On Sat Feb 6th, in week 20, Mainz 05 hosts Union Berlin in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 0-2 loss against Stuttgart. Kalajdzic struck first for Stuttgart in the 55th minute on a feed from Sosa, then Silla Wamangituka added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Orel Mangala At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mainz 05 couldn’t manage to score, and Stuttgart took the shutout win. Mainz 05 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while union Berlin is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Robin Knoche struck first for Union Berlin in the 31st minute on a feed from Marcus Ingvartsen, then Alassane Pléa tied it up for Borussia M’gladbach in the 59th minute on a feed from Jonas Hofmann earning Borussia M’gladbach a comeback draw. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion An Der Alten Försterei, Union Berlin won by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over four thousand excited fans. Max Kruse struck first for Union Berlin in the 13th minute on a feed from Sheraldo Becker, then Marcus Ingvartsen added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Christopher Trimmel At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mainz 05 couldn’t manage to score, and Union Berlin took the shutout win.
Robert Andrich and Sheraldo Becker are the top scorers for Union Berlin in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Moussa Niakhaté. The French defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Mainz 05 will be without Pierre Kunde, Jeremiah St. Juste, Daniel Brosinski, Edimilson Fernandes and Levin Öztunali, while Union Berlin will be without Marius Bülter, Christopher Trimmel, Christian Gentner, Sheraldo Becker, Anthony Ujah, Maurice Opfermann, Grischa Prömel, Florian Hübner, Joel Pohjanpalo, Nico Schlotterbeck, Max Kruse and Christopher Lenz.