**Stuttgart are heavy favorites heading into this friendly, but Fürth's recent draw-heavy form could make this tighter than the league gap suggests.** 🔴

Stuttgart have been firing on home soil (spanked Heidenheim 3-0 recently), though they've hit bumps against stronger sides. Fürth are stuck in a rut of draws — bounced back and forth with Magdeburg and Bochum — so they'll be hunting a proper win here.

Key storylines:

- **Stuttgart's depth will be tested** with five players sidelined by injury, forcing rotations through the midfield and defense
- **Fürth's draw curse continues** — they haven't strung together wins, making this a chance to break the cycle against a distracted opponent
- **Head-to-head is split even** across the last five meetings, so this is far from a foregone conclusion despite the division gap

Expected lineups:

- **VfB Stuttgart**: Bredlow, Mittelstädt, Chabot, Jeltsch, Vagnoman, Führich, Prömel, Stiller, Pejčinović, Undav, Leweling
- **SpVgg Greuther Fürth**: Hellstern, Itter, Heuer, Keresztes, Dehm, Keller, Will, Bansé, Klaus, Srbeny, Sillah

Prediction:

**Stuttgart 2–1 Fürth.** Stuttgart's attack depth gives them the edge at home, but Fürth should grab a consolation on the counter.