On Sunday afternoon, Stuttgart has the chance to bounce back from their midweek DFB Pokal exit when they welcome hapless Mainz to the MHP Arena in the Bundesliga.
Defeated in the midweek DFB PokalDie Roten exited the DFB Pokal on Tuesday night at the last eight stage, as they went down to a 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
However, Sebastian Hoeness’ team will still be confident of a win in this clash as they have won their last two matches in the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig and Freiburg.
The wins have kept Stuttgart in third place in the table, three points clear of fourth-place Dortmund, and four ahead of fifth-place RB Leipzig.
Stuttgart’s recent games have certainly not lacked in goals or entertainment, as five of their last six games have produced over 2.5 goals.
Stuttgart have been strong at the MHP Arena lately in the Bundesliga, as they are unbeaten in five games, having recorded four wins and a draw.
Mainz is still looking for a victory in the BundesligaThe O5ers stretched their recent winless run in the Bundesliga to ten games with a 1-1 home draw against fellow strugglers Union Berlin last time out.
The draw means that Mainz is still in 17th place in the Bundesliga table, six points adrift of 15th place Union Berlin in the fight for survival.
Their recent games have not been riveting when it has come to goals, as there have been under 2.5 goals scored in their last 11 games in the Bundesliga.
Mainz have been underwhelming away from home in recent months, as they haven’t won in 14 games on the road in the German top-flight. However, six of their last seven away games in the Bundesliga have produced draws.
What am I backing?Stuttgart is strong on home soil, and I am backing Die Schwaben to get back to winning ways in this clash.
