In the Bundesliga game on 18 September 2026, TV Stuttgart beat HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 28:29.
Match report
TV Stuttgart claimed a 29-28 victory over HBW Balingen-Weilstetten in the Handball Bundesliga on Thursday evening. The result keeps the visitors eighth on five points, while the hosts remain tenth with four.
and here's the thing — we had called this one before kickoff. The away side's 95 per cent confidence wasn't blind faith. Stuttgart's recent form, including that narrow 34-34 draw with Hamburg, showed they could hang in these tight finishes.
Both teams came into the fixture with similar records. Five matches played, two wins each. Balingen's unbeaten run stretched to five games, while Stuttgart carried one defeat into the contest. To be fair, neither side had much room to breathe.
The home side had lost their previous outing 29-27 to Rhein-Neckar Löwen, and before that fell 31-30 to Magdeburg. Stuttgart's last match saw them beaten 32-27 by MT Melsungen. By then, both sides were looking to steady the ship after mixed results.
Victory moves Stuttgart up a place in the table and extends their unbeaten run away from home. Balingen's winless streak in league matches continues, though strictly speaking they haven't lost — they've just failed to take the three points.
