Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 26th where Union Berlin hosts Mainz 05 in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Union Berlin is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Arminia Bielefeld. Masaya Okugawa struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Union Berlin was frustrated by Arminia Bielefeld’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arminia Bielefeld ended the match with the shutout victory. Union Berlin is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 3-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Patrik Schick struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 35th minute, but Aarón Martín got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Marcus Ingvartsen. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Mainz 05 and Union Berlin last played eachother at the Opel Arena on Oct 3rd. Union Berlin took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 16000 fans. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Mainz 05 in the 39th minute, then Taiwo Awoniyi tied it up for Union Berlin in the 69th minute on a feed from Max Kruse But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Taiwo Awoniyi.
Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Karim Onisiwo. The Austrian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Max Kruse. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Urs Fischer’s Union Berlin squad will be without Grischa Prömel, Julian Ryerson, Niko Giesselmann and Jakob Busk Jensen, while Mainz 05 will be without Jeremiah St. Juste.