart | 6-2 |
| Stuttgart draw Hamburger SV | 1-1 |
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