Baden-Württemberg rivals VfB Stuttgart and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim need three points for different reasons in Saturday's south-west derby at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena (kick-off 15:30CET/14:30GMT).

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For 12th-placed Stuttgart, a win would draw a swift line under successive defeats to Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Watch: Gladbach 4-0 Stuttgart - match highlights

For visitors Hoffenheim, meanwhile, a third victory in four matches could lift them out of the bottom two for the first time since Matchday 8.

Watch: Hoffenheim 2-1 Augsburg - match highlights

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