In this 23rd week match, on Sun Feb 28th, Augsburg will travel to Mainz to battle Mainz 05 in a Bundesliga match. 17th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 2-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Karim Onisiwo scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 10th minute, then in the 26th minute, Jonas Hofmann sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lars Stindl. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while augsburg sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Florian Niederlechner scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 5th minute, then in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Demarai Gray sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Edmond Tapsoba earning Bayer Leverkusen a comeback draw. Augsburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Wwk Arena, Augsburg won by a score of 3 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Ruben Vargas scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 40th minute, then Karim Onisiwo tied it up for Mainz 05 in the 64th minute.
Augsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Florian Niederlechner. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Moussa Niakhaté, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Pierre Kunde, Edimilson Fernandes and Robin Quaison, while Fredrik Jensen, Iago, Felix Uduokhai and Alfreð Finnbogason are unavailable to play for Heiko Herrlich’s team.