9th May VFB STUTTGART - FSV MAINZ 05
- Sat 17:30
Vfb Stuttgart Vs Fsv Mainz 05
- Game for: 32nd round of Bundesliga
- Take Place: Mercedes-Benz Arena ( 60.441 )
- Last Game: Vfb Stuttgart - Fsv Mainz 05: 1-2
- History of Games: 5-4-5
- Note: Distance 207Km. Sidelined Players : MAINZ - Brosinski D. (Susp.), Soto E. (Injured).
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 18 | Vfb Stuttgart | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | LDLWLW |
| 10 | Fsv Mainz 05 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 37 | LWWLDD |
18th (IN BUNDESLIGA )
- League : This is the 16th home game this season.
- Home Record : 3W - 4D - 8L
- Last Game : Fc Schalke 04 - Vfb Stuttgart: 3-2
- Next Game : 16 May Vfb Stuttgart - Hamburger Sv
10th (IN BUNDESLIGA )
- League : This is the 16th away game this season.
- Away Record : 3W - 7D - 5L
- Last Game : Fsv Mainz 05 - Hamburger Sv: 1-2
- Next Game : 16 May Fsv Mainz 05 - Fc Koln
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
GG YYYYYYVfb Stuttgart 17:30 Fsv Mainz 05 YNYYNYO 3.50 OOOUOOVfb Stuttgart 17:30 Fsv Mainz 05 UUOOUU
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Vfb Stuttgart
Fsv Mainz 05 ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Ulreich
- Hlousek
- Niedermeier
- Rudiger
- Klein
- Serey Die
- Gentner
- Kostic
- Maxim
- Harnik
- Ginczek
- Karius
- Park
- Bell
- Bungert
- Jara
- Baumgartlinger
- Geis
- Koo
- Malli
- Samperio
- Okazaki
Injuries and Suspensions
Vfb Stuttgart17:30Fsv Mainz 05
| Player | Pos | A/G | Status | Rating |
| Antonio Rudiger | D(CR) | 18(1)-0 | 7.8 |
| Player | Pos | A/G | Status | Rating |
| Todor Nedelev | M | 9(0)-2 | - | |
| Jonas Hofmann | AM(LR) | 13(4)-3 | 7.5 | |
| Elkin Soto | M(CL) | 17(13)-3 | 7.3 | |
| Daniel Brosinski | D(R) | 34(1)-0 | 7.6 |
Last Game Highlights
02/05 Fc Schalke 04 Vs Vfb Stuttgart
03/05 Fsv Mainz 05 Vs Hamburger Sv
Odds Presentation
Game Analysis
- Mainz are unbeaten in their last five BL meetings with Stuttgart (W3, D2). VfB's last win in this fixture was over three years ago: They beat FSV 4-1 at home on matchday 29 of the 2011/12 season, back on 7th April 2012.
- Never before in their Bundesliga history have VfB had as few points or wins on the board at this stage of the season as they do currently; 27 points and six wins after 31 games.
- The 05ers are just five points adrift of seventh place, which could suffice for Europa League qualification, and a comfortable seven points clear of 16th - a win in Stuttgart would be enough for them to secure their Bundesliga status.
- Stuttgart haven't won any of their last nine matches on a Saturday evening (D3, L6) - their last victory in that timeslot came in February 2011 courtesy of a 3-2 win in Gladbach.
- The side sitting bottom of the table after matchday 31 has suffered direct relegation in each season since the three-points-per-win system was introduced.
- VfB have squandered five points from winning positions over the last two matchdays (2-2 draw with Freiburg, 3-2 loss away to Schalke).
- Georg Niedermeier gifted Schalke two goals in VfB's 3-2 loss last weekend. Stuttgart have now made five mistakes resulting in goals being conceded during the second half of the season - a league-high (together with Bremen and Hamburg).
- Shinji Okazaki has scored almost three times as many goals in his 62 BL games for Mainz (27) as he did in his 63 top-flight appearances for VfB Stuttgart (10).
- No other BL player has been involved in as many goals as Daniel Ginczek over the last six matchdays (6 goals + 2 assists). The last matchday saw him set up two goals in one game for the first time in his BL career.
- Mainz have recorded as many wins in their 10 games under new manager Martin Schmidt as they did in 21 matches under his predecessor Kasper Hjulmand (4 each).
- Huub Stevens has collected just 18 points from his 19 BL matches during his current spell as VfB coach - an average of 0.95 per game. That makes this his worst ever tenure as a Bundesliga manager.