Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart preview: Team news and predicted lineups

Here is our preview of Tuesday’s Champions League clash between Slovan Bratislava and VfB Stuttgart, including our predicted lineups.

Having won their first three matches of 2025, Stuttgart will be looking to continue their good run when they visit Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Saturday’s comfortable 4-0 win over Freiburg should give Sebastian Hoeness’ men plenty of confidence going into the trip.

Three points could prove vital to Stuttgart’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages, with the Swabians sitting 26th on seven points after six games.

Slovan Bratislava, meanwhile, have no chance of progressing after losing all six of their Champions League games so far.

With the Slovakian league yet to resume after the winter break, Slovan Bratislava have been preparing for the game with friendlies against Qatari sides Al-Shahaniya and Al-Gharafa, both of which they defeated.

Juraj Kucka (knee) is Slovan Bratislava’s only absentee.

Stuttgart, meanwhile, will be without Justin Diehl (hamstring), Nicolas Nartey (knee), Luca Raimund (thigh), El Bilal Touré (foot) and Dan-Axel Zagadou (knee), as well as in-form striker Nick Woltemade, who wasn’t included in the Champions League squad at the start of the season.

Jeff Chabot and Chris Führich both look set to return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench against Freiburg.

Click here to see our predicted Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart lineups.