VfB Stuttgart tops FSV Mainz 05 3-1

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart beats FSV Mainz 05 3-1.

By
John Ross
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VfB Stuttgart tops FSV Mainz 05 3-1

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart tops FSV Mainz 05 3-1. VfB Stuttgart was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Maximilian Mittelstädt (45′), Jamie Leweling (45′) and Deniz Undav (73′). FSV Mainz 05 reduced the distance with a goal (76′) by Ludovic Ajorque, but there was not much to do for them. VfB Stuttgart was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the MHPArena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.09 degrees Celsius or 46.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 1

Team 1

FSV Mainz 05

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 139 Attack 111
  • 43 Dangerous attack 44
  • 88 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 62% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FSV Mainz 05 was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, VfB Stuttgart was able to find the solution to win this match.​

VfB Stuttgart shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (Atakan Karazor). Talking about the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 received 1 yellow card (Josuha Guilavogui).

Match Timeline

Maximilian Mittelstädt(goal)Pascal Stenzel
45'
Jamie Leweling(goal)Pascal Stenzel
45'
46'
Leandro Barreiro- sub ->Dominik Kohr
46'
Jae-sung Lee- sub ->Matondo-Merveille Papela
46'
Marco Richter- sub ->Jessic Ngankam
Josha Vagnoman- sub ->Pascal Stenzel
61'
Serhou Guirassy- sub ->Jamie Leweling
62'
Anthony Rouault- sub ->Chris Führich
62'
70'
Tom Krauß- sub ->Andreas Hanche-Olsen
Deniz Undav(goal)Anthony Rouault
73'
Mahmoud Dahoud- sub ->Angelo Stiller
76'
76'
Ludovic Ajorque(goal)Josuha Guilavogui
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Deniz Undav
79'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
82'
84'
Ahmet Cil- Yellow
84'
Brajan Gruda- sub ->Josuha Guilavogui

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81
31
FC Bayern München
69
31
VfB Stuttgart
64
31
RB Leipzig
62
31
Borussia Dortmund
57
31
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
31
SC Freiburg
40
31
FC Augsburg
39
31
TSG Hoffenheim
39
31
Heidenheim
37
31
Werder Bremen
37
31
VfL Wolfsburg
34
31
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
31
FC Union Berlin
30
31
VfL Bochum 1848
30
31
FSV Mainz 05
28
31
FC Köln
23
31
Darmstadt 98
17
31

After playing this match, VfB Stuttgart has 43 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 will stays with 12 points like Darmstadt 98 to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away with Darmstadt 98 on the 17th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will host FC Augsburg on the 17th of February with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of FC Augsburg (5 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
7.9
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
8.4
61'
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.3
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
8.5
Goals45'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.1
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.0
62' Goals45'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.5
76'
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
7.1
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.8
82'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
6.7
62'
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
7.7
79' Goals73'
Substitutes
G
Dennis Seimen 41.Germany
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
7.5
62'
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
6.6
61'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 5.Germany
6.4
76'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
6.4
79'
M
Roberto Massimo 32.Germany
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
6.7
62'
F
Jovan Milosevic  19.Serbia

VfB Stuttgart started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel, Fabian Bredlow (7.9), Pascal Stenzel (8.4), Waldemar Anton (7.3), Hiroki Ito (7.1), Maximilian Mittelstädt (8.5), Atakan Karazor (7.8), Angelo Stiller (7.5), Jamie Leweling (7.0), Enzo Millot (7.1), Chris Führich (6.7) and Deniz Undav (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mahmoud Dahoud (6.4), Woo-yeong Jeong (6.4), Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou, Anthony Rouault (7.5), Roberto Massimo, Dennis Seimen, Josha Vagnoman (6.6) and Serhou Guirassy (6.7).

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Woo-yeong Jeong (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Pascal Stenzel for Josha Vagnoman (61′), Jamie Leweling for Serhou Guirassy (62′), Chris Führich for Anthony Rouault (62′), Angelo Stiller for Mahmoud Dahoud (76′) and Deniz Undav for Woo-yeong Jeong (79′).

Player of the match: Maximilian Mittelstädt​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Maximilian Mittelstädt.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 59 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
7.5
D
Ahmet Cil 23.France
7.1
84' 84'
D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 25.Norway
6.6
70'
D
Sepp van den Berg 3.Netherlands
6.8
M
Merveille Papela 24.Germany
6.1
46'
M
Dominik Kohr  31.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Jessic Ngankam 11.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Nadiem Amiri 18.Germany
7.3
M
Anthony Caci 19.France
7.3
M
Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany
6.7
F
Ludovic Ajorque 17.France
7.5
Goals76'
F
Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria
Substitutes
G
Lasse Rieß 1.Germany
D
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
M
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
7.0
46'
M
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
M
Brajan Gruda 43.Germany
6.6
84'
M
David Mamutovic 45.Germany
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
7.0
46'
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
6.3
70'
F
Marco Richter 10.Germany
6.4
46'

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Jan Siewert played with: Karim Onisiwo, Robin Zentner (7.5), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (6.6), Josuha Guilavogui (7.1), Sepp van den Berg (6.8), Matondo-Merveille Papela (6.1), Nadiem Amiri (7.3), Dominik Kohr (7.0), Anthony Caci (7.3), Jonathan Burkardt (6.7), Jessic Ngankam (6.7) and Ludovic Ajorque (7.5).

They had on the bench: Lasse Finn Rieß, Jae-sung Lee (7.0), Marco Richter (6.4), Edimilson Fernandes, Danny da Costa, Brajan Gruda (6.6), David Mamutovic, Leandro Barreiro (7.0) and Tom Krauß (6.3).

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: Dominik Kohr for Leandro Barreiro (46′), Matondo-Merveille Papela for Jae-sung Lee (46′), Jessic Ngankam for Marco Richter (46′), Andreas Hanche-Olsen for Tom Krauß (70′) and Josuha Guilavogui for Brajan Gruda (84′).

Player of the match: Ludovic Ajorque​

The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Ludovic Ajorque.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​