Stuttgart are one of Germany’s established clubs, founded in 1893 and playing at the MHPArena. Their squad is valued at around £343.5m by Transfermarkt, with 27 players and an average age of 25 – a profile that suggests a side built with both value and room to develop.
Their 2026-27 Bundesliga campaign has them in tenth place, with European football also on the calendar through the Champions League league phase. They have also reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal, giving the season a broader shape without yet making it look especially settled.
At home, Stuttgart carry a clear attacking threat, averaging two goals per match, though they are also conceding 1.7. Away from home the balance is looser: 1.6 scored, two conceded. That makes them dangerous enough to punish space, but hardly secure when asked to manage games.
Ermedin Demirovic has been the main source of goals with nine, well ahead of Dženan Pejčinović on three, while Bilal El Khannouss, Jamie Leweling and Deniz Undav have each added two. Stuttgart have also started sharply often enough, scoring inside the first 20 minutes in seven of 17 league matches.
Recent league form has been uneven, though a 4-2 win away to Bayer Leverkusen stands out among defeats to Borussia Monchengladbach, Hamburg, Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim. For Celtic supporters, Stuttgart look like a technically capable Bundesliga side with clear attacking quality and equally clear defensive gaps.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Compared with Celtic, Stuttgart are the less reliable side: Celtic's position at the top suggests greater consistency, while Stuttgart combine a middling attack with the league's leakiest defence, so Celtic hold the edge defensively and in game control; Stuttgart's strengths—early goals and home set-piece pressure—are tangible but offset by defensive instability that Celtic will look to exploit.
