German Cup

FT Wednesday, October 29, 2025
VfB Stuttgart LWWLW 2
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Mainz WLLWL 0
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VFB112
M05000
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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
47.5
Possession
52.5
17
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
287
Accurate Passes
321
394
Passes
427
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
67
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
10
24
Effective Clearances
18
24
Clearances
18

Head to Head

VFB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

M05 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 15Lennard MaloneyCD
  3. 31Dominik KohrCD-L
  4. 25Andreas Hanche-OlsenCD-R
  5. 6Kaishu SanoCM-L
  6. 10Nadiem AmiriCM-R
  7. 30Silvan WidmerLM
  8. 2Phillipp MweneRM
  9. 11Armindo SiebF
  10. 7Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 8Paul NebelCF-R

VFB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Fabian BredlowG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD
  3. 3Ramon HendriksCD-L
  4. 14Luca JaquezCD-R
  5. 6Angelo StillerCM-L
  6. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  7. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLM
  8. 22Lorenz AssignonRM
  9. 26Deniz UndavF
  10. 11Bilal El KhannoussCF-L
  11. 27Badredine BouananiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 6' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a corner.
  3. 38' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Armindo Sieb.
  5. 60' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
  6. 61' Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 67' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  8. 67' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Badredine Bouanani.
  9. 69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Arnaud Nordin replaces Phillipp Mwene.
  10. 69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Silvan Widmer.
  11. 73' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav following a fast break.
  12. 74' Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 75' Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  15. 82' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Deniz Undav.
  16. 83' Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 85' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. William Bøving replaces Lennard Maloney.
  18. 86' Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 86' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.

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