Two of the surprise packages in the Bundesliga this season will go head-to-head when Stuttgart host Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
Stuttgart have won three successive matches to move into third spot in the table, while Bayer Leverkusen remained top despite drawing at home to Borussia Dortmund last weekend.
However, that is exactly the position they find themselves in having hugely improved under Sebastian Hoeness's management. The former Hoffenheim boss has won 19 of his 28 matches in charge since being appointed as Stuttgart's manager in early April, having initially guided them outside of the automatic relegation zone.
No such fears exist for them this season. In fact, if they can upset the odds by inflicting Leverkusen's first defeat of the campaign on Sunday, Stuttgart will match their points total from last season in 20 fewer matches. That paints a remarkable picture of their astonishing improvement in recent months.
Having proven far too strong for Werder Bremen in a comfortable 2-0 victory last weekend, Die Schwaben booked their place in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal by beating Dortmund by the same scoreline on Wednesday evening. Serhou Guirassy bagged his 17th goal of the season for his club, before Silas sealed victory late on after coming off the bench.
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