Stuttgart were good value for their win against Bochum, with the victors hitting the woodwork, producing roughly three xG and generating three big chances.

Having netted seven times in two games, the home side have scored as many goals in that period as they had in their prior five, and they also kept their first clean sheet in nine games.

Die Roten are four points from sixth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach and six points from fifth-placed Mainz 05, who occupy the Conference League and Europa League qualification spots respectively.

Head coach Sebastian Hoeness has led his side to two consecutive victories in their two most recent matches, but they were winless in their previous six, losing four times.

Though Stuttgart triumphed 3-1 against RB Leipzig on April 2 in their last home outing, they lost five of the six games at MHPArena in the buildup to that win.

As for Werder Bremen, they prevented Eintracht Frankfurt from creating any big chances and from registering any of their nine attempts on target.

The club have improved significantly defensively and have kept two consecutive clean sheets, whereas they had only prevented their opponents from scoring in two of their prior eight while conceding 19 goals.

Boss Ole Werner's team earned a point in the reverse fixture against Stuttgart when they drew 2-2 on November 24, though the manager will be disappointed that his side failed to claim all three points given they took the lead in the sixth and 77th minutes.

The Green-Whites have triumphed in three of their past four matches – losing one – while scoring nine goals and conceding on four occasions, keeping three clean sheets in that period.

Werder Bremen have won their last two away trips by a cumulative score of 5-0, but they failed to win their previous five on the road, suffering defeat on four occasions.

Stuttgart possible starting lineup:

Nubel; Stergiou, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Leweling, Karazor, Stiller, Fuhrich; Woltemade, Demirovic

Werder Bremen possible starting lineup:

Zetterer; Stark, Friedl, Jung; Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Agu; Ducksch, Burke