Intrigue abounds as improving VfB Stuttgart prepare to host self-styled Bundesliga dinosaurs Hamburger SV on Saturday evening, in a game set to be broadcast live on FOX Sports.

Match preview: Stuttgart vs Hamburg

The two former Bundesliga champions were deep in the relegation mire when they last met at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena in April 2015, but are now showing the kind of form they hope will be enough to avoid a repeat of 2014/15’s nerve-jangling dice with the drop.

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