Stuttgart 2–3 Gladbach: the reported result
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3–2 at VfB Stuttgart on October 23, according to the post-match DPA report published by Welt. Joe Scally, Shuto Machino and Wael Mohya scored for the visitors; Ermedin Demirović scored both Stuttgart goals. Gladbach had trailed early before turning the game around. The result ended their opening run of six league defeats.
The pressure had been clear before kickoff
Stuttgart’s own pre-match briefing described Gladbach as the Bundesliga’s bottom club after six losses. It also pointed out that the visitors’ two most recent defeats, against Hoffenheim and Cologne, had each been by a single goal. Those details help explain why a win could carry more weight than a routine three points. Gladbach needed a result that would interrupt the sequence, while Stuttgart needed to avoid allowing a struggling opponent to find its breakthrough at the MHP Arena.
The starting decisions that framed the game
Gladbach’s official lineup announcement confirmed two changes from the Hoffenheim match: Daiki Hashioka and Shuto Machino came in for Kevin Diks and Isac Lidberg. Moritz Nicolas started in goal. The defensive unit included Hashioka, Philipp Sander and Fabio Chiarodia, with Joe Scally and Lukas Ullrich in the wide roles. Zento Uno and Florian Neuhaus formed the central pair, while Wael Mohya and Hugo Bolin joined Machino in the attacking unit. This was the club’s confirmed selection, rather than a predicted lineup circulated before the team sheet.
Sources: Borussia Mönchengladbach — confirmed starting selection ↗
Why the selection matters beyond the names
Reading that lineup alongside the result provides a more useful starting point than simply labeling the match an upset. The confirmed side shows where the manager placed his trust before the outcome was known. It also gives readers a way to distinguish actual starters from names in earlier forecasts. A fuller tactical assessment needs the match footage and final performance data, rather than treating the team sheet alone as proof of how the game was controlled.
Sources: Borussia Mönchengladbach — confirmed starting selection ↗
Stuttgart were managing another demanding week
VfB had drawn 1–1 with Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on the preceding Tuesday. In his club’s briefing, Sebastian Hoeneß looked ahead to a second home game under the lights within four days. Stuttgart also confirmed that Josha Vagnoman had suffered a hamstring injury against Atlético and was unavailable, with Nikolas Nartey also absent because of a muscular issue. The European draw and the league defeat therefore belong to the same week, but they offer very different readings of Stuttgart’s progress.
What comes next for VfB
Stuttgart’s official fixture list places a German Cup trip to SC Paderborn on October 28 before a Bundesliga visit to Bayer Leverkusen on October 31. Galatasaray follows in the Champions League on November 3. The sequence leaves little room to dwell on one result. For U.S. readers following Stuttgart through several competitions, each fixture presents a different test. A cup tie is next, followed by another league opponent and then a European away trip. That calendar supplies the next checkpoints for assessing the team’s response.
Sources: VfB Stuttgart — official fixtures ↗
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Sources: Welt / DPA — post-match report, October 23 ↗ · Bundesliga — official Stuttgart–Gladbach match center ↗
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