Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart Preview

Bayern Munich host VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena on Friday evening to open the Bundesliga season, with the champions looking to continue a perfect pre-season run against opponents who have shown flashes of quality but lacked consistency.

Bayern’s form heading into the campaign is nothing short of spotless. Their most recent outing brought a 2-1 win away at Dortmund in the German Super Cup. Prior to that, a 4-2 win away at Heidenheim continued momentum. Before that, a 3-1 home win over RB Leipzig was another dominant display. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa and a 2-1 win away at Jeju SK complete a five-match sequence of five wins from five, with no losses or draws in that span.

Stuttgart’s form has been more uneven. Their most recent outing was a 4-0 win away at Hansa Rostock in the cup. Prior to that, a 1-0 defeat away at Fulham was a rare blemish. Before that, a 3-1 home win over Everton was a much stronger showing. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 draw at home to Paris FC and an 8-1 win away at Offenbach complete a five-game spell of three wins, one draw and a single loss.

The head-to-head record favours Bayern Munich, who have won all five of the last five meetings, with no draws and no wins for VfB Stuttgart. Most recently, Bayern Munich won 3-0 at home. In the previous encounter, Bayern Munich won 4-2 at home. History is entirely one-sided heading into this opening weekend fixture.

In Germany, the match is live on Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Sat.1, with WOW also carrying the fixture. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer, while viewers in the United States can follow the action on fuboTV.

Possible Lineups

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer, Laimer, Tah, Kim, Stanisic, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Brown, Diaz, Kane

VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1): Bredlow, Nartey, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstadt, Promel, Stiller, Tomas, Undav, Fuhrich, Pejcinovic

Bayern Munich Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Dortmund	1-2	Bayern Munich	Super Cup	22.08.26
✅	Heidenheim	2-4	Bayern Munich	Club Friendly	18.08.26
✅	Bayern Munich	3-1	RB Leipzig	Club Friendly	15.08.26
✅	Bayern Munich	2-1	Aston Villa	Club Friendly	07.08.26
✅	Jeju SK	1-2	Bayern Munich	Club Friendly	04.08.26

VfB Stuttgart Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Hansa Rostock	0-4	Stuttgart	DFB Pokal	21.08.26
❌	Fulham	1-0	Stuttgart	Club Friendly	15.08.26
✅	Stuttgart	3-1	Everton	Club Friendly	08.08.26
🤝	Stuttgart	2-2	Paris FC	Club Friendly	01.08.26
✅	Offenbach	1-8	Stuttgart	Club Friendly	29.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Bayern Munich	3-0	Stuttgart	DFB Pokal	23.05.26
Bayern Munich	4-2	Stuttgart	Bundesliga	19.04.26
Stuttgart	0-5	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	06.12.25
Stuttgart	1-2	Bayern Munich	Super Cup	16.08.25
Stuttgart	1-3	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	28.02.25

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Germany	Sat.1, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, Sky Sport Top Event
Great Britain	BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer
Ireland Republic	BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer
USA	fuboTV, Telemundo, Fandango
Spain	DAZN Spain
France	beIN Sports 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, myCANAL
Austria	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sat.1 Osterreich, Sky Go Austria
Switzerland	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sat.1 Schweiz, Blue Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Japan	DAZN Japan

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Werder Bremen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Schalke 04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hamburger SV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Borussia M’gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mainz 05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0