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title: "Widespread absences for Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart ahead of Matchday 6 clash in the Bundesliga"
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description: "Hamburger SV host VfB Stuttgart in Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga on Friday 17 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, amid a long list of absences for both sides…"
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# Widespread absences for Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart ahead of Matchday 6 clash in the Bundesliga

Hamburger SV host VfB Stuttgart in Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga on Friday 17 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, amid a long list of absences for both sides due to injuries.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 04:37 ، updated 21:55 Saudi time

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Widespread absences for Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart ahead of Matchday 6 clash in the Bundesliga

[Hamburger SV](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/hamburger-sv-267) will meet visitors [VfB Stuttgart](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/vfb-stuttgart-253) on 17 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, in a match held as part of Matchday 6 of the German [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18) football competition for the 2026/27 season.

The match will be broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Hamburger SV go into the match with numerous absences, as [Patson Daka](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/patson-daka-7897), [Albert Grønbæk Erlykke](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/albert-gr%C3%B8nb%C3%A6k-erlykke-7891), [Bakery Jatta](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bakery-jatta-7898), [Bilal Nadir](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bilal-nadir-7893), [Yussuf Yurary Poulsen](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/yussuf-yurary-poulsen-7901) and [Nicolai Remberg](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nicolai-remberg-7895) are all missing through injury, in addition to the absence of [Zakaria El Ouahdi](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/zakaria-el-ouahdi-7880) due to illness, and [M. Vušković](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-vu%C5%A1kovi%C4%87-7886) for other reasons.

Meanwhile, VfB Stuttgart will be without six players due to injury: [Ameen Al Dakhil](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ameen-al-dakhil-7446), [J. Diehl](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/j-diehl-13989), [Nikolas Terkelsen Nartey](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nikolas-terkelsen-nartey-7460), [Tiago Tomás](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tiago-barreiros-de-melo-tom%C3%A1s-7473), [D. Zagadou](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/d-zagadou-7457) and [Maximilian Mittelstädt](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/maximilian-mittelst%C3%A4dt-7454).

With that, the two sides go into the match with an extensive list of absences affecting multiple positions in both squads.

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