Stuttgart should have no difficulty against Gladbach, but once again the hosts are definitely aiming for the same number of points so they can continue to survive in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart may be at the top at the moment but if they can't win against a team with quite a big gap, it's certain that Stuttgart will have a dark end to the season. A narrow defeat may be quite natural, but with a difference of 2 it proves that Stuttgart does not have complete control.
Before this match started, I suspected that there would not be many goals scored by the two competing teams. but my estimate was wrong, I didn't calculate that Gladbach would be able to score a quick goal, in fact they did it first. after Gladbach went 2-0 up, I changed my prediction to Over. and yeah, the result is as I expected if there were 4 goals in this match. Speaking from Stuttgart's side, I can understand that they are having trouble scoring goals. the reason is, the pure sticker they rely on suffered an injury and had to be absent for several weeks. and it was proven, Stuttgart had difficulty converting every opportunity they had into goals. of the 15 total shots, 2 were on target, 2 were big opportunities and 1 shot hit the goalpost, only one of them was able to convert into a goal. Statistically, Stuttgart controlled the game but they had difficulty finishing well in every opportunity they had. and I think that after the Stuttgart players recover from their injuries, especially Guirassy, they have the potential to return to the real track.
On the other hand, I didn't think that Gladbach would destroy Stuttgart with a score of 3-1. even though I know that Gladbach are also quite productive in scoring goals, their defense is very fragile and it has been proven that they have conceded 36 goals in their 17 matches. but in this match, the home team was able to win the match. even though Stuttgart actually controlled the game, Gladbach were very good in terms of opportunities, even 3 of the total 8 shots they took were converted into goals. and yeah, Stuttgart had to admit defeat against Gladbach in Week 17 of the Bundesliga.