Stuttgart, Germany – As dem prepare for hot action wey dey come up this Sunday, VFB Stuttgart go welcome Mainz 05 for di MHPArena. Na match day eight for di Bundesliga, and e don set to start at 16:30. If you wan catch am live, just tune your Amazon Prime.
Right now, Stuttgart dey shine bright like a new penny as dem don gather 15 points, dey sit down for 3rd position. But dem just fall hand for their last Europa League match as Fenerbahçe ginger dem with 1-0 defeat. (Chai, wetin happen? Na how dem wan come recover from dat wahala?) Dem don be on a good run domestically wey dey see dem wan make am six wins in a row at home against Mainz, hope say di luck go shine for dem again dis weekend.
For di other side, we get Mainz 05 wey dey struggle like person wey no sabi swim. Dem don only gather 4 points since di start of di season and dem dey sit down for relegation zone at 16th position. After dem manage chop win against Zrinjski Mostar for UEFA Conference League, na im be say dem go try build on dat small ginger as dem go clash with Stuttgart.
Di last time wey dem face each other, Mainz carrydi day with 2-0 victory, so dem plenty gree say dem fit do am once more. But e no go easy as Stuttgart dey find di groove!
Team news no too sweet for both sides. Stuttgart dey miss Ermedin Demirovic as he dey out for im hamstring injury, but e get good news as Deniz Undav don return fit to play. Ododo no dey finish there, Justin Diehl, Pascal Stenzel and di third-choice goalkeeper, Stefan Drljaca, dey also side-line. As for di lineup, we go see dem set well like diz: Nübel – Jeltsch, Chabot, Hendriks – Assignon, Chema, Stiller, Mittelstädt – Tomas, El Khannouss – Undav.
Mainz dey suffer from di hangover wey carry dem enter relegation play-off place, as dem don chop 8 goals for di last two Bundesliga matches. E no be lie, dem don suffer beating from Borussia Dortmund, Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen like say na dem dey fight dem. Dem fit hope say their last match against Zrinjski go fit reignite di fire wey dey miss for di league. Team wey dey play fit look like diz: Zentner – Da Costa, Bell, Kohr – Nordin, Amiri, Sano, Mwene – Nebel, Lee – Hollerbach.
As dem dey enter dis match, Stuttgart dey high with di hope of consolidating their position for di top four. Dem don win all four matches at home dis season, scoring six goals and conceding only once. Meanwhile, Mainz dey need to step up dem game as dem dey play for dey life wey concern relegation. If dem no wake up, dem fit see demself inside wahala by di end of di season.
Na serious matter wey dey unfold for Bundesliga now. E go sweet as di two teams clash, and dem inside di arena go sure say dem fit gbadun di match. Who go carry di day? Na only Sunday go tell us.
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