In a weekend match in week 16, on Sat Jan 21st, Stuttgart hosts Mainz 05 in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Stuttgart is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 30th minute on a feed from Kerem Demirbay, then Jonathan Tah added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Exequiel Palacios In the end, Stuttgart couldn’t muster any offence and Bayer Leverkusen ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Jonathan Burkardt struck first for Mainz 05 in the 40th minute, then Randal Kolo Muani tied it up for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 67th minute earning Eintracht Frankfurt at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Stuttgart won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Ingvartsen. The Danish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Stuttgart’s most prolific scorer has been Sehrou Guirassy. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Bruno Labbadia’s Stuttgart squad will be without Wamangituka and Pascal Stenzel, while Maxim Leitsch is unavailable to play for Mainz 05.