Week 31 features a match on Fri May 5th, where Mainz 05 will host Schalke 04 at Opel Arena in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 8th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 0-3 loss against Wolfsburg. Jonas Older Wind struck first for Wolfsburg in the 5th minute, then Sebastiaan Bornauw added another in the 13th minute In the end, Mainz 05 couldn’t muster any offence and Wolfsburg ran away with the shutout win. Mainz 05 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while schalke 04 sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 18th minute, but Sepp van den Berg got the equalizer for Schalke 04 in the 81st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Dominick Drexler. Schalke 04 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Mainz 05 and Schalke 04 last played eachother at the Veltins-arena on the 9th of November. Schalke 04 was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 58000 jubilant spectators. Simon Terodde scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Mainz 05 was frustrated by Schalke 04’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Schalke 04 ended the match with the shutout victory.
Marius Bülter has been the most effective weapon for Schalke 04 lately. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Mainz 05 is fortunate enough to have Ludovic Ajorque in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Jonathan Burkardt is unavailable to play for Mainz 05, while Ralf Fährmann, Cedric Brunner and Tim Skarke are unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team.