FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction, 4/16/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/13/2022

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Game: FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Location: Opel Arena in Mainz, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FSV Mainz 05 (-143) VfB Stuttgart (+300)

Karim Onisiwo and FSV Mainz 05 (11-5-13, 10th in Bundesliga) play VfB Stuttgart (6-9-14, 15th in Bundesliga) at Opel Arena on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Robin Zentner for FSV Mainz 05 and Florian Muller for VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart are at at +300 while the O-Fives are at -143. The total is set at 2.75.

FSV Mainz 05 stepped onto the pitch against 1. FC Koln in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 3-2. When talking about passing the ball, they ended the game with a 72.5% received passes rate by converting 261 out of their 360 passing targets last match. FSV Mainz 05 tried 20 dribbles in this outing and completed 13 of those tries for a percentage of 65.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, FSV Mainz 05 ended this match at a 60.0% clip by hitting 6 shots on target of 10 total shots. FSV Mainz 05 averages 1.45 goals per 90 (42 goals in total) and have tallied 30 assists In all contests for the year.

Karim Onisiwo is a player who can be a difference maker for FSV Mainz 05. Onisiwo has started 103 matches during his career and he has earned 0.22 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Austria has accumulated 24 goals scored in 9,922 minutes played. He has totaled 17 assists while accumulating 12 yellow card cautions during his career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Jean-Paul Boetius, the forward born in the Netherlands. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 42 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 42 total goals. Boetius has been on the pitch for 16,675 mins in 188 career starting assignments and has been handed 30 yellow cards. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for FSV Mainz 05 is Robin Zentner. Zentner (47-40-67 record in his career) has earned 38 shutouts, which has earned him a 24.7% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Germany has had 679 shots sent in his direction in 154 starts. His GA/90 is 1.43 (220 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 69.5. Zentner has seen the field for a total of 13,815 mins and is sitting with 474 stops so far in his career.

For their last outing, VfB Stuttgart took a defeat with a final score of 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund. VfB Stuttgart earned a 45.8% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 24 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 400 of the 445 passes they tried for a percentage of 89.9%. VfB Stuttgart had 2 shots on target out of their 13 shots attempted which had them at a 15.4% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 35 goals and 26 assists in all competitions, VfB Stuttgart averages 1.21 goals and 0.90 assists per 90 minutes.

Chris Fuhrich will be someone to watch for VfB Stuttgart. He currently averages 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has started 48 outings during his career. The forward born in Germany has been on the field for 3,860 professional minutes and has earned 15 goals. He has collected 4 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 3 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Wataru Endo, the defender representing Japan. Endo has earned himself a total of 21 yellow cards in 17,730 mins (196 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.10. He has scored 19 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 11 times.

Florian Muller will look after the goal for VfB Stuttgart. Muller has accumulated 22 clean sheets and has defended 568 shots tried against him in 10,575 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of 68.1 and his shutout rate is 18.8%. He has conceded 1.64 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 36-25-56. Thus far in his career, Muller has surrendered 193 goals and has earned 387 stops in 117 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FSV Mainz 05 (-143)

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