On Mar 13th, Freiburg will travel to Mainz to battle Mainz 05 in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Schalke 04. Neither Schalke 04 nor Mainz 05 could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 1 and 21 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while freiburg sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku struck first for RB Leipzig in the 41st minute on a feed from Yussuf Poulsen, then Alexander Sørloth added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Christopher Nkunku In the end, Freiburg couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. Freiburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Freiburg and Mainz 05 last played eachother at the Schwarzwald-stadion on Sunday Nov 22nd. Mainz 05 took the match by a score of 3 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Jean-Philippe Mateta struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute, then Jean-Philippe Mateta added another in the 34th minute.
Freiburg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Jonathan Schmid and Jeong Woo-Yeong, and they each have 1 goal. Kevin Stöger has been the most effective weapon for Mainz 05 lately. The Austrian midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Mainz 05 will be without Pierre Kunde, Karim Onisiwo, Edimilson Fernandes and Robin Quaison, while Christian Streich’s Freiburg squad will be without Chang-Hoon Kwon and Mark Flekken.