In this 20th week match, on Saturday Feb 11th, Mainz 05 and Augsburg will play a match in Mainz in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 1-2 loss against Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens struck first for Union Berlin in the 32nd minute on a feed from Paul Seguin, but Marcus Ingvartsen got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 79th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while augsburg sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bayer Leverkusen. Mergim Berisha scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Augsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Augsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Augsburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Mainz 05 and Augsburg last played eachother at the Wwk Arena on Aug 20th. Mainz 05 won by a score of 2 to 1. Karim Onisiwo struck first for Mainz 05 in the 31st minute on a feed from Angelo Fulgini, then Ermedin Demirović got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 35th minute on a feed from Felix Uduokhai.
Mergim Berisha has been the most effective weapon for Augsburg lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his 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, Delano Burgzorg and Robin Zentner, while Augsburg will be without André Hahn, Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Iago, Tobias Strobl and Irvin Cardona.