Buy Stuttgart vs Mainz 05 tickets for the 2026/27 Season, with the fixture set for Matchday 17 across the weekend of 15 to 17 January 2027 at the MHPArena. The exact day and kickoff are not yet fixed. The Bundesliga still lists this round as unscheduled, and the realistic slots are a Friday evening, a Saturday afternoon or early evening, or one of three Sunday times.
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That uncertainty is the first thing to plan around, because this is not a small stadium with a soft market. The MHPArena holds 60,058 for Bundesliga matches, the third-largest capacity in Germany, and more than half of it is locked up in season tickets before a single day ticket goes on sale. If you are working through Stuttgart tickets for the winter, this is the last home fixture of the Hinrunde and the last before the league's second half begins.
The record here is one-sided without being a procession. Eighteen Bundesliga meetings at this ground have produced eleven Stuttgart wins, four draws and three defeats, with 37 goals for and 23 against. Mainz have won here three times in twenty-one years, and not since January 2019.
Start with the numbers that actually govern availability. Stuttgart hold around 36,300 season tickets, reserve roughly 6,000 for visiting supporters and set aside about 4,400 VIP seats. That leaves in the region of 13,000 day tickets per home match at a 60,058-capacity ground, which is a smaller open market than the headline figure suggests.
Membership is the gate rather than general sale. Season tickets that are not renewed get balloted among existing club members instead of going to the public, and the club passed 135,000 members in July 2026. Anyone outside that system is competing for a slice of the remaining thirteen thousand.
The away side is where German rules help. Licensing requires clubs to provide visiting supporters 10% of total capacity, seated and standing combined, which at this ground reserves about 6,000 places in blocks 61 to 65 of the Unterturkheimer Kurve. Supporters following Mainz 05 tickets get an allocation no English ground of this size would offer, though Mainz travel modestly and the club typically releases less than the full reservation.
Mainz arrive as a club with more recent European history than their league standing suggests. They reached the Conference League quarter-finals last season, their deepest run in Europe, and they have been in the top flight without a break since 2009. Their travelling support is modest by the standards of the allocation they are entitled to, which usually means the away end at this ground is opened only in part.
Timing cuts both ways for this fixture. A mid-January weekend is not a marquee date, and demand sits below the Bayern and Dortmund visits that carry a surcharge on Stuttgart's own pricing. Against that, Stuttgart are in the Champions League league phase this season after finishing fourth in 2025/26, and they host a European tie three days after this window closes, which compresses the whole month into a short run of big nights at the same address.
Yes, but understand what membership actually buys before you dismiss it. A standard adult membership runs at 60 euros a year and carries a pre-emption right on tickets that activates after three months. It also puts you in the ballot for released season tickets. The three-month activation is the point: joining in January for a January fixture does nothing.
The sales order is season-ticket renewals in a three-week window each May, then a members' ballot on what is left, then day tickets for each match through the club shop, the two fan shops and the city tourist office. Day tickets are priced per match from a combination of seat category and one of four opponent bands, with the club publishing no fixed price list in advance.
There is a second timing problem specific to this fixture. Because Matchday 17 has not been scheduled, the club has not opened day-ticket sales for it and will not until the DFL confirms the slot. The resale market is where seats exist in the meantime, which is why anyone booking January travel now is working through it rather than waiting for a date.
For Mainz supporters, the away section sits in the Unterturkheimer Kurve: blocks 61 and 62 are standing in the lower tier, blocks 63 to 65 are seated above and access is through entrance D5 off Benzstrasse. Larger followings overflow into seated blocks on the Gegentribune through entrance D3. That allocation runs through Mainz's own system rather than general sale.
Five things move the number, and the first will be unfamiliar to anyone used to English grounds. Standing or seated is the decision that changes the price most, because Stuttgart's published day-ticket rates put a terrace place at 18.50 euros against 35 to 95 euros for a seat. Position within the seated bands is second, running from the corners up to the halfway line on the rebuilt main stand.
The opponent band is third, and a mid-January Mainz fixture sits well below the top-game surcharge. Restricted-view listings are a real fourth factor at a ground with a low roof and a deep bowl. The fifth is hospitality, which at Stuttgart is unusually transparent: the club's own platform publishes per-ticket prices for this exact match.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing terrace | £25 – £55 | Atmosphere-led buyers on a budget | Face value 18.50 euros; under-7s are barred from standing areas entirely |
| Seated, corners and ends | £45 – £90 | Value buyers wanting a seat | Face value from around 35 euros; the widest seated supply for a January fixture |
| Seated, longside standard | £80 – £150 | First-time visitors | Gegentribune positions with the full sweep of both ends in view |
| Seated, central premium | £140 – £260+ | Buyers who want the halfway line | Rebuilt main stand blocks; face value tops out near 95 euros before resale |
| Hospitality and boxes | £320 – £1,200+ | Corporate guests and occasion buyers | Club rates for this fixture run from around 369 euros to 1,309 euros a head |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The ground opened in 1933 and has carried four names since the war, from the Neckarstadion through the first sponsored stadium name in Bundesliga history to the MHPArena in 2023. It is the same stadium throughout, in the NeckarPark at Bad Cannstatt, and locals still call it the Neckarstadion. The running track went years ago; what remains is a deep four-sided bowl.
The four stands are the Haupttribune, rebuilt between 2022 and 2024 and reopened that April, the Gegentribune opposite, the Cannstatter Kurve behind one goal where the home terrace sits and the Unterturkheimer Kurve behind the other, which houses the away blocks and several of the lounges. Of the 60,058 Bundesliga capacity, roughly nine to eleven thousand are standing places concentrated in the Cannstatter Kurve, though the club does not publish an exact current split. The MHPArena seating plan maps the blocks against the pitch.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannstatter Kurve, standing | Atmosphere-led home support | Lowest | The home terrace and the loudest part of the ground; no entry for under-7s |
| Haupttribune, central blocks | Premium buyers and business guests | Highest | Rebuilt in 2024 with new concourses, boxes and the strongest facilities at the ground |
| Gegentribune, central | Neutrals and tactical viewers | Upper | Fully roofed long side with a clean view of both penalty areas |
| Corners and upper ends | Value buyers wanting a seat | Lower to mid | The most affordable seated option; front rows here can catch the weather |
| Family area | Families with children | Mid | Under-14s admitted only with an adult; family rates apply at face value |
| Away blocks 61 to 65 | Mainz supporters | Mid | Unterturkheimer Kurve via entrance D5; 61 and 62 standing, 63 to 65 seated |
One detail matters more in January than at any other time of year. Every stand here is roofed, as German licensing requires, and both long sides are covered completely. The two behind-goal stands are covered largely rather than entirely, so the front rows and corners of both Kurven can take driving rain or snow.
If you are buying seated for a winter fixture, pay the small step up for a central longside block rather than a corner. Wider detail on the ground sits on the MHPArena tickets listing.
Stuttgart are more open about hospitality pricing than most clubs, publishing per-ticket rates for individual fixtures rather than asking for an enquiry. The arena carries 64 boxes and around 3,500 business seats, and the areas were substantially expanded when the main stand was rebuilt.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Wurttemberg Lounge | Buyers wanting the lowest hospitality entry | Glazed lounge behind the goal facing the home terrace, with its own terrace and bar |
| CLUB 1893 | Smaller corporate parties | About 350 places on the Gegentribune, the most intimate of the business areas |
| Business Seat, main stand | Business guests wanting the halfway line | Central seating in the rebuilt main stand with full catering |
| Porsche Tunnel Club | Occasion buyers and gifts | A glass floor panel directly over the players' tunnel, with heated seats above it |
The Tunnel Club is worth singling out because there is nothing quite like it elsewhere in the league. A 360-degree glass facade and a glazed floor section mean guests watch both teams walk out from centimetres away, with the press area adjoining so the post-match interviews happen in front of them. Club rates for this fixture run from around 369 euros a head in the lounge to 1,309 euros there.
For a January kickoff the practical case is simpler than the spectacle. Hospitality means indoor space in a cold, dark bowl, heated seating in some areas and a parking permit included at a ratio of one per two or four tickets depending on the product. At a ground where away supporters are directed to park and ride stations well outside the city, that last point is worth more than it looks.
German delivery is mostly digital, but the entry rules at this ground are stricter than most and worth reading before you buy rather than at the turnstile.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket | Confirm the app or wallet the seller uses and that your phone holds charge in the cold |
| E-ticket by email | Check the release window, noting the club cannot sell until the DFL fixes the slot |
| Collection in Stuttgart | Gates open two hours before kickoff; the away ticket office does not open if the allocation sold out |
| Courier or paper despatch | Allow international transit time and confirm the address before you travel |
Four rules catch visitors out here. Bags larger than A4, specifically 297 by 210 by 150 millimetres, are refused, and the lockers outside the away entrance are limited. Glass, bottles including plastic ones, cans and professional camera equipment are all banned at the gate.
The away sector is card-only while home areas still take cash, so bring a contactless card either way. Stuttgart also enforce a blood-alcohol limit at the turnstiles with random breath testing, and entry is refused with no refund above it, which is unusually strict by Bundesliga standards.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Go to the Stuttgart and Mainz page for the January window and review the full inventory. With the round unscheduled, what is listed now will shift once the DFL confirms the slot.
Step2
Decide standing or seated first
This comes before price. A terrace place and a central seat are different products at very different levels, and at this ground the gap is roughly a factor of five at face value.
Step3
Set your quantity
Filter by the number of places before you filter by price, so listings that cannot split drop out of view rather than wasting your time.
Step4
Match the block number to the stand
Stuttgart use numbered blocks. The 61 to 65 range is the away section, so a home buyer seeing those numbers on a listing should look again before committing.
Step5
Read the listing notes
Restricted view and exposure to the weather are both real at this ground in January. The notes tell you which block you are in and what comes with it.
Step6
Keep your travel flexible
Book refundable transport while the round sits in a three-day window. A fixed Friday arrival is no use if the slot lands on Sunday evening.
Step7
Complete the checkout
Enter the lead booker's details exactly as they appear on the identification you will carry, and keep the confirmation accessible offline for the journey.
Step8
Follow the order through
Use the track order tool to check the status and the expected release date. German tickets often issue late, and the status is what tells you late from wrong.
The most useful thing about this trip is that your match ticket is a travel ticket. It covers the entire regional network on matchday, from seven hours before kickoff until five the following morning, which is a far wider entitlement than the stadium-shuttle arrangements common elsewhere. The S-Bahn line one runs to the Neckarpark stop and is the route away supporters are pointed towards; the light rail and a local bus also serve the ground, and everything is signposted from the stops.
Driving is the harder option. There are plenty of spaces around the arena but none provided for visiting supporters, who are directed to park and ride stations at Oberturkheim or Esslingen and the S-Bahn in from there at one or two euros a day. Stuttgart also operates a low-emission zone, so a hire car needs the right windscreen sticker. Away coaches park by the arena complex rather than at the ground itself.
For overseas buyers the practical notes are these. Gates open two hours before kickoff and leaving mid-match voids the ticket, so plan to stay in. The away ticket office does not open on matchday when the allocation has sold out, which means anything unresolved has to be resolved before you travel.
Dress for around freezing and for a dark bowl: the roof lets through very little light and there is no heating outside the hospitality areas. Stuttgart itself is a straightforward city to stay in, with the ground twenty minutes from the main station, which makes an overnight easier to justify than a same-day return.
There is no rivalry here and inventing one would be dishonest. Stuttgart's history runs against Karlsruhe, their own city neighbours and Bayern; Mainz look to Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern. The clubs are 200 kilometres apart in different states and have only shared a division since 2004.
What they do share is a first day. Mainz 05 played the first Bundesliga match in their history at this ground on 8 August 2004, and lost 4-2 in front of 45,000. Everything between the two clubs at the top level dates from that afternoon, which makes this one of the few fixtures where the whole shared record has a clean starting point rather than fading into the 1960s.
The contrast between the two clubs is sharper than the results. Stuttgart have five German championships, four German cups including 2025, and have reached two European finals without winning either. Mainz have won nothing at national level in 121 years, reached the top flight for the first time only in 2004, and count a fifth-place finish in 2010/11 and a Conference League quarter-final last season among the high points of their history. One club measures itself against trophies; the other against having arrived at all.
Every figure below covers Bundesliga meetings between the two clubs at Stuttgart's home ground with Stuttgart as hosts. Matches at Mainz, the three German cup ties between them and the 1970s second-tier meetings are excluded.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 18 |
| Stuttgart wins | 11 |
| Mainz 05 wins | 3 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Stuttgart goals | 37 |
| Mainz 05 goals | 23 |
| Biggest Stuttgart win | 4-1 |
| Biggest Mainz 05 win | 1-3 |
| First Bundesliga meeting in scope | 08 August 2004 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 26 October 2025 |
Figures calculated from the full match record below, cross-checked against German league data archives, league season records and match archives.
All eighteen Bundesliga matches played between the clubs at Stuttgart's home ground, newest first.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2025 | 2-1 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | 3-3 |
| 11 Feb 2024 | 3-1 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | 1-1 |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 2-1 |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 2-0 |
| 19 Jan 2019 | 2-3 |
| 26 Aug 2017 | 1-0 |
| 07 May 2016 | 1-3 |
| 09 May 2015 | 2-0 |
| 25 Jan 2014 | 1-2 |
| 18 May 2013 | 2-2 |
| 07 Apr 2012 | 4-1 |
| 15 Jan 2011 | 1-0 |
| 01 May 2010 | 2-2 |
| 05 May 2007 | 2-0 |
| 19 Feb 2006 | 2-1 |
| 08 Aug 2004 | 4-2 |
Scores verified against structured German league data archives, English and German league season records and independent match archives.
The DFL has not yet scheduled Matchday 17. It sits across the weekend of 15 to 17 January 2027, and the slot could be Friday evening, Saturday afternoon or evening, or one of three Sunday times.
Yes. It covers the whole regional transport network on matchday, from seven hours before kickoff until five the next morning, not just a stadium shuttle.
In the Unterturkheimer Kurve, blocks 61 to 65, through entrance D5. Blocks 61 and 62 are standing and 63 to 65 are seated above them.
Nothing larger than A4, and lockers by the away entrance are limited. Glass, bottles, cans and professional camera equipment are all refused at the gate.
Not under sevens, who are barred from standing areas entirely. Under-14s are admitted elsewhere in the ground only when accompanied by an adult.
Sources: VfB Stuttgart official club records for season ticket and membership pricing, hospitality products and ticketing sequence; the MHPArena operator's official arena data for capacity, stand names, transport and stadium regulations; the DFL official licensing regulations for away allocation and stadium roofing requirements; Bundesliga official matchday data for fixture scheduling; Mainz 05 club records; structured German league data archives, league season records and independent match archives for historical results; visiting club supporter guides for away block and entrance detail.