On Sat Feb 4th, in week 19, Union Berlin hosts Mainz 05 at Stadion An Der Alten Försterei in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Union Berlin, recorded a 2-1 win against Wolfsburg. Luca Waldschmidt struck first for Wolfsburg in the 5th minute, then Robin Knoche tied it up for Union Berlin in the 12th minute on a feed from Josip Juranović But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Kevin Behrens. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 11th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 5-2 win against Bochum. Jae-Sung Lee scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 1st minute, then Silvan Widmer added another in the 17th minute. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Union Berlin and Mainz 05 last played eachother at the Opel Arena on the 14th of August. Mainz 05 and Union Berlin battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Mainz 05 nor Union Berlin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Karim Onisiwo. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Union Berlin is fortunate enough to have Danilho Doekhi in top form. In the last five matches the defender has scored 4 goals
Sven Michel, Diogo Leite, Morten Thorsby and András Schäfer are unavailable to play for Urs Fischer’s team, while Jonathan Burkardt, Delano Burgzorg, Robin Zentner and Maxim Leitsch are unavailable to play for Bo Svensson’s team.