Week 21 brings us a match on Feb 19th, where Bayer Leverkusen hosts Mainz 05 in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Bayer Leverkusen recorded a 3-1 win against Hoffenheim. Robert Andrich struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 6th minute on a feed from Wirtz, then Moussa Diaby added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Jeremie Frimpong. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 12th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 3-1 win against Augsburg. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 21st minute, then Karim Onisiwo added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Leandro Barreiro. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 27th, Mainz 05 hosted Bayer Leverkusen at the Opel Arena in their last match together. Bayer Leverkusen took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Exequiel Palacios scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 29th minute, then Jeremie Frimpong added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby In the end, Mainz 05 couldn’t muster any offence and Bayer Leverkusen ran away with the shutout win.
Mainz 05 has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Karim Onisiwo and Jae-Sung Lee are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Mainz 05 and look to continue their dominance.. Adam Hložek has been the most effective weapon for Bayer Leverkusen lately. The Czech midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Bayer Leverkusen will be without Charles Aránguiz and Patrik Schick, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Delano Burgzorg and Robin Zentner.