Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 12th where Augsburg will play host to Mainz 05 in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 14th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Arminia Bielefeld. Daniel Caligiuri scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 50th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Arminia Bielefeld couldn’t muster any offence and Augsburg ran away with the shutout win. Augsburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 1-3 loss against Union Berlin. Genki Haraguchi struck first for Union Berlin in the 8th minute, then Sheraldo Becker added another in the 56th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Opel Arena, Mainz 05 was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Karim Onisiwo scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 10th minute, then Stefan Bell added another in the 15th minute.
Mainz 05 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Karim Onisiwo and Moussa Niakhaté, and they each have 1 goal. Augsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Gregoritsch. The Austrian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Markus Weinzierl’s Augsburg squad will be without Fredrik Jensen, Tobias Strobl, Alfreð Finnbogason, Andi Zeqiri and Robert Gumny, while Bo Svensson’s squad will be without Jeremiah St. Juste.