Match preview: Stuttgart primed at the MHPArena
The Bundesliga returns to action at the MHPArena on 13/01/2026 as VfB Stuttgart host Eintracht Frankfurt in Round 17. Stuttgart arrive with momentum — a 4-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen on 10 January fresh in the memory — and their home form this season has been strong: nine wins from 16 matches and a productive attack that has already amassed 29 goals. Eintracht Frankfurt, by contrast, sit a few places lower with a mixed run of results, including a 3-3 draw with Borussia Dortmund just days earlier. The bookmakers clearly sense the home advantage, pricing Stuttgart at 1.82 (about a 55% implied probability), while the draw and away win sit at 3.80 and 4.00 respectively.
Recent form and key numbers
Stuttgart’s late autumn and winter run reads like a team on the rise — six wins, two draws and just two losses in their most recent ten results, and a tendency to score at home (20 goals away/9 at home split in the provided stat block confirms an attack finding consistency across venues). Clean sheets (six) underline defensive solidity when playing at home. Eintracht’s season tells a different story: seven wins, five draws and four defeats, with a heavier split in goals conceded (33 across the season) and a recent string of mixed outcomes that includes a heavy 6-0 loss to RB Leipzig earlier in December.
Head-to-head memory is short but telling — the sides last met in March 2025 with Eintracht edging Stuttgart 1-0, but form has swung since then. Stuttgart’s decisive victory over Leverkusen and a season-long tendency toward open matches (strong over/under numbers for both teams) suggests this will be lively.
Betting angles: where value sits
Two clear angles emerge. The obvious market is the 1X2: Stuttgart’s current odds of 1.82 match their superior recent form and home advantage. For punters who prefer goal markets, recent fixtures show a propensity for high-scoring games — Stuttgart’s over 2.5 percentage is 75%, and Eintracht’s sits at 62.5% — so backing over goals is viable for those who expect end-to-end action. If you want to refine how you choose markets, this guide on Soccer betting tips and the choice of markets is a useful companion, and for timing goal bets consult The right time to place bets on goal markets.
Betting suggestion
Given form, home advantage and the pricing, the strongest single-market play is a straight 1X2 on VfB Stuttgart to win at 1.82. Stuttgart’s recent commanding results (including Deniz Undav’s man-of-the-match showing in the Leverkusen game) and Eintracht’s inconsistent defense make the home victory the value bet here. Stake sensibly and consider combining this with an over 1.5 goals line for a slightly enhanced approach, but the primary recommendation is: bet on VfB Stuttgart to win.
