MAINZ. VfB Stuttgart topped FSV Mainz 05 3-1 thanks to S. Guirassy who scored in the 56th, 84th and 90th minute. VfB Stuttgart was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mewa Arena stadium in Mainz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 30,500 spectators. The referee was Harm Osmers with the collaboration of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.48 degrees Celsius or 76.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 76 Attack 147
- 48 Dangerous attack 47
- 82 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 61% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FSV Mainz 05 was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, VfB Stuttgart found a way to find the solution to win this match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 1 yellow card (Anthony Caci). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (Waldemar Anton and Angelo Stiller).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 1 points like Heidenheim, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Köln to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will have 9 points like RB Leipzig, TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Wolfsburg to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Brajan Gruda, Robin Zentner
, Sepp van den Berg , Stefan Bell , Edimilson Fernandes , Phillipp Mwene , Leandro Barreiro , Dominik Kohr , Anthony Caci , Marco Richter , Jae-Sung Lee and Karim Onisiwo .The home team had on the bench: Lasse Finn Rieß, Aymen Barkok
, Tom Krauß , Ludovic Ajorque , Danny da Costa, Matondo-Merveille Papela , Daniel Batz and David Mamutovic.FSV Mainz 05 could not rely on the presence of Ludovic Ajorque (injured).
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 4 changes: Marco Richter for Ludovic Ajorque (59′), Karim Onisiwo for Matondo-Merveille Papela (79′), Stefan Bell for Tom Krauß (67′) and Jae-Sung Lee for Aymen Barkok (67′).
Best player: Leandro Barreiro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Leandro Barreiro.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 22 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Alexander Nübel
, Pascal Stenzel , Waldemar Anton , Dan-Axel Zagadou , Hiroki Ito , Atakan Karazor , Angelo Stiller , Silas Katompa Mvumpa , Enzo Millot , Chris Führich , Serhou Guirassy .These were the players on the bench: Fabian Bredlow, Maximilian Mittelstädt
, Jamie Leweling , Jovan Milošević, Lilian Egloff, Deniz Undav , Anthony Rouault, Roberto Massimo and Luca Raimund.Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: Silas Katompa Mvumpa for Maximilian Mittelstädt (68′), Chris Führich for Deniz Undav (86′), Enzo Millot for Jamie Leweling (85′) and Hiroki Ito for Anthony Rouault (90′).
Best player: Dan-Axel Zagadou
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Dan-Axel Zagadou even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 87 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
- FC Köln – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-3
- FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart – 1-3
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Union Berlin – 2-1
- SC Freiburg – Borussia Dortmund – 2-4
- RB Leipzig – FC Augsburg – 3-0