Stuttgart welcome Mainz to the MHP Arena to contest a Bundesliga fixture on Saturday, 31 August. Read our German football tips for the match below.
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Stuttgart vs Mainz prediction: Hosts have too much firepower
Key Stats
- Stuttgart beat Mainz twice last season, scoring six times along the way.
- Each of the last three meetings between these clubs featured over 2.5 goals.
- Mainz notched exactly one goal in each of their last four encounters with Stuttgart.
- Ermedin Demirovic rattled the net in each of his last two appearances for Stuttgart.
Correct score prediction: Stuttgart 3-1 Mainz
Stuttgart eased to 3-1 wins on both of their Bundesliga meetings with Mainz last term and the hosts have the firepower in attack to outgun their visitors by a similar scoreline on Saturday.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Stuttgart favoured in the markets
- HOME: 8/13 (1.62) – 61.9%
- DRAW: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.8%
- AWAY: 17/4 (5.25) – 19%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Stuttgart lost their Bundesliga opener at Freiburg, though they restored some lost confidence with a thumping 5-0 cup win at Preußen Münster in midweek and they are 8/13 favourites to record a follow up victory at Mainz’s expense on Saturday.
Mainz are unbeaten after two competitive matches of the new campaign, though their recent record against Stuttgart makes for grim reading and they have just a 19% chance of snapping a run of defeats in this fixture this weekend. Check out the rest of our tips for the weekend on our football predictions page.
Most recent H2Hs: Stuttgart have had the edge
Stuttgart completed the league double of Mainz last season thanks to back-to-back 3-1 wins and they will be targeting their fourth-straight triumph in his fixture overall on Saturday.
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Stuttgart preview: Mittelstadt could start
Anthony Rouault, Leonidas Stergiou, Josha Vagnoman and Nikolas Nartey are all out of action for Stuttgart. Head Coach Sebastian Hoeneß is expected to start fullback Maximilian Mittelstadt for the first time in the Bundesliga since last season.
Predicted lineup: Nubel (GK), Stenzel, Stiller, Chabot, Mittelstadt, Millot, Karazor, Leweling, Undav, Fuhrich, Demirovic
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Sparta Prague
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Wolfsburg
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Borussia Dortmund
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Real Madrid
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Borussia M'gladbach
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Mainz preview: Duo still sidelined
Mainz will be without the services of injured duo Maxim Leitsch and Moritz Jenz on Saturday. Mainz were held to a 1-1 draw by Union Berlin in their first Bundesliga assignment of the new campaign last weekend.
Predicted lineup: Zentner (GK), Kohr, Leitsch, Hanche-Olsen, Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene, Onisiwo, Jae-Sung, Burkard
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Heidenheim
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Augsburg
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Werder Bremen
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Darmstadt
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Mainz
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Player to watch – Ermedin Demirovic
Ermedin Demirovic was identified as the man to lead Stuttgart’s attack in the 2024/25 season, though the summer acquisition has big boots to fill in the absence of Serhou Guirassy.
Demirovic has made a solid start
A proven operator at his previous club Augsburg, Demirovic has hit the ground running at Stuttgart with goals in succession games for his new employers and the 26-year-old Bosnia & Herzegovina international could maintain his early hot streak on Saturday.
