Open game expected at Stadion An der Alten Försterei: FC Union Berlin vs FSV Mainz 05 preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (22012 seats)

Which side will run out as winners when FSV Mainz 05 go to play FC Union Berlin? In this match guide you'll learn all the relevant information and data necessary to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the most clean sheets (8) in Bundesliga

This should be an intriguing match with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what FC Union Berlin have to build on here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei in the Bundesliga. FC Union Berlin has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Fischer and the players.

FC Union Berlin are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 276 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Kruse).

No payout for Berlin in their previous match, an away game at DSC Arminia Bielefeld that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Baumgartl got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Baumgartl hit one key pass and won 5 of 17 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Borussia Dortmund that was lost 0-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with FC Union Berlin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Union Berlin as a small favourite), we find twelve games. FC Union Berlin has won two of these, drawn eight and lost two.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the DFB Pokal game versus St. Pauli in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

FC Union Berlin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. FC Union Berlin have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

There's been little loot from FSV Mainz 05's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Bundesliga. FSV Mainz 05 only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.

Boëtius, Caricol and Ingvartsen scored in Mainz's previous match, the home game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen that ended 3-2. Widmer got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Widmer hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus SC Freiburg that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by FSV Mainz 05 in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for FSV Mainz 05, one draw and four defeats.

The attacking power of FSV Mainz 05 when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Mainz's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head match ended FSV Mainz 05 - FC Union Berlin 1-2, earlier this season. Previous five meetings with these sides: FC Union Berlin won three, FSV Mainz 05 triumphed in one and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

FC Union BerlinT. Awoniyi
T. Awoniyi
9 goals
FSV Mainz 05J. Burkardt
J. Burkardt
7 goals
FC Union BerlinG. Prömel
G. Prömel
4 goals

FC Union Berlin missing players

FSV Mainz 05 missing players

FC Union Berlin FSV Mainz 05
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 1 Played P 2 11 23
9 6 1 Won W 0 2 10
7 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
7 2 0 Lost L 2 8 9
29 14 2 Scored S 0 10 34
31 12 0 Conceded C 3 19 26
91% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
74% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 78%
52% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 52%
22% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 22%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 13%
57% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 64% 52%
26% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 35%
26% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 27% 17%
 
4 3.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.4 5
4.7 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 4.9
1.7 1.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 12.1 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 12.2 13.8
4.3 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 4.5
30% 29% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 33%
 
12.4 12.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.1 12.2
4.2 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.9 3.8
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the most clean sheets (8) in Bundesliga
  • FSV Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Bayern München 23 18 1 4 74 26 12 10 0 2 37 11 11 8 1 2 37 15 48 55
2 Borussia Dortmund 23 16 1 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 39 18 11 6 1 4 24 18 27 49
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 23 12 5 6 60 39 11 6 2 3 30 19 12 6 3 3 30 20 21 41
4 RB Leipzig 23 11 4 8 49 28 12 9 0 3 34 14 11 2 4 5 15 14 21 37
5 Hoffenheim 23 11 4 8 45 35 11 7 2 2 25 12 12 4 2 6 20 23 10 37
6 SC Freiburg 23 10 7 6 36 26 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 3 4 18 14 10 37
7 FC Köln 23 9 8 6 35 37 12 7 3 2 20 15 11 2 5 4 15 22 -2 35
8 FSV Mainz 05 23 10 4 9 34 26 12 8 3 1 24 7 11 2 1 8 10 19 8 34
9 FC Union Berlin 23 9 7 7 29 31 11 6 3 2 14 12 12 3 4 5 15 19 -2 34
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 8 7 8 33 35 11 3 4 4 14 15 12 5 3 4 19 20 -2 31
11 Bochum 23 8 5 10 25 33 11 6 3 2 17 10 12 2 2 8 8 23 -8 29
12 VfL Wolfsburg 23 8 3 12 24 35 12 4 2 6 13 17 11 4 1 6 11 18 -11 27
13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 23 7 5 11 30 46 11 5 2 4 19 19 12 2 3 7 11 27 -16 26
14 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 23 5 10 8 22 29 12 2 7 3 12 16 11 3 3 5 10 13 -7 25
15 Hertha BSC 23 6 5 12 25 51 12 4 3 5 16 23 11 2 2 7 9 28 -26 23
16 Augsburg 23 5 7 11 25 40 11 4 3 4 16 18 12 1 4 7 9 22 -15 22
17 Stuttgart 23 4 7 12 27 43 12 3 3 6 19 24 11 1 4 6 8 19 -16 19
18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 23 3 4 16 21 61 11 3 3 5 11 17 12 0 1 11 10 44 -40 13

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