This season hasn’t been as smooth sailing as the last one for Stuttgart who are sitting 10th in the Bundesliga standings ahead of matchday 27. Expectations were high at the MHPArena after the Swabians finished second in the top flight last season.
Injuries and a struggle to find consistency in results has them on the outside of the race for Europe and while a finish among the division’s top-four places seems unlikely at this point, a string of positive results would propel Sebastian Hoeneß‘s team into Conference League or Europa League contention. What’s more, the VfB coach has a young squad of talented players at his disposal to help achieve just that.
With an average age of 24.5, Stuttgart are the second youngest team in the Bundesliga behind Frankfurt, who are at 24.2, and what’s more Stuttgart are currently on course to become the first team this milennium to go an entire season without fielding a player at the age of 30 or older.
Watch: VfB Stuttgart’s journey from relegation trouble to the Champions League
