VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

A round 2 match awaits at MHPArena between VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05 on Saturday. Still reeling from coming so close to Bundesliga glory last season, the hosts hope to continue their bid to go one better this term with a win in front of their home supporters.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and six places.

VfB Stuttgart came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

VfB Stuttgart took down Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

VfB Stuttgart show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off five clean sheets.

Mainz 05 scored 20 goals, conceded six and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart had a good reading on Mainz 05 in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 3-1, respectively.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Bayer Leverkusen resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 3-1 defeat against Freiburg, before beating Preussen Muenster by 0-5. VfB Stuttgart managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 16 goals and conceded five times.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make VfB Stuttgart a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Wolfsburg with a 1-3 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Wehen Wiesbaden. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Union Berlin. Mainz 05 claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to seven.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make VfB Stuttgart a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

VfB Stuttgart are on a nice roll and doing far better than visitors Mainz 05. We would be seriously surprised to see anything but a home win at MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Sebastian Hoeness will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/1), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Anrie Chase (0/1), Anthony Rouault (0/0), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/0), Jeff Chabot (0/1), Josha Vagnoman (0/0), Leonidas Stergiou (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/1), Pascal Stenzel (0/1), Ramon Hendriks (0/0), Angelo Stiller (0/1), Atakan Karazor (0/1), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (0/1), Enzo Millot (0/1), Fabian Rieder (0/1), Frans Kraetzig (0/1), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Omer Beyaz (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/0), Deniz Undav (0/1), El Bilal Toure (0/0), Ermedin Demirovic (1/1), Jamie Leweling (0/1), Justin Diehl (0/1), Nick Woltemade (0/1), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Mainz 05 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mainz 05 players that the manager Bo Henriksen will choose from for the upcoming game:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/1), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/1), Anthony Caci (0/1), Danny da Costa (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/1), Philipp Mwene (0/1), Silvan Widmer (0/0), Stefan Bell (0/1), Aymen Barkok (0/0), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/1), Edimilson Fernandes (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (0/1), Kaishu Sano (0/1), Nadiem Amiri (1/1), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/0), Armindo Sieb (0/1), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (0/1), Karim Onisiwo (0/1), Marco Richter (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/1), Paul Nebel (0/1).

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Team News

VfB Stuttgart might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Mainz 05.

Dan-Axel Zagadou, Fabian Rieder and Nikolas Nartey are all absent from the VfB Stuttgart squad that faces Mainz 05 at MHPArena.

At the time of writing, Mainz 05 just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Names like Maxim Leitsch and Stefan Bell most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play VfB Stuttgart.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 H2H

VfB Stuttgart had a good reading on Mainz 05 in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 3-1, respectively. VfB Stuttgart have been slightly more successful than Mainz 05 in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on VfB Stuttgart has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Results

Of the last ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart Mainz 05 over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Look no further than Deniz Undav, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, while Jonathan Burkardt managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Mainz 05 in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at MHPArena, VfB Stuttgart won eight and drew two. Mainz 05 won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. VfB Stuttgart kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Mainz 05 have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05, with the former on an average of 2.1 goals a game. Mainz 05 scored one goal per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Mainz 05. They performed an average of 3.8 goals in these.