Stuttgart vs. Brentford - prediction, team news, lineups

Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart will lock horns with Premier League side Brentford in Southern Germany for their pre-season friendly encounter on Saturday.

The hosts will begin the 2022-23 campaign against Dynamo Dresden in the DFB-Pokal, while the visitors will face Leicester City on the opening day of the new Premier League season.

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Stuttgart managed to maintain their Bundesliga status in dramatic fashion last season, with a final-day victory over FC Koln enough to move them out of the relegation zone.

Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo scored a 92nd-minute winner to help Die Roten climb above Hertha Berlin and avoid facing a relegation playoff on . . .