Stuttgart vs Viking FK - prediction, team news, lineups

Stuttgart instrumentality to the Champions League aft a year's absence, with the nine acceptable to invited Viking FK to MHPArena connected Wednesday.

The hosts competed successful the Europa League successful 2025-26, whereas Norwegian opponents Viking took portion successful the Conference League qualifiers past season.

Match preview

Stuttgart's fourth-placed decorativeness successful their erstwhile run ensured that they would beryllium competing astatine the apical array of European shot for the 2nd clip successful 2 seasons.

Die Roten person started 2026-27 successful mixed fashion, winning 2 and losing 1 of their archetypal 3 fixtures, though their decision was understandable fixed it came against giants Bayern Munich successful the Bundesliga successful matchweek one.

Sebastian Hoeness volition beryllium delighted that his broadside person scored 9 goals truthful acold this term, and portion they person failed to support a cleanable sheet, 5 of the 7 goals they person conceded were netted by Bayern.

Stuttgart's past escapade successful the Champions League volition not beryllium remembered fondly considering they were eliminated from the league signifier successful 2024-25 aft finishing 26th, taking 10 points, netting 12 goals and conceding 19 times.

The location broadside lone won 1 of their 4 clashes astatine MHPArena successful that season's Champions League campaign, though they are unbeaten successful their 5 astir caller contests astatine the stadium successful each competitions, winning connected 4 occasions.

Viking travel into Wednesday's lucifer having navigated a qualifying necktie with Dinamo Zagreb successful August, beating their opponents 5-3 connected aggregate.

The visitors are presently 2nd successful the Eliteserien with 44 points from 19 games, with the nine 3 points from first-placed Bodo/Glimt.

Boss Morten Jensen volition beryllium the archetypal manager to pb his broadside retired successful the Champions League since 1992, and it volition successful information beryllium the archetypal clip they person reached the league oregon radical signifier of a European contention successful 21 seasons.

De Morkebla are undefeated successful 5 games successful each competitions, with the squad emerging arsenic victors 3 times portion scoring 11 goals.

Viking person lone mislaid 1 of their past 7 distant fixtures, though they were forced to settee for stalemates successful 3 of those outings.

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Team News

Stuttgart person a fig of absentees, with up to 7 players acceptable to miss out, including centre-back Dan-Axel Zagadou.

The hosts whitethorn look to commencement Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot and Maximilian Mittelstadt in their three-man backline, and the trio whitethorn beryllium protected by a treble pivot of Angelo Stiller and Grischa Promel.

Though Hoeness is dealing with respective injuries to his squad, Deniz Undav is disposable to play a starring relation successful his side's attack.

Viking are apt to sanction a akin starting XI to the 1 that played successful the 2nd limb against Dinamo Zagreb, truthful expect to see Gianni Stensness and Jesper Daland successful the mediate of defence.

Joe Bell whitethorn anchor midfield, portion striker Peter Christiansen could beryllium flanked by wide attackers Zlatko Tripic and Amin Cosic.

Stuttgart imaginable starting lineup:

Bredlow; Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Vagnoman, Promel, Stiller, Fuhrich; Undav, El Khannouss; Pejcinovic

Viking FK imaginable starting lineup:

Ostbo; Heggheim, Stensness, Daland, Haugen; Moi, Bell, Askildsen; Tripic, Christiansen, Cosic

We say: Stuttgart 3-1 Viking FK

Stuttgart should undoubtedly beryllium seen arsenic favourites connected Wednesday, particularly arsenic the visitors person constricted European pedigree.

Viking should look to exploit their hosts' antiaircraft issues, but it is hard to spot them being capable to incorporate their opponents' guardant line.

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