On Oct 21st, Mainz 05 hosts Köln at Opel Arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 11th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Werder Bremen. Marcus Ingvartsen scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 36th minute, then Jae-Sung Lee added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Anton Stach In the end, Werder Bremen was frustrated by Mainz 05’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mainz 05 ended the match with the shutout victory. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Köln is fresh off their 3-2 win against Augsburg. Florian Niederlechner scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 14th minute, but Steffen Tigges got the equalizer for Köln in the 47th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 81st minute on a goal by Steffen Tigges to cap off a wild match. Köln is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Steffen Tigges has been the most prolific scorer on Köln in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Marcus Ingvartsen, who has two goals in the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Alexander Hack, Jonathan Burkardt, Stefan Bell and Marcus Ingvartsen, while Jan Thielmann, Julian Chabot, Lemperle and Horn are unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team.