On Oct 8th, Mainz 05 will host RB Leipzig at Opel Arena in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 3rd minute, then Daniel-Kofi Kyereh added another in the 37th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Bochum. Timo Werner struck first for RB Leipzig in the 15th minute, then Christopher Nkunku added another in the 23rd minute on a penalty In the end, Bochum was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
For RB Leipzig, their top scorers are Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Aarón Martín has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in his last 5 matches with two goals
Alexander Hack, Jonathan Burkardt and Marcus Ingvartsen are unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team, while Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Yussuf Poulsen, Lukas Klostermann and Daniel Olmo are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig.