FSV Mainz 05 3-2 VfB Stuttgart: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 January 2018

Result

FSV Mainz 05 3-2 VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 January 2018, 14:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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FSV Mainz 05 3-2 VfB Stuttgart: match report

FSV Mainz 05 won against VfB Stuttgart 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 20 January 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Holger Badstuber opened the scoring in the 19th minute. FSV Mainz 05's goals came from Yoshinori Muto (45+2'), Yoshinori Muto (54') and Gerrit Holtmann (64'). VfB Stuttgart scored through Holger Badstuber (19') and Daniel Ginczek (90+1').

Discipline: FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards; VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game FSV Mainz 05 were 15th on 17 points from 18 and VfB Stuttgart 13th on 20 points from 18. FSV Mainz 05 went on to finish that season 14th with 36 points, and VfB Stuttgart 7th with 51.

FSV Mainz 05 lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and VfB Stuttgart in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Yoshinori Muto of FSV Mainz 05 (8.4), ahead of Gerrit Holtmann (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 FSV Mainz 05 wins, 3 draws and 3 for VfB Stuttgart.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · Emiliano InsúaVfB Stuttgart
  • 19'Goal · Holger BadstuberVfB Stuttgart · 0-1
  • 45+2'Goal · Yoshinori MutoFSV Mainz 05 · 1-1
  • 47'Yellow card · N. de JongFSV Mainz 05
  • 54'Goal · Yoshinori MutoFSV Mainz 05 · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Daniel GinczekVfB Stuttgart
  • 64'Goal · Gerrit HoltmannFSV Mainz 05 · 3-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Dzenis BurnicVfB Stuttgart
  • 83'Yellow card · Benjamin PavardVfB Stuttgart
  • 90+1'Goal · Daniel GinczekVfB Stuttgart · 3-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Robin ZentnerFSV Mainz 05

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FSV Mainz 05 4, draws 3, VfB Stuttgart 3.

Team news

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (3-1-4-2)

Robin Zentner, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Alexander Hack, Abdou Diallo, Nigel de Jong, Daniel Brosinski, Suat Serdar, Danny Latza, Gerrit Holtmann, Robin Quaison, Yoshinori Muto

VfB Stuttgart line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ron-Robert Zieler, Benjamin Pavard, Timo Baumgartl, Holger Badstuber, Dennis Aogo, Santiago Ascacíbar, Christian Gentner, Anastasios Donis, Berkay Özcan, Emiliano Insúa, Mario Gómez