Mainz 2-0 Stuttgart (Jan 25, 2025) Commentary

VfB Stuttgart

9-5-5, 32 PTS

Nelson Weiper - 29'
Anthony Caci - 86'

27
Zentner
31
Kohr
16
Bell
21
da Costa
2
Mwene
18
Amiri
6
Sano
19
Caci
7
Jae-Sung
8
Nebel
44
Weiper

No.Name
27Robin Zentner
16Stefan Bell
31Dominik Kohr 5Maxim Leitsch
21Danny da Costa 25Andreas Hanche-Olsen
18Nadiem Amiri
6Kaishu Sano
2Phillipp Mwene
19Anthony Caci 30Silvan Widmer
44Nelson Weiper 11Armindo Sieb
7Lee Jae-Sung
8Paul Nebel

Substitutes
1Lasse Rieß
22Nikolas Veratschnig
14Hong Hyun-Seok
15Lennard Maloney
42Daniel Gleiber

MEWA ARENA

9:30 AM, January 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Mainz, Germany

Line: VFB -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 33,000

Referees:
Tobias Stieler

Mainz

VfB Stuttgart

KO
16
29
36
41
45+2
HT
56
62
65
68
72
74
86
87
88
88
FT

- Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
90'+6' Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
90'+5' Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+4' Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Foul by Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart).
90'+2' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+2' Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' Attempt saved. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Rieder.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman with a cross.
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri following a set piece situation.
89' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89' Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
88' Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88' Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
88' Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer replaces Anthony Caci.
87' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeff Chabot replaces Anthony Rouault.
86' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armindo Sieb.
85' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart).
84' Attempt missed. Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
81' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Anthony Caci.
80' Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross following a corner.
80' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
79' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
79' Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armindo Sieb.
78' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
77' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anthony Caci is caught offside.
77' Attempt missed. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
76' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Ramon Hendriks.
74' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Maxim Leitsch replaces Dominik Kohr.
74' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb replaces Nelson Weiper because of an injury.
73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72' Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
72' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
72' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Atakan Karazor.
68' Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
68' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
68' Attempt blocked. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
67' Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
67' Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
65' Attempt blocked. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
65' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Andreas Hanche-Olsen replaces Danny da Costa because of an injury.
64' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Atakan Karazor.
62' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
62' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Chris Führich.
61' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
60' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Josha Vagnoman.
59' Attempt missed. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jae-Sung Lee.
58' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
58' Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56' Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
56' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anthony Caci is caught offside.
54' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53' Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
53' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
48' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
45' Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
45'+5' First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
45'+2' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
45'+2' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2' Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+2' Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
43' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41' Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
40' Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
40' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
39' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
38' Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
36' Hand ball by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
36' Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
36' Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
36' Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34' Delay in match because of an injury Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
32' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Jacob Bruun Larsen (VfB Stuttgart).
32' Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
31' Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Nebel following a fast break.
28' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
27' Attempt saved. Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
21' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
21' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21' Foul by Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart).
16' Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16' Foul by Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05).
16' Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
15' Ameen Al Dakhil (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14' Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
11' Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11' Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
9' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
9' Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ameen Al Dakhil with a headed pass.
3' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
3' Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
3' Attempt saved. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a through ball.
2' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
1' Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	20	16	3	1	+43	51
Bayer Leverkusen	20	13	6	1	+22	45
Eintracht Frankfurt	20	11	5	4	+18	38
RB Leipzig	20	9	6	5	+5	33
VfB Stuttgart	20	9	5	6	+7	32
Mainz	20	9	4	7	+9	31
Borussia Monchengladbach	20	9	3	8	+2	30
Werder Bremen	20	8	6	6	-2	30
SC Freiburg	20	9	3	8	-9	30
VfL Wolfsburg	20	8	5	7	+8	29
Borussia Dortmund	20	8	5	7	+2	29
FC Augsburg	20	7	5	8	-11	26
St. Pauli	20	6	3	11	-4	21
1. FC Union Berlin	20	5	6	9	-11	21
TSG Hoffenheim	20	4	6	10	-14	18
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	20	4	2	14	-17	14
Holstein Kiel	20	3	3	14	-21	12
VfL Bochum	20	2	4	14	-27	10

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