Stuttgart host Viking on Wednesday, September 9 (12:45 PM ET / 11:45 AM CT / 9:45 AM PT).
Stuttgart’s team news is dominated by absentees for this one: the injured Tiago Tomas, the injured Nikolas Nartey, the injured Luca Jaquez, the injured Jeremy Arevalo and the injured Dan-Axel Zagadou are all ruled out, leaving the hosts short of options across midfield and defense. Viking, with no fresh fitness concerns of their own, should field the front three who have carried their recent scoring, with Zlatko Hovland Tripić and Tobias Saliou Séne Moi both expected to feature after contributing directly to goals in the visitors’ last two league-phase outings.
With both sides yet to open their account in this season’s Champions League league phase — level on 0 points from 0 games played — the story of the buildup lies more in current form than in the table. Viking drew 2-2 away at Dinamo Zagreb before winning 3-1 back at home, and the goals across those results from Tripić, Séne Moi and Christiansen suggest the visitors won’t simply sit back at a stacked-out Stuttgart. Expect goals at both ends, with the hosts’ lengthy absentee list offering Viking some encouragement even as the wider matchup still points toward a home win.
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Stuttgart vs Viking: Best Bets & Predictions
Five injury absences complicate Stuttgart's night as Viking arrive full of attacking form.
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Season Form & Standings
Neither Stuttgart nor Viking has kicked off their league-phase account yet: both sit on 0 points from 0 games played, with a goal difference of 0 apiece heading into this one.
Recent domestic form. Here’s Stuttgart’s domestic form ahead of the European opener:
Stuttgart · Bundesliga 2026/27
LW
- 04 Sep – Stuttgart 4–1 Koln (H) W
- 28 Aug – Bayern Munich 5–1 Stuttgart (A) L
Potential Match-Winners
- Zlatko Hovland Tripić (Viking): 2 goals and 6 chances created in his opening matches make him Viking’s most productive attacking threat right now.
- Tobias Saliou Séne Moi (Viking): 1 goal and 2 assists from his first appearances show he’s directly involved in a big share of Viking’s goals.
- Peter Buch Christiansen (Viking): 4 shots and 2 shots on target have already delivered 1 goal, showing a willingness to shoot on sight.
Recent Form
Viking: D W
- 2026-08-26: Viking 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb (W, home)
- 2026-08-18: Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 Viking (D, away)
Viking head into this one off the back of a draw and a win. They drew 2-2 away at Dinamo Zagreb before winning 3-1 back at home, with Tripić, Séne Moi and Christiansen among the scorers across that stretch.
Stuttgart vs Viking Prediction
Both clubs open this league-phase campaign on level terms — 0 points, 0 games played — but the matchup on the day favors Stuttgart at home despite the injury list. We’re backing the hosts to win, with goals at both ends: BTTS looks solid and the total should clear 2.5 goals. A 3-1 finish sits near the top of the correct-score market, with Zlatko Hovland Tripić — 2 goals across Viking’s last 2 outings — the pick to add his name to the scoresheet again.