Stuttgart stay bottom

Greek forward Theofanis Gekas headed in from a cross by Brazilian Chris to put the visitors ahead in the 18th minute with his fifth league goal of the season and Chris scored the second with another header after a corner in the 69th minute.

VfB, coached by former Tottenham Hotspur manager Christian Gross, had captain Matthieu Delpierre sent off in the 84th minute for a challenge on Patrick Ochs but then started a late fightback.

Pavel Pogrebnyak pulled one back a minute later and Cacau had the ball in the net in the 88th minute only to see his effort disallowed. VfB have three points from seven games, achieved with a 7-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach.