In a weekend match on Fri Sep 16th, in week 7, Mainz 05 hosts Hertha BSC in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 1-4 loss against Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramarić struck first for Hoffenheim in the 53rd minute on a feed from Georginio Rutter, then Grischa Prömel added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Christoph Baumgartner. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while hertha BSC sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 49th minute, then in the 56th minute, Chidera Ejuke sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Suat Serdar . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Mainz 05 won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Marco Richter and Suat Serdar have been the hottest scorers for Hertha BSC in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Mainz 05 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jae-Sung Lee and Karim Onisiwo each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Marcus Ingvartsen, while Sandro Schwarz’s Hertha BSC squad will be without Rune Jarstein, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka, Lee Dong-Jun and Derry Lionel Scherhant.