Stuttgart welcomes Augsburg at MHPArena this Tuesday for their chance to earn semi-final DFB-Pokal qualification status.
The host team achieved a comfortable victory by scoring two goals. Before Decademember 3 Jahn Regensburg encountered a 3-0 defeat but Augsburg needed a penalty shootout to beat Karlsruher SC on December 4.
During their match against Jahn Regensburg Stuttgart used substitute players but controlled the match as they created more than two goal-scoring opportunities apart from limiting their opponents to only a single prime scoring possibility.
The Bundesliga round standings find TSG Hoffenheim at fifth position with 32 points after 20 weeks until now while registering a 2-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday as the winners managed four big chances compared to Die Roten's sole big chance.
Sebastian Hoeness desires his team to survive past the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals this season after Bayert Leverkusen defeated them during the 2023-24 Cup run in February.
The last three matches between Augsburg and Stuttgart produced Roten wins while also resulting in six straight unbeaten encounters for Die Roten against their opponents.
The recent defeats of Hoffenheim in their last three matches along with their collective 8-2 loss will worry Hoeness as his team stands at eight wins in their previous nine games.
Stuttgart has been successful in their last three DFB-Pokal home matches yet they have lost three out of their last five games at their MHPArena stadium regardless of competition.
During their match with Karlsruher SC Augsburg found themselves facing elimination at 2-1 down until Marvin Wanitzek tied the game in the 111th minute before Ruben Vargas scored an equalizer in the 123rd minute forcing the contest into penalty kicks.
In the Bundesliga, the Fuggerstadter are currently in 12th place with 26 points after being held to a 1-1 tie by St Pauli on February 1.
With just two goals allowed in their previous four games, two clean sheets, and seven goals scored, manager Jess Thorup will be happy with his team's recent results.
Despite losing their last three games, Thorup's team is in excellent form as they have won three of their last four games.
Additionally, the visitors have only lost once in their last six away games, winning three and drawing two.
