February 1st features a match where Mainz 05 hosts Bayern München at Opel Arena in a DFB Pokal match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Mainz 05 is fresh off their 5-2 win against Bochum. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 1st minute, then Silvan Widmer added another in the 17th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bayern München recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Leroy Sané scored the first goal for Bayern München in the 34th minute, then Randal Kolo Muani got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 69th minute on a feed from Daichi Kamada earning Eintracht Frankfurt at least a draw. Bayern München is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Serge Gnabry has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Bayern München. Karim Onisiwo has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in the last 5 matches with three goals.