Regensburg will host Stuttgart at the Jahnstadion Regensburg on Tuesday in the last 16 of the 2024-25 DFB Pokal campaign. Despite their struggles in the German second tier this season, the home side have exceeded expectations in the domestic cup and will be looking to test their mettle against top-flight opposition on Tuesday.
After knocking out Bochum in the opening round of the cup competition, Regensburg faced Greuther Furth in the second round and picked up a 1-0 win, with Rasim Bulic scoring the game-winner in the second half before receiving his marching orders minutes later.
Meanwhile, Stuttgart kicked off their DFB Pokal campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of second-tier outfit Munster featuring goals from five different players including Pascal Stenzel, who scored his first goal for the club in almost two years. They then beat Kaiserslautern 2-1 in the next round, with Nick Woltemade opening the scoring early in the contest before Chris Fuhrich netted the game-winner in the second half.
The visitors beat Borussia Dortmund at this stage of the tournament last season and will fancy their chances against significantly weaker opposition this time around.
Regensburg vs Stuttgart Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 20 meetings between Regensburg and Stuttgart. The home side have won just two of those games while the visitors have won 10 times, with their other eight matchups ending in draws.
- The two teams last faced off in a 2. Bundesliga clash back in February 2020 which the Reds won 2-0 to record a third consecutive win in this fixture.
- Regensburg are the lowest-scoring side in the German second tier this season with a goal tally of five.
- Stuttgart have managed just one clean sheet in their last five games across all competitions.
Regensburg vs Stuttgart Prediction
Regensburg are on a three-game winless and goalless streak with their poor offensive output hampering their chances of a result here. They have, however, won two of their last three home games and will be hopeful of pulling off a huge upset on Tuesday.
Stuttgart are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last six matches. However, they are by far the stronger side ahead of the midweek contest and should win this one fairly easily.
Prediction: Regensburg 0-3 Stuttgart
Regensburg vs Stuttgart Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Stuttgart to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the last seven matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four matchups)