In this week 14 match on the 9th of November, Schalke 04 and Mainz 05 will play a match in Gelsenkirchen in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Schalke 04 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Werder Bremen. Niclas Füllkrug struck first for Werder Bremen in the 30th minute on a feed from Mitchell Weiser, then Marvin Ducksch added another in the 76th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer struck first for Wolfsburg in the 33rd minute on a feed from Felix Nmecha, then Maximilian Arnold added another in the 70th minute In the end, Mainz 05 was frustrated by Wolfsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wolfsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Marcus Ingvartsen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Mainz 05. Schalke 04’s most prolific scorer has been Dominick Drexler. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Dominick Drexler, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez and Ibrahima Cissé are unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team, while Maxim Leitsch is unavailable to play for Mainz 05.