On Sat Sep 2nd, in week 3, Mainz 05 will travel to Bremen to battle Werder Bremen in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 0-1 loss against Freiburg. Maximilian Philipp struck first for Freiburg in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Noah Weisshaupt, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Werder Bremen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while mainz 05 sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 25th minute, but Omar Marmoush got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Eintracht Frankfurt a comeback draw. Mainz 05 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Mainz 05 won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Ludovic Ajorque, who has three goals in the last five matches. Both Justin Njinmah and Nick Woltemade have been the hottest scorers for Werder Bremen in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Ole Werner’s squad will be without Naby Keïta, Miloš Veljković, Nick Woltemade, Felix Agu and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Ludovic Ajorque, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Maxim Leitsch.