In a weekend match on Saturday May 7th, in week 33, Hertha BSC plays host to Mainz 05 in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Arminia Bielefeld. Lucas Tousart struck first for Hertha BSC in the 54th minute on a feed from Marvin Plattenhardt, then in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Hack sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nilsson squeezing out at least the one point for Arminia Bielefeld. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 3-1 win against Bayern München. Jonathan Burkardt scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 18th minute, then Moussa Niakhaté added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Anton Stach. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 14th, Mainz 05 hosted Hertha BSC in their last match together. Mainz 05 was victorious by a score of 4 to 0 in front of almost 10000 fans. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 19th minute, then Alexander Hack added another in the 41st minute In the end, Hertha BSC was frustrated by Mainz 05’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mainz 05 ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Jonathan Burkardt, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Vladimír Darida and Timo Baumgartl are the top scorers for Hertha BSC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Stevan Jovetić, Vladimír Darida, Rune Jarstein, Alexander Schwolow, Lukas Klünter, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC, while Jeremiah St. Juste and Delano Burgzorg are unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team.