Baden-Württemberg: VfB with new impetus to relegation cracker on Schalke

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - VfB Stuttgart wants to take the momentum from the recent home win against Cologne and collect the next points for relegation at FC Schalke 04. He expects a "hot fight," said coach Bruno Labbadia before the duel between the two traditional clubs threatened with relegation on Saturday (6:30 p.m. / Sky). VfB is in 14th place going into the 22nd matchday of the Bundesliga. Schalke have recently drawn 0-0 in a row four times and are bottom of the table. Striker Serhou Guirassy and defender Pascal Stenzel will miss the Stuttgart side with injuries, while Fabian Bredlow will be back in goal.