VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2023

The Tyskland Bundesliga tie at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday sees home team VfB Stuttgart up against Mainz 05.

VfB Stuttgart need a good result here against Mainz 05, if they wish to climb the Bundesliga table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

The most recent outing between VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05 failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 0-0 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their previous three games, VfB Stuttgart lost 3-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, beat Hertha Berlin 2-1, before losing 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Tyskland Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Mainz 05 Form

A single point prevents Mainz 05 from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 0-3 and 1-0 against Wolfsburg and Schalke 04, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Eintracht. Mainz 05 won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Tyskland Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and seven scored.

Both VfB Stuttgart and visitors Mainz 05 seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Mainz 05 recorded ten points following three wins from their last five games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored ten goals, but also conceded four. VfB Stuttgart show off a record of three wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at five wins, four draws and six defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for VfB Stuttgart, as they prepare to meet Mainz 05, since seven could be missing.

Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo and Chris Führich are all absent from the VfB Stuttgart squad that faces Mainz 05 at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Mainz 05 have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against VfB Stuttgart this coming Saturday.

Mainz 05 need to do without Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha, who are not fit enough to travel to Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 H2H

VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05 had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. VfB Stuttgart enter the match against Mainz 05 with a 4-2-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Results

Both teams scored five times in the last ten matches between VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

While Marcus Ingvartsen added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Tyskland Bundesliga, Sehrou Guirassy scored twice in his last six.

VfB Stuttgart claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Mainz 05 won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four. Goals are flowing freely for VfB Stuttgart on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Mainz 05''s last 10 league games away from home.

VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 1.4 goals in the past ten encounters against Mainz 05, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Mainz 05, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches.