After a 2-1 reversal, the 29-year-old Bayern veteran showed his strength: leading the team to overtake Dortmund and approaching the top two in the Bundesliga

The Stuttgart team, ranked 5th before the game, ushered in the 8th round of the Bundesliga. Stuttgart played at home against the Mainz team, which was ranked 16th before the game.

Stuttgart had 3 wins and 2 losses in the 5 games before the game, while Mainz's 2 wins and 3 losses in the 5 games before the game was obviously not as good as the Stuttgart team. In the last five meetings between the two sides, Stuttgart has the upper hand because Stuttgart defeated Mainz three times in those five meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence that Stuttgart could defeat Mainz at home.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Amiri succeeded in a penalty shot to help Mainz take the lead.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Wagenorman made a wonderful pass, and Ferich's sword was unsheathed to help Stuttgart equalize the score.

In the 24th minute of the second half, the 29-year-old Bayern veteran Nubel made a wonderful pass, and Ondav stepped forward to help Stuttgart take the lead.

In the end, Stuttgart reversed Mainz and ushered in 5 consecutive Bundesliga wins, while Mainz suffered 4 consecutive Bundesliga losses. Immediately after the game, Stuttgart overtook Borussia Dortmund and moved to third place with 18 points, only 1 point behind Leipzig in second place and 6 points behind Bayern at the top.

The Stuttgart team had more than 60% of the ball in the entire game.