Jan 22nd features a match where Greuther Fürth plays host to Mainz 05 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 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Arminia Bielefeld. Masaya Okugawa struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 8th minute on a feed from Florian Krüger, then Leweling got the equalizer for Greuther Fürth in the 35th minute on a feed from Branimir Hrgota . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while mainz 05 sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bochum. Jeremiah St. Juste scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 48th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bochum was frustrated by Mainz 05’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mainz 05 ended the match with the shutout victory. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 28th, Mainz 05 hosted Greuther Fürth in their last match together. Mainz 05 won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 12000 jubilant fans. Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui struck first for Mainz 05 in the 15th minute on a feed from Leandro Barreiro, then Ádám Szalai added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Silvan Widmer At the end of 90 a dissapointed Greuther Fürth couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win.
Jae-Sung Lee has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Greuther Fürth’s most prolific scorer has been Kallevik Nielsen. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Stefan Leitl’s squad will be without Justin Hoogma, Jessic Ngankam, Abdourahmane Barry, Kehr and Marius Funk, while Dominik Kohr, Moussa Niakhaté, Ádám Szalai and Jeremiah St. Juste are unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team.