Mainz hopes to overturn their Bundesliga’s misfortunes that find them in the lower half this week when they take on Augsburg. The match is scheduled for Friday night at the Opel Arena, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
In their last league match, the hosts lost to Borussia Dortmund 3-1. In the previous match, the guests tied with Arminia Bielefeld 1-1.
After five league games, Mainz 05 fans would have been happy about their performance, only three points behind the leaders and 10 points on the board.
However, since then, Bo Svensson’s team has suffered three losses in a row, bringing them to 11th.
Losing three games is not ideal for any team. The defeat against Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin, and Borussia Dortmund, three teams in the top seven of the Bundesliga last season, was probably expected for the 05.
On the other hand, Augsburg head coach Markus Weinzierl hoped his team could build on their 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach last month, but wins have been elusive.
Before they put down a disappointing draw, the Fuggerstädter suffered successive away defeats against Freiburg and Dortmund and drew Armenia below them in the relegation zone.
After Augsburg drew last weekend against Union Berlin, the Club slipped into the relegation playoff place after VfL Bochum scored all three points last weekend.
Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Head to Head
Both sides have 25 games against each other with Mainz taking nine wins while Augsburg with 12 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Mainz
- Mainz 1-2 Union Berlin
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz
- Mainz 0-0 Freiburg
- Hoffenheim 0-2 Mainz
Away
- Augsburg 1-1 Arminia Bielefeld
- Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Augsburg
- Freiburg 3-0 Augsburg
- Augsburg 1-0 Borussia M’gladbach
- FC Union Berlin 0-0 Augsburg
Mainz 05 Team News
Mainz defender Jeremiah St. Juste and striker Adam Szalai are out for several weeks with shoulder and knee injuries, respectively.
Dortmund defeated Augsburg without midfielder Dominik Kohr: He sustained a muscle injury and is now fit again, but coach Manuel Baum might choose to start Anton Stach.
Augsburg Team News
Niklas Dorsch and Fredrik Jensen will both be judged before the match kicks off because they’ve got an illness. Florian Niederlechner and Felix Uduokhai won’t play because they’ve injured their muscles.
Prediction and Odds
The last 12 games between these two teams in all competitions ended in a draw, but looking at their history, this close match will end in a share of the spoils.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both Teams to Score
