Stuttgart sets club record with win over Augsburg
Serhou Guirassy scored a second-half goal for Stuttgart to secure a 1-0 victory away to Augsburg, setting a new club record in the process.
Stuttgart has won its 22nd match this term, an incredible feat as it has never secured this number of victories in a single season. What makes this even more remarkable is that this time last year, it was playing in a relegation play-off.
Guirassy scored the opening goal of a game for the 11th time this season. He is the only non-German player to do so more often in a season since Bremen's Ailton in 2003-2004 (12 times). The forward increased his tally to 26 for the season with his strike just three minutes into the second half.
Seb Hoeness' side has scored in 30 of its 33 games – only unbeaten Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen (31) has scored goals in more matches in the German league this season. As it dominated the tie, Chris Fuehrich went close to adding a second, only to be denied by Augsburg keeper Tomas Koubek.
This win lifts Stuttgart to second on the table above Bayern Munich, with the Bavarian side welcoming Wolfsburg to Allianz Arena on Monday (AEST).
Hoeness's team has already secured UEFA Champions League football for next season and, with one game left, this season has been a turnaround fans could only have dreamed of at the beginning of the season.
Stuttgart is now undefeated in its past three league matches, its longest unbeaten streak since a run of 11 between January and April 2024.
It has kept a clean sheet in 11 of its 33 games, again only Leverkusen (15) has done this more often in the Bundesliga this season.
Augsburg has lost its past four games in the Bundesliga. Its previous joint-longest losing streak was from February to May 2020.
