- 1 Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart: a home side that keeps scoring against a favourite that rarely dominates
- 2 Slovan Bratislava: Camara and Šporar keep finding the net, even when the defence doesn’t hold
- 3 Stuttgart: favourites by a distance, but two defeats in their last four Bundesliga games
- 4 Free Champions League Prediction: Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart
- 5 About our free predictions
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Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart: a home side that keeps scoring against a favourite that rarely dominates 
Slovan Bratislava lost 6-1 in Paris on matchday one. They still scored. That small detail sums up the Slovak side this season: they concede plenty, but they almost always find the net themselves.
Wednesday brings Stuttgart to the Národný futbalový štadión, at Tehelné pole, with kick-off at 21:00 Paris time on 14 October. It’s a repeat of a league-phase meeting from January 2025, when Stuttgart won 3-1 in Bratislava.
The bookmakers aren’t torn. Stuttgart are priced around 1.30 to win, with Slovan as long as 8.50 or more. On quality alone, it’s hard to argue. Stuttgart beat Viking 3-1 on the opening night and arrive off a 2-0 win at Paderborn on Saturday.
But a short price on the winner doesn’t tell you much about how a game will look. And for this one, the more interesting market might be whether both sides score.
Slovan have scored in five of their last six matches across all competitions. Stuttgart have conceded in five of their last six competitive games. Put those two trends side by side and the case for goals at both ends builds quickly.
There’s also the schedule to consider. Stuttgart played on Saturday and Slovan on the same day, so neither side has had a long rest, and both coaches know the league table at home matters just as much over the coming weeks. That tends to produce open, slightly ragged European nights rather than cagey ones.
Is a Slovan upset on the cards? Probably not. A Slovan goal, though, looks far more likely than the odds on a Stuttgart clean sheet would have you believe.
Slovan Bratislava: Camara and Šporar keep finding the net, even when the defence doesn’t hold 
Getting into the league phase took some effort. Slovan beat Mjällby 2-1 away and 2-0 at home, then edged Celje after a 1-1 draw in Bratislava and a 2-1 extra-time win in Slovenia. Then came Paris, and a 6-1 lesson.
That result left them near the foot of the early table with a -5 goal difference. It also showed something useful. Even against a side of PSG’s level, Slovan carved out a goal, and they’ve done that in almost every game since the summer.
Domestically the form is patchy. A 1-1 draw at Skalica on Saturday, a 2-1 win at Komarno, a wild 3-3 at home to Žilina and a 2-1 home defeat to Zemplín Michalovce. Only once in their last six, a 2-0 loss at DAC, did they fail to score.
Suleiman Camara Sanneh is the man in form, with three goals and an assist across 370 minutes of their Champions League campaign. Andraž Šporar has two goals in 232 minutes. Both are expected to start, and both are clinical when they get the chance.
The back line is a different matter. Conceding six in Paris, three to Žilina and two to Michalovce at home makes for uncomfortable reading. Slovan won’t keep Stuttgart quiet for 90 minutes. They don’t really try to.
That’s the point, though. This is a team that plays on the front foot at home, and against opponents who like to build through midfield, there’ll be moments to break.
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Stuttgart: favourites by a distance, but two defeats in their last four Bundesliga games 
Stuttgart’s season has been a mix. A 3-1 win over Viking in the Champions League and a 4-1 win over Köln in the league sit alongside a 5-1 defeat at Bayern, a 2-1 loss at Hoffenheim and a 1-0 home defeat to Dortmund.
Saturday’s 2-0 win at Paderborn steadied things, and a clean sheet will have pleased the coaching staff. Still, across their last six competitive games, they’ve conceded in five.
The attack doesn’t lack options. Ermedin Demirović has three goals from just 62 minutes of football this season, with three of his four shots on target. Deniz Undav adds craft and goals around him, and Jamie Leweling and Chris Führich offer width.
The midfield is where Stuttgart should control this game. Angelo Stiller and Grischa Prömel are both comfortable on the ball, and Bilal El Khannouss gives them a creative edge between the lines. Expect long spells of possession for the visitors.
That control has limits, however. Hoffenheim and Dortmund both found a way to beat them in September, and a side that pushes its wing-backs high can be caught on the break. Slovan’s two forwards are built to exploit exactly that.
Stuttgart should win. Whether they keep a clean sheet doing it is a different question entirely.
Probable lineup Slovan Bratislava: Takáč; Blackman, Markovič, Bajrič, Sandro Cruz; Pokorný; Barseghyan, Rahim Ibrahim, Camara Sanneh, Cristian Martínez; Šporar
Probable lineup Stuttgart: Bredlow; Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt; Stiller, Prömel; Führich, El Khannouss, Undav, Leweling; Demirović
Free Champions League Prediction: Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart
Our prediction: Both teams to score (odds around 1.65)
Stuttgart are the better side and the likely winners, but at around 1.30, backing them to win offers little. The more valuable angle is goals at both ends. Slovan have scored in five of their last six games, including at PSG, and Camara Sanneh and Šporar have both been sharp in Europe this season.
Stuttgart’s defensive record hasn’t been airtight either. They’ve conceded in five of their last six competitive matches, including a home defeat to Dortmund. On a big European night in Bratislava, with a crowd behind them, Slovan will push forward and leave space, but they’ll also create chances.
We expect Stuttgart to win, something like 3-1 or 2-1. Slovan getting on the scoresheet is the bet we like most.
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