Record against Bayern
Overall: 121 games, 21 wins, 20 draws, 80 defeats, 135:267 goal difference
In the Bundesliga: 105 games, 18 wins, 20 draws, 67 defeats, 116:221 goal difference
Last time out
Bayern cruised to a comfortable 5-0 win when the teams met at the Mercedes-Benz Arena earlier this season. The Bundesliga champions have come out on top in each of the past five league encounters between the sides, with VfB’s most recent triumph coming in a 4-1 win in Munich on 12 May 2018.
Full-blooded tackles
The two teams with the strongest duel success rates in the Bundesliga go toe to toe on Sunday. Bayern have won a higher percentage of challenges (52.5 per cent) than any other top-flight side this season, although VfB are hot on their heels with 52.4 per cent. Moreover, Stuttgart captain Wataru Endo has won more duels than any other player in the division (424).
At risk of suspension
Endo, Orel Mangala, Borna Sosa and Philipp Förster are walking a disciplinary tightrope, having all picked up four yellow cards so far this term.