Rostock vs StuttgartPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Ostseestadion stages a cup tie between Hansa Rostock and Stuttgart. All three recorded meetings were played in Rostock: 0-1 in 2020, 0-1 in 2019 and a 2-0 for the home side in 2018. Hansa arrive from a 3-3 on their own ground against Waldhof Mannheim, having previously won 3-2 at Hoffenheim II and 4-1 against Neustrelitz: they found the net in four of their last five, drawing a blank only in the 0-3 at Watford. A 1-3 home defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach also sits in that sequence. Stuttgart lost 0-1 at Fulham but had beaten Everton 3-1 and drawn 2-2 with Paris FC before that, and further back come an 8-1 at Kickers Offenbach and a 5-0 at Hollenbach: only the Fulham trip left them without a goal. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.