September 10th features a match where Hoffenheim hosts Mainz 05 at Prezero Arena in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hoffenheim sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hoffenheim was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Borussia M’gladbach. Aarón Martín scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Borussia M’gladbach couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Mainz 05 won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Karim Onisiwo has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in the last five matches with three goals. Hoffenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Christoph Baumgartner. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
André Breitenreiter’s squad will be without Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Stanley N’Soki and Philipp Pentke, while Marcus Ingvartsen is unavailable to play for Mainz 05.