FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart are unbeaten against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in nine Bundesliga matches (W6 D3), longer than against any other current BL club. Mainz's last win in this fixture was a 3-2 in Stuttgart in January 2019.

With 32 points after 18 games, VfB Stuttgart's points tally is identical to the 2006/07 championship winning season. Only last season have they had more points after 18 league games (34). This means that the two best interim results since the 2007 championship can be attributed to Sebastian Hoeness.

VfB Stuttgart have picked up 19 points (W6 D1 L1) in the Bundesliga since the start of Matchday 11 - only Bayer 04 Leverkusen (24) have outperformed them in this period. In addition, VfB recently won three games in a row for the first time this BL season.

FSV Mainz 05 recently lost two Bundesliga games in a row for the first time under Bo Henriksen - the last time FSV lost two in a row was in January/February 2024 (under Jan Siewert). The last time FSV suffered more BL defeats in a row was in September 2023 (then even 4 under Bo Svensson).

1. FSV Mainz 05 recently won four consecutive Bundesliga home games for the first time in two years (at that time also 4), five in a row would equal a club record in the top flight (last time at the turn of the year 2021-22). However, VfB Stuttgart have won their last two away games in the Bundesliga, as many victories as in their nine previous away games.