The worst home team against the worst away side: something will have to give when Stuttgart host Schalke on Saturday
The worst home team against the worst away side: something will have to give when Stuttgart host Schalke on Saturday

Schalke out to end travel sickness in Stuttgart

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Stuttgart - A curious statistical anomaly provides an intriguing subplot to the match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Schalke 04, as the Bundesliga's worst home team hosts the league's worst away side on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 14:30 GMT / 15:30 CET).

bundesliga.com has all the essential pre-match build-up, team news and much more besides ahead of the duel at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Click here to find your local broadcaster for this match.

Possible line-ups:

Stuttgart: Ulreich - Klein, Baumgartl, Rüdiger, Hlousek - Gruezo, Leitner - Sararer, Gentner, Werner - Harnik

Schalke: Fährmann - Neustädter, Kirchhoff, Höwedes - Uchida, Barnetta, Aogo, Fuchs - Meyer - Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar

Check out Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's hat-trick against Mainz on Matchday 13 courtesy of the Bundesliga's official YouTube channel: