§ Bundesliga · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FSV Mainz 05

  • Führich 45+4'
  • Undav 79'
  • Amiri 41' (pen.)

26 October 2025

The match in data

VfB Stuttgart got the better of FSV Mainz 05, 2–1, on 26 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 41'.

Player of the match: Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart), rated 74, thanks above all to 1 goal and 3 shots on target. Undav produced 1.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For FSV Mainz 05, the highest-rated player was Nadiem Amiri, with 50.

74
Player of the match

Deniz Undav

VfB Stuttgart · 90'

Produced 1.75× and cost 0.19× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 3.3×
  • 3 shots on target 3.3×
  • 0.49 xG 1.7×
Took away
  • 9 misplaced passes 1.5×
  • 5 duels lost 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

VfB Stuttgart
PlayerPositionMinRating
Deniz Undav ★ Forward 90 74
Chris Führich Forward 72 56
Angelo Stiller Midfielder 28 54
Chema Andrés Midfielder 90 53
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper 90 48
Dan-Axel Zagadou Defender 75 44
Pascal Stenzel Midfielder 62 44
Nikolas Nartey Midfielder 62 43
Jamie Leweling Forward 72 40
Josha Vagnoman Defender 90 34
Finn Jeltsch Defender 90 28
Lorenz Assignon Defender 28 21
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder 18 no rating
Tiago Tomás Forward 18 no rating
Jeff Chabot Defender 15 no rating
FSV Mainz 05
PlayerPositionMinRating
Nadiem Amiri Midfielder 90 50
Andreas Hanche-Olsen Defender 23 49
Robin Zentner Goalkeeper 90 48
Armindo Sieb Forward 23 44
Kaishu Sano Midfielder 90 42
Paul Nebel Midfielder 90 42
Phillipp Mwene Defender 90 40
Silvan Widmer Defender 81 40
Stefan Bell Defender 87 36
Jae-sung Lee Midfielder 87 34
Benedict Hollerbach Forward 67 34
Danny da Costa Defender 90 33
Dominik Kohr Defender 67 24
Nikolas Veratschnig Midfielder 9 no rating
Arnaud Nordin Forward 3 no rating
Nelson Weiper Forward 3 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which VfB Stuttgart player made the most tackles?

Josha Vagnoman, with 4 tackles. Next: Chris Führich 2, Dan-Axel Zagadou 2.

In the 2–1 win against FSV Mainz 05, Josha Vagnoman anchored VfB Stuttgart's defensive efforts with 4 tackles. That was double the tally of Chris Führich and Dan-Axel Zagadou, who made 2 each.

Which FSV Mainz 05 player played the most passes into the final third?

Nadiem Amiri, with 10 final-third passes. Next: Danny da Costa 5, Kaishu Sano 4.

Nadiem Amiri directed FSV Mainz 05's attacks with 10 passes into the final third in the 2–1 loss to VfB Stuttgart. Amiri doubled Danny da Costa's 5, while Kaishu Sano added 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2025-26. Player of the match: Deniz Undav, 74
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.