On Sat Aug 27th, Mainz 05 will host Bayer Leverkusen at Opel Arena in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mainz 05 is fresh off their 2-1 win against Augsburg. Karim Onisiwo struck first for Mainz 05 in the 31st minute, then in the 35th minute, Felix Uduokhai sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ermedin Demirović. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Hoffenheim. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 9th minute on a feed from Grischa Prömel, then Andrej Kramarić added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Ozan Kabak At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t manage to score, and Hoffenheim took the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Bayer Leverkusen’s most prolific scorer has been Charles Aránguiz. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Karim Onisiwo. The Austrian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Mainz 05 will be without Jonathan Burkardt, while Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli, Robert Andrich and Florian Wirtz are unavailable to play for Bayer Leverkusen.