Both sides will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Bundesliga when Stuttgart host Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Stuttgart were beaten 2-0 by Heidenheim last weekend, while Dortmund lost 4-0 at home to Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker.
There was a home victory against Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal sandwiched in between those league losses, and given that they remain third in the table after 10 matches, Stuttgart's fanbase can still have very few complaints about how their side's campaign has began given that they have generally been fighting against relegation in recent years.
Both sides struggled to break the deadlock at Voith-Arena last weekend, with Heidenheim posting 17 shots to Stuttgart's tally of 19 across the course of the encounter, but late goals from Jan Schoppner and Tim Kleindienst handed the newly-promoted side a crucial win in the end.
Of course, it is no surprise that Stuttgart's downturn in results have coincided with Serhou Guirassy's hamstring injury. The 27-year-old bagged 14 goals in eight league games prior to being withdrawn against Union Berlin during his side's 3-0 win in the capital last month, so even a club possessing greater depth than Stuttgart would miss a striker of that quality.
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