Week 3 brings us a match on Aug 20th, where Augsburg plays host to Mainz 05 in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Fredrik Jensen struck first for Augsburg in the 15th minute, but Charles Aránguiz got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 43rd minute. Augsburg is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Union Berlin. Neither Mainz 05 nor Union Berlin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
For Mainz 05, their top scorers are Delano Burgzorg and Karim Onisiwo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Fredrik Jensen has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in the last five matches with two goals
Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Tobias Strobl, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt.