Stuttgart look set to continue their upward trajectory.

After two impressive victories 4:0 against Go Ahead Eagles and 2:0 versus Feyenoord both achieved without conceding, they now meet a Maccabi Tel Aviv side sitting near the bottom of the standings.

The visitors come into this match on a poor run: five games without a win, only one goal scored, and 14 conceded during that stretch. Their form and confidence levels are clearly low.