Stuttgart will be expecting to earn their 10th league win in 13 matches when they host Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
The visitors, meanwhile, have won just one of their last seven games to slide closer to the relegation zone.
Sebastian Hoeness's side earned their ninth league victory of the season with a superb 2-1 win away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga's most recent Saturday evening kickoff slot, with Deniz Undav scoring in the first and last minutes of the first half either side of Waldemar Anton's own goal.
Frankfurt had only been beaten once in 11 league matches prior to their defeat to Stuttgart, who continue to go from strength-to-strength under Hoeness. The former Hoffenheim boss has won 17 of his 26 matches since taking charge in April earlier this year, which included taking Die Schwaben from the brink of relegation to safety.
RB Leipzig's 2-1 defeat to Wolfsburg meant that Stuttgart opened up a four-point gap within the Champions League positions, while they will host Borussia Dortmund at the last-16 stage of the DFB-Pokal after facing Werder Bremen this weekend. It may be a little premature for Stuttgart's fans to be thinking about competing in Europe's elite competition and winning a trophy, but at least they are dreaming once again.
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