Augsburg will hope their seven-game winning run against Stuttgart continues on Saturday when they pay a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Arena (kick-off 15:30CEST/13:30GMT).
Form
Stuttgart's topsy-turvy return to the top flight continued in midweek when they were beaten 2-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, making it three defeats out of three on the road for Hannes Wolf's charges.
It is a different story on home turf, however, where VfB have won both games so far this term. Scorer of the winning goal against Wolfsburg last week, Chadrac Akolo is likely to return, while Holger Badstuber is also in contention having recovered from a groin injury.
Augsburg made history by picking up seven points from their first four games of the campaign, and they raised that to ten points from five with an eye-catching 1-0 win over last season's runners-up RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.
They will be defending a four-game unbeaten streak in the heart of Swabia, although will be without captain Daniel Baier due to suspension.
Watch: Stuttgart came out 1-0 winners against Wolfsburg in a tight game on Matchday 4
Probable line-ups
Stuttgart: Zieler – Pavard, Baumgartl, Kaminski – Beck, Ascacibar, Akolo, Aogo – Asano, Donis, Terodde (c)
Absentees: Gentner (head), Ginczek (knee), Mane (knee), Grgic (foot)
Coach: Hannes Wolf
Augsburg: Hitz (c) – Opare, Gouweleeuw, Hinteregger, Max – Khedira, Kacar – Moravek Gregoritsch, Caiuby – Finnbogason
Absentees: Baier (suspended)
Coach: Manuel Baum
Match stats
Augsburg have won their last seven matches against Stuttgart, their best record against a Bundesliga opponent.There has never been a draw in this fixture.Augsburg’s top two away wins both came in Stuttgart: 4-0 in 2015/16, 4-1 in 2013/14.Augsburg have not won any of their last ten games against a newly-promoted side, losing six times.Stuttgart are unbeaten at home in 2017 (nine wins, two draws), winning both matches on their own turf this season 1-0. It is the first time in 13 years they have won their opening home matches in a Bundesliga campaign, and last did so with clean sheets in their 1991/92 title-winning season under Christoph Daum.
Source: bundesliga.com