Bundesliga high-flyers Stuttgart will be bidding to book their spot in the third round of the DFB-Pokal when they take on fellow top-flight outfit Union Berlin on Tuesday night.
These two sides met on October 21 in the Bundesliga, with Stuttgart recording a 3-0 victory, and the clubs have had contrasting fortunes in the opening months of the 2023-24 campaign.
The Reds have won seven times in the league this term, but they will enter Tuesday's cup contest off the back of a defeat, going down 3-2 at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Sebastian Hoeness's side will be bidding to bounce back quickly in their second DFB-Pokal fixture of the campaign, beating Balingen 4-0 in the previous round to advance.
Stuttgart will certainly view the league as their main priority this season, but they have actually won the German Cup on three occasions, with their last success coming in 1996-97, while the team have made another three finals, including in 2012-13, losing to Bayern Munich.
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