Week 2 brings us a match on Aug 14th, where Mainz 05 and Union Berlin will play a match in Mainz in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 2-1 win against Bochum. Karim Onisiwo struck first for Mainz 05 in the 26th minute, then Kevin Stöger got the equalizer for Bochum in the 39th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Stafylidis. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Union Berlin recorded a 3-1 win against Hertha BSC. Jordan Siebatcheu scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 32nd minute, then Sheraldo Becker added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Janik Haberer. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Union Berlin won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jordan Siebatcheu has been the most prolific scorer on Union Berlin in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Ingvartsen. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.