On the 5th of February, in this week 21 match, Mainz 05 hosts Hoffenheim at Opel Arena in a Bundesliga 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. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 1-2 loss against Greuther Fürth. Jeremy Dudziak struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 12th minute on a feed from Seguin, then Stefan Bell added another on an own goal in the 66th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Erling Braut Håland scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 6th minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Ihlas Bebou sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andrej Kramarić , but luckily for Borussia Dortmund it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 11th of September, Hoffenheim hosted Mainz 05 in their last match together. Mainz 05 won by a score of 2 to 0. Jonathan Burkardt struck first for Mainz 05 in the 21st minute on a feed from Dominik Kohr, then Marcus Ingvartsen added another in the 77th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win.
Hoffenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Ihlas Bebou. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Karim Onisiwo, who has two goals in the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Ádám Szalai, while Robert Skov, Pavel Kadeřábek, Ermin Bičakčić and John are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim.