FSV Mainz 05 know they are going on a demanding visit to VfB Stuttgart and their Mercedes-Benz-Arena. This preview has all the intelligence you require before the fixture.
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Bundesliga
- FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for VfB Stuttgart so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for VfB Stuttgart, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
In their previous game, the manager Labbadia led his Stuttgart to a defeat away at Bayer Leverkusen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mercedes-Benz-Arena. Midfield player Führich got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Führich dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Bayer Leverkusen.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how VfB Stuttgart have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Lots of goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
VfB Stuttgart are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Hoffenheim awaits in three days.
Stuttgart has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, FSV Mainz 05 have produced an overall stat of 4-0-4 so far. FSV Mainz 05 has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
FSV Mainz 05 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 4th) in their previous fixture. Attacker Burkardt got a player rating of 7.8 in the game. "Man of the match" Burkardt scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Mainz manager Svensson faced defeat when travelling to Schalke 04 and losing 0-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FSV Mainz 05 playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were {3 FSV Mainz 05 wins}, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Mainz, the Bundesliga home match versus Borussia Dortmund. Busy days.
FSV Mainz 05 have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. FSV Mainz 05 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Stuttgart have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing FSV Mainz 05.Top Goalscorers
  S. Guirassy 4 goals |   K. Onisiwo 4 goals |  M. Ingvartsen 4 goals |
VfB Stuttgart missing players
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
| VfB Stuttgart | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 27 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 27% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 15.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12 | 12.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | 32% |
| 12.8 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 14.9 | 12.1 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 5 | 3.9 |
- FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FSV Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- VfB Stuttgart have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | Freiburg | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Köln | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -22 | 13 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
