In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 5th, in week 21, Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim will play a match in Mainz in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 10th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Greuther Fürth. Jeremy Dudziak scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the 12th minute, then Stefan Bell added another on an own goal in the 66th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Erling Braut Håland struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 6th minute on a feed from Donyell Malen, then Andrej Kramarić tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but luckily for Borussia Dortmund it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim last played eachother at the Prezero Arena on Sep 11th. Mainz 05 was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Jonathan Burkardt scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 21st minute, then Marcus Ingvartsen added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Anton Stach At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win.
Ihlas Bebou has been the most prolific scorer on Hoffenheim in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Karim Onisiwo has been the most effective weapon for Mainz 05 lately. The Austrian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Mainz 05 will be without Ádám Szalai, while Hoffenheim will be without Robert Skov, Pavel Kadeřábek, Ermin Bičakčić and Marco John.