Mainz vs Stuttgart prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-09-15 13:30.
Mainz once again found themselves in an unenviable but familiar position in the relegation zone during the first international break of the season, just as they did in 2019/20 and 2020/21. The 05ers were routed 4-0 by Werder Bremen before the season’s maiden interruption, a chastening result that extended their Bundesliga winless run to eight matches (D2, L6), in which they have conceded an average of three goals per game.
A “shocked” manager Bo Svensson took full responsibility for a performance that he described as “inferior in every way” to Bremen and akin to running around without heads. Given that their current winless period in league football includes a 4-1 loss at the hands of next opponents Stuttgart, in which they even held a first half lead for nearly 20 minutes, there may be no pain relief in the immediate term.
On that occasion Stuttgart were fighting desperately for their Bundesliga survival, but their beginning to 2023/24 has been one of the most fascinating in any major European league, with a pair of 5-0 home wins sandwiching a 5-1 loss when visiting RB Leipzig. Their head coach Sebastian Hoeneß demanded humility after that loss, which came against UEFA Europa League participants Freiburg, to ensure the follow-up against Leipzig is not repeated.
There must be something about facing Mainz that continually inspires them, as the Swabians have collected 14 of 18 points from their last six league clashes with Mainz (W4, D2), including a 4-1 away win in 2020/21 that they ironically also conceded the opening goal in. It has certainly been an anomaly in their overall recent away form, as Mainz and Bochum have been the only clubs they’ve defeated on the road in Bundesliga football since the start of last season (W2, D6, L10)!
Players to watch: Mainz could do with a bit of fortune from Austrian forward Karim Onisiwo, who maintained an unbeaten record in the last Bundesliga season when scoring (W5, D2). Not only has Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy scored goals in all four domestic appearances this season, but he was on the scoresheet in both H2Hs last season.
Hot stat: All but three of the last 16 Bundesliga matches involving either club produced more than 2.5 goals.