Week 15 features a match on Sun Nov 13th, where Mainz 05 will host Eintracht Frankfurt at Opel Arena in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Schalke 04. Simon Terodde struck first for Schalke 04 in the 10th minute on a feed from Alex Král, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mainz 05 couldn’t muster any offence and Schalke 04 ran away with the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Eintracht Frankfurt, recorded a 4-2 win against Hoffenheim. Djibril Sow struck first for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 6th minute, then Randal Kolo Muani added another in the 8th minute. Eintracht Frankfurt should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Eintracht Frankfurt won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Eintracht Frankfurt, their top scorers are Daichi Kamada and Randal Kolo Muani, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Marcus Ingvartsen, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Bo Svensson’s squad will be without Maxim Leitsch, while Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt squad will be without Sebastian Rode, Timothy Chandler, Buta, Daichi Kamada, Makoto Hasebe, Ansgar Knauff and Danny da Costa.