In a weekend match in week 24, on Saturday Mar 11th, Hertha BSC will host Mainz 05 at Olympiastadion Berlin in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Hertha BSC recorded a 1-4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 12th minute, then Jeremie Frimpong added another in the 21st minute. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hoffenheim. Leandro Barreiro scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 33rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Mainz 05 should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 16th of September, Mainz 05 hosted Hertha BSC in their last match together. Mainz 05 and Hertha BSC battled to a 1-1 draw. Lucas Tousart scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 30th minute, then Anthony Caci tied it up for Mainz 05 in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Mainz 05 a comeback draw.
For Mainz 05, their top scorers are Marcus Ingvartsen and Jae-Sung Lee, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Dodi Lukebakio has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Hertha BSC will be without Stevan Jovetić, Wilfried Kanga, Chidera Ejuke, Rune Jarstein and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt and Karim Onisiwo.