On the 11th of December, in this week 15 match, Bayern München will host 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, making for an unpleasant day. Bayern München is fresh off their 3-2 win against Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 5th minute, but Robert Lewandowski got the equalizer for Bayern München in the 9th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 77th minute on a penalty goal by Robert Lewandowski to cap off a wild match. Bayern München is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Wolfsburg. Jonathan Burkardt struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute, then Anton Stach added another in the 4th minute on a feed from Jae-Sung Lee At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolfsburg couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Jonathan Burkardt, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Bayern München is fortunate enough to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals
Bayern München will be without Kingsley Coman, Joshua Kimmich and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, while Mainz 05 will be without Jeremiah St. Juste.