2. Bundesliga Round-Up – Stuttgart celebrate promotion, Dresden and Wiesbaden all but down

VfB Stuttgart have all but won promotion back to the Bundesliga, however Dynamo Dresden and SV Wehen Wiesbaden are all but relegated to the 3. Liga. Stuttgart promotion virtually guartanteed Stuttgart following their 5-1 win over Sandhausen in midweek with an even more incredible performance to destroy 1. FC Nürnberg 6-0, who themselves had wonContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Round-Up – Stuttgart celebrate promotion, Dresden and Wiesbaden all but down”

2. Bundesliga Report – Stuttgart 5-1 Sandhausen: Die Roten return to second in convincing style

VfB Stuttgart returned to second in the 2. Bundesliga with a surprisingly convincing victory over SV Sandhausen. A superb first half display saw them race into a 4-0 lead, with two goals from Nicólas González accompanied by a Gonzalo Castro strike and Tim Kister own goal. Enrique Peña Zauner pulled one back in a moreContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Report – Stuttgart 5-1 Sandhausen: Die Roten return to second in convincing style”

2. Bundesliga Report – Karlsruhe 2-1 Stuttgart: Lukas Fröde increases promotion anxiety for Die Roten

Lukas Fröde’s first goal for Karlsruher SC gave them a shock derby victory over VfB Stuttgart to lift them out of the 2. Bundesliga bottom three and increase Stuttgart’s fears of missing out on promotion. Marvin Wanitzek had given the hosts the lead early on, with Nicólas González equalising from the spot. Karlsruhe never panickedContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Report – Karlsruhe 2-1 Stuttgart: Lukas Fröde increases promotion anxiety for Die Roten”

2. Bundesliga Preview – Karlsruhe vs Stuttgart: Much more than local bragging rights at stake

Derbies aren’t the same without fans, but even without the atmosphere they generate, the meeting between Karlsruher SC and VfB Stuttgart on Sunday still has a lot riding of it. Both sides are desperate for points with results over the weekend in the 2. Bundesliga so far not going in their favour. Can Karlsruhe maintainContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Preview – Karlsruhe vs Stuttgart: Much more than local bragging rights at stake”

2. Bundesliga Report – Stuttgart 0-0 Osnabrück: Die Roten sleepwalk to goalless draw

VfB Stuttgart were utterly uninspired in a drab goalless draw with VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday. Die Roten struggled to create any chances, with the best opportunity falling to the visitors, with Benjamin Girth contriving to hit the post when it would have been easier to score. Stuttgart remain second but failContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Report – Stuttgart 0-0 Osnabrück: Die Roten sleepwalk to goalless draw”

2. Bundesliga Preview – Dresden vs Stuttgart: Dynamo get to work on impossible task

Dynamo Dresden begin their seemingly-impossible pursuit of survival on Sunday, and they couldn’t ask for a tougher start against promotion-chasing VfB Stuttgart, fresh off the back of their victory against Hamburger SV. Markus Kauczinski’s side had been slowly improving before the break but coronavirus cases at the club have left them with a challenging scheduledContinue reading “2. Bundesliga Preview – Dresden vs Stuttgart: Dynamo get to work on impossible task”