On the 27th of August, in this week 4 match, Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05 will play a match in Mainz in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mainz 05 sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 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 in their last match, 17th placed Bayer Leverkusen, recorded a 0-3 loss against Hoffenheim. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 9th minute, then Andrej Kramarić added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Ozan Kabak In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Charles Aránguiz has been the most effective weapon for Bayer Leverkusen lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Karim Onisiwo. The Austrian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Mainz 05 will be without Jonathan Burkardt, while Bayer Leverkusen will be without Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli, Robert Andrich and Florian Wirtz.