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Stuttgart vs Mainz Tips - Expect a draw in Stuttgart

Tips for Stuttgart vs Mainz in the German Bundesliga on Friday (19:30 GMT)
The game will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena
Stuttgart lost their last 3 games
Mainz have not lost their last four games in the Bundesliga
Stuttgart have won their last 2 games against Mainz

Roberto Massimo (Frederic Scheidemann / Getty Images)

Stuttgart and Mainz kick off Week 13 of the Bundesliga on Friday.

Stuttgart have lost their last three games to drop to 16th place in the league with 10 points from 12 games.

Die Schwaben tasted a 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in their previous game. Roberto Massimo scored for Pellegrino Matarazzo's side.

Jonathan Burkardt (Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Tanguy Coulibaly will not be able to play for Stuttgart in this game due to suspension. Also absent are Marc-Oliver Kempf, Atakan Karazor, Erik Thommy, Naouirou Ahamada, Enzo Millot, Mohamed Sankoh and Sasa Kalajdzic.

Mainz have recorded two wins and two draws in their last four games. They are coming off a 1-1 draw against Cologne in their last game where Jonathan Burkardt scored his sixth goal this season.

Bo Svensson's side are in eighth place in the table with 18 points.

Stefan Bell is suspended for this game while Dominik Kohr, Anderson Lucoqui, Niklas Tauer and Jerry St. Juste are all out with injuries.

Stuttgart beat Mainz 2-0 in their last encounter in January. This is Die Schwaben’s second consecutive win in the series.