Stuttgart vs Mainz Prediction & Betting Tips (26 October)

Winner of the German Cup last season, Stuttgart therefore has the opportunity to be able to defend its colors on the European scene this year. This team also visited Fenerbahce this week as part of the 3rd day of the regular season. In the Bundesliga, the Swabians may have some ideas in mind after a rather convincing start to the exercise. Moreover, they have won their last 4 duels in the elite against Sankt Pauli 2-0, Cologne 1-2, Heidenheim 1-0 and finally against Wolfsburg 0-3 last week. Thanks to this great dynamic, the VfB is now in 3rd place in the ranking, still 6 lengths behind Bayern who are the leader. On the Mainz side, we are far from sharing the same general enthusiasm.

On the contrary, this exercise promises to be quite difficult for this team which is struggling to find the right fuel for the moment and which is languishing at the bottom of the rankings. In full doubt, the Nullfünfer are in 16th place in the standings after losing their last 3 league matches against Dortmund 0-2, Hamburg 4-0 and finally against Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 last weekend. FSV is also involved in the European Cup this year since it is playing in the Conference League. On Thursday, Mainz will have a fairly affordable match to play against Zrinjski Mostar.

Among the Swabians, defender Stergiou and attacker Diehl are not operational at the moment. Striker Tomas (2 goals in the Bundesliga) was injured last week against Wolfsburg and is not sure he will be able to hold his place. Finally, the Bosnian Demirovic (5 TCC goals) must also throw in the towel this week. On the other hand, German international Undav returned to the field last weekend. Also present are midfielder El Khannouss (2 goals, 1 assist) and midfielder Stiller (1 goal, 2 assists).

On the Mainz side, the important full-back French Caci and unused defender Dal will not be there. Replacement defender Leitsch is uncertain. On the other hand, the Japanese Sano (1 goal and 2 assists in the Bundesliga), and captain Amiri (2 goals and 1 assist in the Bundesliga) will be present in the heart of the game as will striker Sieb (2 goals in the Bundesliga) and summer recruit Hollerbach who is still looking for his first goal in his new colors. The probable line-ups for Stuttgart - Mainz: Stuttgart: Nübel - Jaquez, Chabot, Hendriks - Assignon, Andres, Stiller, Mittelstädt - Tomas (or Nartey), El Khanouss (or Undav), Fürich.