Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Tehelne pole will host Tuesday’s football game between Slovan Bratislava and Stuttgart. The Slovaks are stuck at the bottom of the table, with the team losing each of their six league games. As Vladimir Weiss’ men have nothing to play for in the round 7 clash, home win should not be considered. Croatia midfielder Marko Tolic is back from suspension, while both Tigran Barseghyan and Adler remain in the recovery room.
Die Schwaben, on the other hand, are eager to climb to top 24 in the standings and given Slovan’s lack of motivation, anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise. It has to be noted that key players Deniz Undav and Jamie Leweling are back from injuries for the visiting side, while all Diehl, Raimund, Toure, and Zagadou remain in the recovery room. Undav should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a 4-0 win over Freiburg at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Alexander Nubel):
Alexander Nubel is a German goalkeeper who plays for Schalke 04 as a goalkeeper. Nubel started his youth career at TSV Tudorf and he moved to SC Paderborn in the summer of 2005. The 193-cm-tall shoot-stopper, though, did not see any game action with Paderborn at senior level as he joined Schalke 04 in 2015.
After making 24 appearances for the reserve team, Alexander Nubel made his debut with the senior team on May 14, 2016. The German goalkeeper made 18 appearances for die knappen in the 2018/2019 Bundesliga season, keeping five clean sheets in the process. Alexander Nubel has 17 caps for the Germany U21 team as well, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the senior team.
The talented shoot-stopper was born in Paderborn, Germany on September 30, 1996. His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with die Knappen until June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Slovan Bratislava):
Over the years Slovan Bratislava have established themselves as the most successful Slovakian club. The Belasi clinched their 13th domestic trophy in the 2018/2019 season, finishing the campaign 14 points clear of second-placed Zilina. Slovan Bratislava welcome their rivals at Tehelne pole, the stadium with the capacity of 22,500.
The Tehelne pole club wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. Spartak Trnava are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals, but they hold the rivalry with DAC Dunajska Streda as well. There have always been fireworks in matches between Slovan and Inter Bratislava, especially when both teams were part of the Czechoslovak First League.
In the 1968/69 season Slovan Bratislava won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, with the team beating star-studded La Liga side Barcelona in the title game. It has to be noted that the likes of Cvetler, Hrivnak and Jan Capkovic scored for the Slovaks in the final of the European competition.