On the 19th of February, in this week 21 match, Bayer Leverkusen plays host to Mainz 05 in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 8th placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 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. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, 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 earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen last played eachother at the Opel Arena on the 27th of August. Bayer Leverkusen won 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 At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mainz 05 couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win.
In the last 5 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 two goals in his last five matches
Charles Aránguiz and Patrik Schick are unavailable to play for Xabier Alonso Olano’s team, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Delano Burgzorg and Robin Zentner.