Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart prediction 30.11.2025 | Bundesliga

Hamburger finally clawed their way out of the second division last year by finishing in second in Bundesliga 2. Life in the top flight has been tougher than many anticipated, with just two wins from 11 games and six defeats already recorded.

Die Rothosen hover just above the relegation line, but you feel as though one more stumble and they could get sucked right into the mire. The recent form is a grim 5 league matches without a victory, with four defeats included in that.

Merlin Polzin, however, can point to their last Bundesliga victory - a resounding 4-0 win at this very stadium over Mainz - as evidence that his squad do have gears they’ve simply not engaged frequently enough.

The Stuttgart game comes too early for Warmed Omari, Daniel Elfadli and Yussuf Poulsen. Also, Nicolai Remberg is a yellow card away from a suspension which he himself must consider as somewhat tricky.

Stuttgart, meanwhile, were frustratingly slow in finding any sort of rhythm after losing two of their opening three league games. Since then, Ole Werner’s side have found something of a much better rhythm, with twenty-two points from eleven taking them up into fifth.

With a bit of luck over the next two days, they could even sneak into the top three. Stuttgart have gained confidence from a four-match unbeaten run three of which have been victories. The mood will certainly have been steadied by the 4–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles in Europe in midweek.

Sebastian Hoeneß’s men also have the solace of having claimed victory in their last three competitive encounters with Hamburger, leaving the camp with a whispering feeling that another three points might just be achievable here.

Nevertheless, their casualty toll is large, with at six men already ruled out including Ermedin Demirovic, Stefan Drljaca, Yannik Keitel and Dan-Axel Zagadou.