Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 8 match between VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05 and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

VfB Stuttgart appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Mainz 05 in round 8 of the Bundesliga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at MHPArena on Sunday.

VfB Stuttgart are currently looking at 15 points on their account, having played seven matches, leaving them two places off the current Bundesliga leaders. Meanwhile, Mainz 05 find themselves as number 16 in the Bundesliga with four points following seven rounds.

Form: VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart hope to get back to winning ways after first beating FC Heidenheim by 1-0, before winning 0-3 against Wolfsburg. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Fenerbahce. VfB Stuttgart won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 11 goals and conceded three times.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 collected one win from their last three matches, as Hamburger SV won by 4-0. Bayer Leverkusen were too strong as well, winning 3-4, before Mainz 05 won 1-0 against Zrinjski Mostar. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Mainz 05 won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05 played across all tournaments.

In-form players: VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05

Nadiem Amiri shows decent form right now for Mainz 05, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Ermedin Demirovic also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Betting markets: VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz 05

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments VfB Stuttgart won eight times and lost two as well. Mainz 05 won six times, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. VfB Stuttgart won their last 4 matches. Amazingly, Mainz 05 failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches. VfB Stuttgart have not lost to Mainz 05 in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

VfB Stuttgart scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Mainz 05 scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. VfB Stuttgart have won to nil in 4 consecutive home games. VfB Stuttgart probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Mainz 05 managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. VfB Stuttgart have scored in 17 consecutive home meetings with Mainz 05.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Mainz 05 played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. VfB Stuttgart scored at least once in their previous 10 matches.