Important points against relegation?
The VfB Stuttgart faces an important home game. The Swabians, who are threatened with relegation, will receive the on Saturday afternoon (February 18). 1. FC Cologne. The duel will be live on Sky (advertisement) are transmitted. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m.
Bruno Labbadia’s (57) team wants and needs to finally win their first league win of the year against the Rhinelanders. Because: With a meager 16 points, the Swabians are currently in 17th place in the Bundesliga table. After all: a statistic should provide some hope. Stuttgart coach Labbadia lost only one of eleven duels against FC in his coaching career. On the other hand, there are five wins and five draws.
Nevertheless, the 57-year-old assesses the opponent as unpleasant: “They live from the collective, work extremely well together. You notice that in every phase of their game. Of course, like all teams, they have weaknesses. But they make up for it with a lot of walking.”