VfB Stuttgart vs FSV Mainz 05 prediction and preview

VfB Stuttgart vs FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · MHPArena, Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart · FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga predictions

The Bundesliga fixture between VfB Stuttgart and FSV Mainz 05 is scheduled for Saturday 16 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at MHPArena in Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart go into the round 11th, on 9 points from 8 games, while FSV Mainz 05 go into the round 9th, on 10 points from 8 games.

VfB Stuttgart come into the game with a L-W-L-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while FSV Mainz 05's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, VfB Stuttgart have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. FSV Mainz 05 average 2.0 scored and 2.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: VfB Stuttgart won 5, 4 games were drawn and FSV Mainz 05 won 1. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 7 Mar 2026, ended FSV Mainz 05 2-2 VfB Stuttgart.