In a weekend match on Friday Nov 26th, in week 13, Stuttgart hosts Mainz 05 at Mercedes-benz-arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 16th placed Stuttgart is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 56th minute on a feed from Raphaël Guerreiro, then Massimo tied it up for Stuttgart in the 63rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 1-1 draw against Köln. Jonathan Burkardt struck first for Mainz 05 in the 41st minute, then Salih Özcan tied it up for Köln in the 47th minute earning Köln a comeback draw. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Stuttgart won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jonathan Burkardt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for Mainz 05. Wahidullah Faghir and Chris Führich are the top scorers for Stuttgart in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s squad will be without Konstantinos Mavropanos, Erik Thommy, Omar Marmoush, Chris Führich, Enzo Millot, Wamangituka, Sasa Kalajdzic and Naouirou Ahamada, while Jeremiah St. Juste is unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team.