On the 20th of August, in this week 1 match, Mainz 05 will travel to Berlin to battle Union Berlin in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Union Berlin is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Astoria Walldorf. Robin Knoche scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 29th minute on a penalty shot, then Sheraldo Becker added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Kevin Behrens In the end, Astoria Walldorf couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. Union Berlin is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Elversberg. Ludovic Ajorque scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 73rd minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Elversberg couldn’t muster any offence and Mainz 05 ran away with the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Union Berlin won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ludovic Ajorque has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in his last five matches with three goals. Brenden Aaronson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Union Berlin
Urs Fischer’s squad will be without András Schäfer, while Jonathan Burkardt is unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team.