April 16th features a match where Mainz 05 will host Stuttgart in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 10th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 2-3 loss against Köln. Jonathan Burkardt scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 14th minute, then Karim Onisiwo added another in the 55th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by Luca Kilian. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Stuttgart, recorded a 0-2 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 12th minute on a feed from Erling Braut Håland, then Julian Brandt added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Marco Reus In the end, Stuttgart couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Stuttgart looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Mercedes-benz-arena, Stuttgart was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Hiroki Ito struck first for Stuttgart in the 21st minute, then Alexander Hack tied it up for Mainz 05 in the 39th minute.
Stuttgart’s most prolific scorer has been Sasa Kalajdzic. The Austrian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Jonathan Burkardt. The German attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Dominik Kohr, Jeremiah St. Juste and Delano Burgzorg, while Daniel Didavi, Forster, Silla Wamangituka, Borna Sosa, Kalajdzic, Lilian Egloff and Naouirou Ahamada are unavailable to play for Stuttgart.