VfB Stuttgart
Football UEFA Europa League MHPArena Thu 12 Mar 12:45
FC Porto
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Stuttgart vs Porto

German Bundesliga side Stuttgart host Portuguese Primeira Liga leaders Porto in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie at MHPArena, with kick-off set for 12:45 on Thursday 12 March.

Why We’re Expecting Stuttgart to Win

We think that Stuttgart can get the better of Porto and we really like the odds of +105 on the Full-Time Result market. The price looks appealing and we’re confident this selection will be on the money.

Last Match for Both Teams Were Drawn

Stuttgart played out a 2-2 draw when last in action. This was on the road at MEWA Arena against Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. Sebastian Hoeness' team boasted 62% possession and had four shots on target, with Ermedin Demirovic and Deniz Undav scoring one goal each.

Porto played out a 2-2 Primeira Liga draw in their previous game. This was on their travels to Estadio da Luz, with Benfica the opponents. The Dragons had 41% possession and totalled six shots on goal, while Victor Froholdt and Oskar Pietuszewski were on the scoresheet.

In their last Europa League outings, Stuttgart were at home to Celtic and lost 1-0 in the second leg of their play-off tie (4-2 win on aggregate), while Porto claimed a 3-1 win when hosting Rangers in the league phase.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
5 Porto logo Porto 8 5 2 1 13 7 6 13:7 17
11 Stuttgart logo Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 15 9 6 15:9 15
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Stuttgart – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals from 6.4 shots on goal and 16.0 attempts. Stuttgart have had 61.6% possession and 5.7 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.2 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.4 attempts, while being awarded 3.9 corners.

Top scorer Deniz Undav has found the net 6 times, with Ermedin Demirovic and Jamie Leweling getting 5 apiece. Deniz Undav is the leading assists maker with 5, while goalie Alexander Nuebel has 3 clean sheets.

Porto – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Porto have 6 victories, 1 defeat and 3 draws, with an average of 4.6 shots on goal, 12.4 attempts and 1.7 goals. Francesco Farioli's side average 54.0% possession, 5.9 corners awarded and 3.7 corners against, while 0.8 goals have been conceded from 8.9 attempts and 2.7 shots on goal.

We’ve seen Victor Froholdt, Oskar Pietuszewski and William Gomes score 2 goals each. Gabriel Veiga has had 2 assists in the previous 10 games, while Diogo Costa has 4 clean sheets to his name.

Confirmed Lineups

Stuttgart confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Alexander Nuebel (GK), Nikolas Nartey, Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller, Bilal El Khannouss, Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling, Ermedin Demirovic.

Porto confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Diogo Costa (GK), Alberto Costa, Thiago Silva, Jan Bednarek, Zaidu Sanusi, Seko Fofana, Pablo Rosario, Rodrigo Mora, William Gomes, Terem Moffi, Borja Sainz.

Stuttgart vs Porto Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Stuttgart vs Porto betting guide delivers expert insight, including a main match pick, our corners angle, scoreline advice, standout player props and bet builder recommendations. Dive into each section below for more.

Match Prediction

Stuttgart have the capability of securing a victory when they line up in this Europa League game. For this reason, we are going to take betting odds of +105 with a large degree of confidence.

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the Europa League odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration when making football predictions.

Key Stuttgart vs Porto Europa League & league stats:

  • Stuttgart have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Stuttgart have won 14 of their last 20 games at home.
Stuttgart to Win Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 48.8% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our experts have this number between 55-60% based on their in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Stuttgart Stuttgart logo 2 - 1 Porto logo Porto

We’re predicting Stuttgart to land a 2-1 victory and this is available at +600. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bilal El Khannouss Over 1.5 Shots -130 BetMGM logo

Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) has finished with over 1.5 shots in three of his past four games. We think it’s achievable that he will cover the Player Shots line and there are odds of -130 available.

Latest Bilal El Khannouss Player Prop Odds

Jamie Leweling to Score +370 BetMGM logo

Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart) has registered three goals in his past five matches. The Anytime Goalscorer odds look really appealing based on the stats and we’ll take a chance on him at odds of +370.

Latest Jamie Leweling Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -100 BetMGM logo

All of the past three Stuttgart matches has seen the 9.5 Total Corners line covered, with three consecutive Porto away games having the same outcome. We’re going to take the Overs for Total Corners, with this line making appeal and you can get odds of -100.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Stuttgart Logo Stuttgart
Total
9.60 5.70 3.90
Home
10.20 6.30 3.90
Away
8.00 4.80 3.20
Porto Logo Porto
Total
9.60 5.90 3.70
Home
7.90 5.60 2.30
Away
8.40 5.10 3.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Stuttgart +105
Total Goals Over 2.5 -133
Anytime Goalscorer Jamie Leweling +370

It’s great fun to place a bet builder and our picks are Stuttgart to succeed, at least three goals to be registered and Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart) to find the net at any time.

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Stuttgart vs Porto Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Stuttgart Match Odds Suggest Victory

The bookies have Stuttgart as -104 favourites for this Europa League clash, with the Full-Time Result betting odds implying that they are 51% likely to win. The market suggests that Porto are least likely to win at +290.

You can choose Stuttgart -0.5 or Porto +0.5 at respective Asian Handicap odds of -105 and -118. The former is the same as betting the favourites to win, with the latter giving you a return if it’s a draw.

For those expecting a low-scoring contest, Under 2.5 is the market leader on the Total Goals market. If you think that both sides will end up scoring, then the Both Teams to Score Yes option can be backed at -127.

The best football betting sites offer hundreds of markets when it comes to Europa League games. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Deniz Undav Top of First Goalscorer List

Deniz Undav is the First Goalscorer favourite at +350 and there’s an opportunity to back him to find the net anytime at +140.

Player Goals
Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
First
+140
Anytime
+350
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Samu Omorodion (Porto)
First
+175
Anytime
+500
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Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart)
First
+200
Anytime
+480
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Luuk de Jong (Porto)
First
+270
Anytime
+700
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Player Shots
Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
Over 3.5
-114
Under 3.5
-
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Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart)
Over 2.5
+115
Under 2.5
-
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Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart)
Over 2.5
-139
Under 2.5
-
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Luuk de Jong (Porto)
Over 2.5
+128
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Stuttgart logo Stuttgart Stats
Porto logo Porto Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Stuttgart vs Porto Lineups & Team News

Check the Stuttgart vs Porto team news before you place your bets. We’ll share the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Europa League together with updated injury news.

Stuttgart Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Stuttgart Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

33 Alexander Nuebel
28 Nikolas Nartey 29 Finn Jeltsch 24 Jeff Chabot 3 Ramon Hendriks
16 Atakan Karazor 6 Angelo Stiller
11 Bilal El Khannouss 26 Deniz Undav 18 Jamie Leweling
9 Ermedin Demirovic
99 Diogo Costa
20 Alberto Costa 3 Thiago Silva 5 Jan Bednarek 12 Zaidu Sanusi
42 Seko Fofana 13 Pablo Rosario 86 Rodrigo Mora
7 William Gomes 29 Terem Moffi 17 Borja Sainz

Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Stuttgart Substitutes

  • 1Fabian Bredlow
  • 2Ameen Al Dakhil
  • 7M. Mittelstaedt
  • 8Tiago Tomas
  • 10Chris Fuehrich
  • 14Luca Jaquez
  • 22Lorenz Assignon
  • 27Badredine Bouanani
  • 30Chema Andres
  • 44Florian Hellstern

Porto Substitutes

  • 4Jakub Kiwior
  • 8Victor Froholdt
  • 10Gabriel Veiga
  • 11Pepe
  • 14Claudio Ramos
  • 21Dominik Prpic
  • 22Alan Varela
  • 24Andorinha
  • 27Deniz Gul
  • 52Martim Fernandes
  • 59Tiago Andrade
  • 74Francisco Moura

Previous Stuttgart Lineups

07 Mar Bundesliga
Mainz 05 2-2 Stuttgart
01 Mar Bundesliga
Stuttgart 4-0 Wolfsburg
26 Feb Europa League
Stuttgart 0-1 Celtic
22 Feb Bundesliga
Heidenheim 3-3 Stuttgart
19 Feb Europa League
Celtic 1-4 Stuttgart
14 Feb Bundesliga
Stuttgart 3-1 FC Koln

Previous Porto Lineups

08 Mar Primeira Liga
Benfica 2-2 Porto
27 Feb Primeira Liga
Porto 3-1 Arouca
22 Feb Primeira Liga
Porto 1-0 Rio Ave
15 Feb Primeira Liga
Nacional 0-1 Porto
09 Feb Primeira Liga
Porto 1-1 Sporting
02 Feb Primeira Liga
Casa Pia 2-1 Porto

Injuries & Suspensions

Stuttgart Injury Table
Type Name Info
Finn Jeltsch Abdomen
Porto Injury Table
Type Name Info
Martim Fernandes Other
Samuel Aghehowa Cruciate ligame
Luuk de Jong Knee
Nehuen Perez Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Stuttgart Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Sebastian Hoeness

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alexander Nuebel 33 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Deniz Undav 26 F 2 180 2 0 0 2 0 0
Atakan Karazor 16 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Josha Vagnoman 4 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Finn Jeltsch 29 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0

Porto Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Francesco Farioli

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alan Varela - - - - - - - - - -
Oskar Pietuszewski - - - - - - - - - -
Yann Karamoh - - - - - - - - - -
William Gomes - - - - - - - - - -
Victor Froholdt - - - - - - - - - -
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lyon 8 7 0 1 18:5 21
2 Aston Villa 8 7 0 1 14:6 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 18:8 19
4 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
5 Porto 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
6 Braga 8 5 2 1 11:5 17
7 Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10:4 17
8 Roma 8 5 1 2 13:6 16
9 Genk 8 5 1 2 11:7 16
10 Bologna 8 4 3 1 14:7 15
11 Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 15:9 15
12 Ferencvaros 8 4 3 1 12:11 15
13 Nott’m Forest 8 4 2 2 15:7 14
14 Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 5 0 8:3 14
15 Crvena Zvezda 8 4 2 2 7:6 14
16 Celta Vigo 8 4 1 3 15:11 13
17 PAOK 8 3 3 2 17:14 12
18 Lille 8 4 0 4 12:9 12
19 Fenerbahce 8 3 3 2 10:7 12
20 Panathinaikos 8 3 3 2 11:9 12
21 Celtic 8 3 2 3 13:15 11
22 Ludogorets 8 3 1 4 12:15 10
23 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 1 4 12:16 10
24 Brann 8 2 3 3 9:11 9
25 Young Boys 8 3 0 5 10:16 9
26 Sturm Graz 8 2 1 5 5:11 7
27 FCSB 8 2 1 5 9:16 7
28 Go Ahead E. 8 2 1 5 6:14 7
29 Feyenoord 8 2 0 6 11:15 6
30 Basel 8 2 0 6 9:13 6
31 RB Salzburg 8 2 0 6 10:15 6
32 Rangers 8 1 1 6 5:14 4
33 Nice 8 1 0 7 7:15 3
34 Utrecht 8 0 1 7 5:15 1
35 Malmo FF 8 0 1 7 4:15 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 0 1 7 2:22 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Stuttgart 4 4 0 0 11:4 12
2 Lyon 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
3 Porto 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
4 FC Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 8:1 12
5 Aston Villa 4 4 0 0 8:3 12
6 Freiburg 4 4 0 0 6:1 12
7 Real Betis 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
8 Nott’m Forest 4 3 0 1 11:3 9
9 Lille 4 3 0 1 10:5 9
10 Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 8:5 9
11 Braga 4 3 0 1 7:4 9
12 PAOK 4 2 2 0 7:1 8
13 Ferencvaros 4 2 2 0 7:4 8
14 Crvena Zvezda 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
15 Genk 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
16 Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
17 Sturm Graz 4 2 1 1 3:2 7
18 Ludogorets 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
19 Brann 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
20 Bologna 4 1 3 0 7:4 6
21 Viktoria Plzeň 4 1 3 0 4:1 6
22 RB Salzburg 4 2 0 2 7:5 6
23 Basel 4 2 0 2 6:4 6
24 Feyenoord 4 2 0 2 7:6 6
25 Roma 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
26 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 0 2 8:8 6
27 Celtic 4 2 0 2 6:8 6
28 Young Boys 4 2 0 2 5:7 6
29 Panathinaikos 4 1 2 1 4:4 5
30 FCSB 4 1 1 2 6:8 4
31 Rangers 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
32 Go Ahead E. 4 1 1 2 2:6 4
33 Nice 4 1 0 3 5:7 3
34 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 2:5 1
35 Utrecht 4 0 1 3 2:6 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 1:15 0
Germany FlagBundesliga Table
Bundesliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 31 26 4 1 113:32 82
2 Dortmund 30 19 7 4 61:31 64
3 RB Leipzig 31 19 5 7 62:38 62
4 Stuttgart 31 17 6 8 63:43 57
5 Hoffenheim 31 17 6 8 61:45 57
6 Leverkusen 31 16 7 8 62:42 55
7 Frankfurt 31 11 10 10 56:58 43
8 Freiburg 30 12 7 11 44:48 43
9 Augsburg 31 10 7 14 39:55 37
10 Mainz 05 31 8 10 13 39:49 34
11 B. M'gladbach 31 7 11 13 36:50 32
12 Werder Bremen 31 8 8 15 36:54 32
13 Union Berlin 31 8 8 15 35:55 32
14 FC Koln 31 7 10 14 45:53 31
15 Hamburger SV 31 7 10 14 34:50 31
16 St. Pauli 31 6 8 17 26:53 26
17 Wolfsburg 31 6 7 18 41:66 25
18 Heidenheim 31 5 7 19 35:66 22
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 15 13 1 1 60:15 40
2 Stuttgart 16 11 3 2 27:15 36
3 RB Leipzig 16 11 2 3 38:19 35
4 Dortmund 15 11 2 2 33:14 35
5 Hoffenheim 15 9 1 5 31:18 28
6 Freiburg 15 8 4 3 28:20 28
7 Leverkusen 15 8 3 4 33:17 27
8 Frankfurt 15 7 3 5 26:23 24
9 Augsburg 16 6 5 5 22:27 23
10 Hamburger SV 16 5 6 5 22:20 21
11 FC Koln 16 5 4 7 29:27 19
12 Werder Bremen 15 5 4 6 18:26 19
13 Union Berlin 15 4 6 5 20:24 18
14 B. M'gladbach 15 4 6 5 19:24 18
15 Mainz 05 16 4 5 7 20:22 17
16 St. Pauli 15 4 5 6 15:26 17
17 Heidenheim 16 4 5 7 23:35 17
18 Wolfsburg 16 2 4 10 21:31 10
Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table
Liga Portugal Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Porto 30 25 4 1 61:14 79
2 Benfica 31 22 9 0 67:20 75
3 Sporting 29 22 5 2 74:19 71
4 Braga 30 16 8 6 58:29 56
5 Famalicão 30 13 9 8 38:27 48
6 Gil Vicente 30 12 10 8 44:31 46
7 Vitória 31 12 6 13 38:43 42
8 Moreirense 31 11 6 14 34:45 39
9 Alverca 31 10 8 13 34:49 38
10 Estoril 30 10 7 13 51:51 37
11 Arouca 31 10 5 16 39:60 35
12 Rio Ave 31 8 10 13 33:52 34
13 Nacional 31 8 7 16 34:41 31
14 Santa Clara 30 7 8 15 26:37 29
15 Estrela 30 6 10 14 33:49 28
16 Casa Pia 30 5 11 14 28:53 26
17 Tondela 30 4 9 17 21:50 21
18 AVS 30 1 10 19 21:64 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Porto 15 12 3 0 31:6 39
2 Benfica 16 11 5 0 39:11 38
3 Sporting 14 11 1 2 41:8 34
4 Braga 15 8 4 3 31:15 28
5 Vitória 16 8 4 4 26:18 28
6 Famalicão 15 8 3 4 24:10 27
7 Gil Vicente 15 8 3 4 25:13 27
8 Alverca 16 7 4 5 17:22 25
9 Estoril 15 6 5 4 28:22 23
10 Moreirense 15 7 2 6 17:19 23
11 Arouca 15 6 3 6 22:27 21
12 Nacional 15 5 2 8 20:21 17
13 Estrela 15 4 5 6 20:22 17
14 Santa Clara 15 5 2 8 13:16 17
15 Casa Pia 15 2 8 5 17:24 14
16 Rio Ave 15 3 5 7 16:25 14
17 Tondela 16 1 7 8 11:21 10
18 AVS 15 1 5 9 11:25 8