Stuttgart vs Mainz Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Stuttgart

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Stuttgart will be wanting a better result here after a 2-0 Bundesliga 1 defeat last time out to Bayer Leverkusen.

In that match, Stuttgart managed 55% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Bayer Leverkusen had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Moussa Diaby (30') and Jonathan Tah (82') scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

It has been seldom in recent times that Stuttgart have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Stuttgart have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 12 goals in the process.

Their previous form shows that Stuttgart:

• have not lost a league tie with Mainz in their previous 4 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches at home.

Mainz

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In their previous game, Mainz drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 1 match with Eintracht Frankfurt.

In that match, Mainz managed 39% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Mainz was Jonathan Burkardt (40'). Eintracht Frankfurt had 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Randal Kolo Muani (67') scored for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Indicating their appetite for fruitful matches, goals have been celebrated 22 times in the previous 6 games in which Mainz have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals for each meeting. Opposing teams have managed 11 from this total. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, though.

Their past results show that Mainz:

• haven't beaten Stuttgart when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 26/08/2018 tells us that Stuttgart have won 3 of them & Mainz 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

16 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 from Stuttgart and 6 created by Mainz. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The last league fixture between the two was Bundesliga 1 match day 30 on 16/04/2022 which ended up with the score at Mainz 0-0 Stuttgart.

That time, Mainz managed 47% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.

For their opponents, Stuttgart got 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Florian Badstübner.

ℹ️ Team News: Stuttgart

Laurin Ulrich (Influenza), Borna Sosa (Adductor problems), Dan-Axel Zagadou (Torn Ankle Ligament) and Chris Führich (Surgery) will not be taking part for Stuttgart gaffer Bruno Labbadia.

📋 Team News: Mainz

Mainz boss Bo Svensson has not got a full squad to pick from. Karim Onisiwo (Foot Injury), Marlon Mustapha (Surgery), Maxim Leitsch (Ill), Silvan Widmer (Cold), Jonathan Burkardt (Knee Surgery) and Delano Burgzorg (Distortion of the ankle) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Stefan Bell will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

⚡ Prediction

We believe that Mainz will do well to find the net against this Stuttgart lineup who we think will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.

Our tip is therefore for a good battle with a 1-0 advantage for Stuttgart at the end of the 90.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 01:46 17/01/2023