On Saturday Sep 16th, in week 4, Mainz 05 and Stuttgart will play a match in Mainz in a clash of the Bundesliga. Mainz 05 is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 3rd minute on a penalty kick, then Jens Stage added another in the 53rd minute In the end, Mainz 05 was frustrated by Werder Bremen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Werder Bremen ended the match with the shutout victory. Mainz 05 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Stuttgart is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Freiburg. Chris Führich struck first for Stuttgart in the 8th minute on a feed from Angelo Stiller, then Sehrou Guirassy added another in the 17th minute In the end, Freiburg couldn’t muster any offence and Stuttgart ran away with the shutout win. Stuttgart is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
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 and 1 draw.
Stuttgart is glad to have Sehrou Guirassy in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 9 goals. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Tom Krauss. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Ludovic Ajorque, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Maxim Leitsch and Weiper, while Stuttgart will be without Deniz Undav and Josha Vagnoman.