D. da Costa’s 90' equaliser earns FSV Mainz 05 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart

Match report

FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart drew 2-2 in Bundesliga matchday 25 on Saturday, 7 March 2026 at Mewa Arena. Lee Jae-Sung (39') and D. da Costa (90') scored for FSV Mainz 05, while E. Demirovic (76') and D. Undav (77') found the net for VfB Stuttgart. It was 1-0 at half-time.

FSV Mainz 05 had 38% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against VfB Stuttgart’s 11 (4 on target). Danny da Costa (FSV Mainz 05) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves FSV Mainz 05 6th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and VfB Stuttgart 15th on 3.

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Form, table and head-to-head

FSV Mainz 05

6th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

VfB Stuttgart

15th · 3 points · P 4 W 1 D 0 L 3

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7
7	SV Elversberg	4	+1	7
14	1899 Hoffenheim	4	-3	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	-3	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	-11	3

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 16 Jan 2027, VfB Stuttgart – FSV Mainz 05

Full FSV Mainz 05 vs VfB Stuttgart head-to-head

Match events

39'goalLee Jae-SungAssist: D. da Costa
65'substitutionL. AssignonOff: N. Nartey
74'substitutionS. BeckerOff: Silas
75'substitutionC. FuhrichOff: T. Tomas
75'substitutionL. JaquezOff: F. Jeltsch
76'goalE. DemirovicAssist: D. Undav
77'goalD. UndavAssist: T. Tomas
82'yellow cardTiago TomásYellow Card
84'substitutionM. MittelstadtOff: R. Hendriks
84'substitutionD. UndavOff: Jeremy Arevalo
85'substitutionS. WidmerOff: N. Weiper
90'goalD. da CostaNormal Goal
90+2'substitutionLee Jae-SungOff: A. Sieb
90+2'substitutionP. NebelOff: W. Boving
90+2'substitutionD. da CostaOff: N. Veratschnig
90+5'yellow cardJeff ChabotYellow Card

Lineups

FSV Mainz 05

Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer

Starting XI

Substitutes

VfB Stuttgart

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Sebastian Hoeness

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

38%Possession62%
2.73Expected goals (xG)0.98
18Total shots11
6Shots on target4
8Shots off target4
4Blocked shots3
14Shots inside the box8
4Shots outside the box3
5Corners6
2Offsides0
7Fouls12
0Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves3
318Passes537
228Accurate passes454
72%Pass accuracy85%
0.41Goals prevented0.41

Player statistics

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Daniel BatzG	90	7.5				31 · 71%			1/1
4Stefan PoschD	90	6.6				35 · 71%	1	1	5/10
21Danny da CostaDTop rated	89	8.5	1	1	1 (1)	41 · 80%	1	3	6/7
31Dominik KohrD	90	6.6				43 · 77%		1	4/9
2Phillipp MweneM	90	6.6			2 (0)	29 · 72%			4/6
6Kaishu SanoM	90	6.9			1 (1)	19 · 74%		2	3/6
7Jae-sung LeeM	89	7.3	1		3 (1)	25 · 80%		1	2/5
8Paul NebelM	89	7.6			1 (0)	30 · 77%	4	5	7/16
30Silvan WidmerM	85	6.3				21 · 71%			3/6
20Phillip TietzF	90	6.5			4 (2)	29 · 41%	3		12/22
23Sheraldo BeckerF	74	7.0			1 (1)	8 · 75%	4		0/3
1Lasse RiessG	–	–
22Nikolas VeratschnigD	1	–				2 · 50%
48Kacper PotulskiD	–	–
15Lennard MaloneyM	–	–
24Sota KawasakiM	–	–
11Armindo SiebF	1	–				1 · 0%
14William BøvingF	1	–					1
26SilasF	16	6.7				4 · 75%			0/1
44Nelson WeiperF	11	6.9			1 (0)				4/4

VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Alexander NübelG	90	7.3				36 · 83%			2/2
7Maximilian MittelstädtD	84	7.3			1 (1)	58 · 81%	2	4	7/13
14Luca JaquezD	75	7.2				65 · 88%	1		3/4
22Lorenz AssignonD	65	6.3				30 · 90%	1	2	2/5
24Jeff ChabotD	90	6.6			1 (1)	75 · 92%		2	8/19
6Angelo StillerM	90	7.2				70 · 87%	1		0/1
10Chris FührichM	75	6.9			1 (0)	40 · 92%	1	1	1/1
16Atakan KarazorM	90	6.3				54 · 76%		1	7/7
18Jamie LewelingM	90	6.5			1 (0)	38 · 74%	1	1	3/7
26Deniz UndavM	84	7.7	1	1	1 (1)	21 · 76%	2	1	3/8
9Ermedin DemirovićF	90	6.9	1		2 (1)	17 · 65%		1	4/14
1Fabian BredlowG	–	–
2Ameen Al-DakhilD	–	–
3Ramon HendriksD	12	6.5				1 · 100%
29Finn JeltschD	15	6.5				10 · 90%			1/4
28Nikolas NarteyM	25	6.2			1 (0)	13 · 100%	1		1/3
30Chema AndrésM	–	–
8Tiago TomásF	15	6.7		1		5 · 100%	1		1/3
25Jeremy ArevaloF	12	6.3				4 · 50%			2/5
27Badredine BouananiF	–	–