Week 25 features a match on Sun Mar 19th, where Mainz 05 will host Freiburg in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hertha BSC. Jessic Ngankam struck first for Hertha BSC in the 18th minute on a penalty kick, then Ludovic Ajorque got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 57th minute on a feed from Leandro Barreiro earning Mainz 05 a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Mainz 05 should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Freiburg recorded a 0-2 loss against Juventus. Dušan Vlahović struck first for Juventus in the 45th minute on a penalty kick, then Federico Chiesa added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Freiburg couldn’t manage to score, and Juventus took the shutout win. Freiburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Europa Park Stadium, Freiburg was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Michael Gregoritsch struck first for Freiburg in the 3rd minute, then Daniel-Kofi Kyereh added another in the 37th minute.
Freiburg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Vincenzo Grifo and Ritsu Doan each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Jae-Sung Lee. The midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt and Karim Onisiwo, while Freiburg will be without Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.