Team News: Two up top for Werder Bremen against Stuttgart

Werder Bremen have named two strikers in their starting XI against Stuttgart this afternoon, with both Franco Di Santo and Nils Petersen leading the hosts' attacking line.

The two frontmen will be backed up by a four-man midfield consisting of Philipp Bargfrede, Zlatko Junuzovic, Ludovic Obraniak and Aaron Hunt.

Stuttgart have decided to go with a slightly different 4-5-1 formation, with Cacau playing as a main striker.

The visitors feature five players in midfield, with VFB benefiting from the creative talents of Martin Harnik, Ibrahima Traore and Konstantin Rausch.

Werder Bremen: Wolf; Ignjovski, Prödl, Lukimya, Caldirola; Bargfrede, Junuzovic, Obraniak, Hunt; Di Santo, Petersen

Stuttgart: Ulreich; Schwaab, Rüdiger, Niedermeier, Sakai; Gentner, Boka, Harnik, Traore, Rausch; Cacau