Mainz vs Stuttgart Prediction & Betting Tips (25 January)

We did not necessarily expect it so high in the ranking and yet, this Mainz team can reasonably rank among the great satisfactions of the first part of the season across the Rhine. 6th at the start of this 19th day, it is only 4 units behind the top 4 qualifying for the next Champions League. The FSV had also hit hard before the winter break by winning 2 gala successes against Bayern Munich 2-1 and Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 then continuing in the restart against Bochum 2-0 . However, the Nullfünfer was stopped in its tracks by an imperial Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 and it was unable to regain its senses against Union Berlin 2-1 last weekend. Opposite, Stuttgart seems to have the wind in its sails at the start of 2025.

2nd in the last Bundesliga financial year, this team had nevertheless experienced some failures in the first part of the season, falling quite behind in the race for qualifying places for the Champions League. But now, Sebastian Hoeness' players seem to have found their cruising speed, losing only once in the last 8 days. Better yet, the VfB has had 3 good successes against Augsburg 1-0, Leipzig 2-1 and Friborg 4-0 since the restart to return to the foot of the podium. This week, the Swabians are playing big in the Champions League by traveling to Slovan Bratislava.

Mainz will tackle this private meeting of the young Croatian Vidovic and the interesting piston Jenz in particular.  More problematic, the excellent striker Burkardt (12 goals) must still remain in the stands this week, which is a real loss for the FSV who must therefore cope without their top scorer. The locals still retain some strengths in their game with the interesting Nebel and Lee Jae-Sung who each have 5 goals scored or the playmaker Amiri (2 goals, 3 assists). Austrian replacement striker Onisiwo packed his bags for Salzburg during this transfer window. As for Stuttgart, former PSG defender Zagadou will not be able to make the trip to the MEWA Arena .

The same goes for the former Rémois El-Bilal Touré and the little-used Raimund. Furthermore, the Habs Enzo Millot (4 goals, 2 assists) is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. Arriving at the club this winter, winger Bruun Larsen has already scored once. However, he will have a lot to do to dislodge attackers Demirovic (8 goals), Undav (7 goals) and Woltemade (6 goals) from the top places in the team's scorers rankings.

• Summary: 1. FSV Mainz 05 is going head to head with VfB Stuttgart starting on 25 Jan 2025 at 14:30 UTC at MEWA Arena stadium, Mainz city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Mainz Feedinco Rating: 6.96
• Stuttgart Feedinco Rating: 6.95