DFB Cup | German Football Cup Expert tip for 1. FSV Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart with odds & predictions
2nd round of the DFB Cup: Will the Rheinhessen team get revenge?
First in the Bundesliga in the Ländle, then in the DFB Cup in the second round in Rheinhessen. 1. FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart will meet twice in the space of just a few days. We have prepared our detailed betting tip analysis for the match for the round of 16. Here you will find interesting statistics, our expert tips and the AI forecast as well as the odds that the bookmakers have available for each match. So look forward to an exciting and interesting prediction and read on. The match will kick off on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) at 6 pm in the Mewa Arena.
1. FSV Mainz 05
- Mainz 05 lost the most times in the 1st Bundesliga, six times in total.
- Just recently, the team from the Rheinhessen lost 2:1 in the league at VfB Stuttgart.
- In three of the last four home games, only one team has scored one or more goals.
VfB Stuttgart
- VfB Stuttgart have already won the championship six times and are in third place.
- But the Swabians have conceded both of their defeats so far in away games.
- This also applies to the Europa League at FC Basel (0:2) and Fenerbahce (0:1).
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 Home | VfB Stuttgart Away |
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| HSK Zrinjski Mostar 1:0 | 1:0 Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3:4 | 0:3 VfL Wolfsburg |
| Borussia Dortmund 0:2 | 2:0 FC Basel |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:2 | 1:2 1. FC Cologne |
| Eintracht Frankfurt 1:1 | 2:4 Arminia Bielefeld |
What speaks for 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart in the betting tip?
1. FSV Mainz 05 have had a really poor 2025-16 season to date, with the exception of the Europa Conference League, in which the team from the Rheinhessen region won their first two matches 1-0. In the Bundesliga, however, they have just one win and one draw to their name. Meanwhile, six defeats after eight completed matchdays is the weakest result together with 1. FC Heidenheim. Mainz are therefore third-last in the table with this result.
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1. FSV Mainz 05
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2:1 (1:1) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. FSV Mainz 05
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HSK Zrinjski Mostar
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1:0 (1:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. FSV Mainz 05
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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3:4 (1:3) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HSV
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1. FSV Mainz 05
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4:0 (2:0) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05.10.2025 - 1st German Bundesliga
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Omonia Nikosia
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1. FSV Mainz 05
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0:1 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blatant weakness of the Nullfünfer at home
The last home game in the 1st Bundesliga ended with a 3:4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen after a wild 90 minutes. And that brings us to a real problem for the Nullfünfer in today's betting tips. Because they have actually lost all four games at home in the championship and are still without a point. Three of the defeats even ended without a goal. No other of the 18 clubs in the Bundesliga has performed so poorly at home.In four of Mainz's five competitive matches at home, the Under 2.5 always came up, as did the Both Teams Not To Score.
1st FSV Mainz 05
System: 4-2-3-1.
How good is VfB Stuttgart's current form?
The situation for the visitors is very different to that of 1. FSV Mainz 05. They have lost their last two matches in the Europa League without scoring a goal. On the other hand, we can attest to VfB Stuttgart's strong performances in the championship in our football predictions. It is no coincidence that the Swabians are in an excellent third place. This is made possible by six wins in eight games. Only FC Bayern Munich have won more often in the Bundesliga.
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Fenerbahçe Istanbul
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VfB Stuttgart
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VfL Wolfsburg
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VfB Stuttgart
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0:3 (0:1) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VfB Stuttgart
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1. FC Heidenheim
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1:0 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Basel
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VfB Stuttgart
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2:0 (1:0) | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Away from home, the Swabians' shoe pinches from time to time
If we have identified any weaknesses among the Swabians, these are to be found in their away games. After four games for points, their record in foreign stadiums is only balanced with two wins and two defeats. In the Europa League, both matches in the league phase at FC Basel (0:2) and most recently at Fenerbahce in Istanbul (0:1) were lost without scoring a goal. On the other hand, VfB recently defeated VfL Wolfsburg 3:0 in the league at their stadium.Five wins in a row for VfB in the Bundesliga. But not only that: Stuttgart always scored a goal of their own in the process.
VfB Stuttgart
System: 4-2-3-1.
Strong series from Stuttgart
To conclude our analysis, we take a look at the H2H comparison between the two teams in order to present you with the most accurate prediction possible for your betting slip. Rheinhessen only lost 2-1 at VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday despite leading 1-0. Mainz have now been waiting for a win against the Swabians for eleven competitive matches. The last win came on January 19, 2019 at VfB Stuttgart (3:2). In addition, the Both Teams To Score has always come out on top in six of the last seven meetings.
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Comparison statistics last 10 events
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1 Draw 0 |
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4 Defeats 2 |
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17 Goals received 9 |
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Our prediction for 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart
It may be true that Stuttgart occasionally slip up away from home. But the Swabians are unbeaten against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in eleven games. And the "Nullfünfer" have lost all four home games in the Bundesliga so far. That is why we have opted for the odds on an away win 2 in these expert tips. Furthermore, goals have been scored particularly often by both sides in head-to-head matches recently. In Mainz's home matches in 2025/26, this was only the case once. VfB, meanwhile, have always scored in the league so far. The Tip 2 Win To Nil is a high-risk bet with extremely strong odds.
