Possible nail-biting contest in FSV Mainz 05 - FC Union Berlin game

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 14.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: OPEL ARENA (34000 seats)

It's only match two of the Bundesliga for these squads. And fresh bodies and minds here at OPEL ARENA as FSV Mainz 05 receive FC Union Berlin. Get smart with this preview!

This could be an absorbing match with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

Last season, FSV Mainz 05's league results were 13 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, resulting in 8th spot in the Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 45. Performing as the home side in the former season FSV Mainz 05 delivered 10-5-2 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 11 conceded.

A good away victory last time out for Mainz, who won 2-1 against Bochum (placed 12th). Onisiwo, who usually features in attack, was the champion performer for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Onisiwo scored two goals and hit one key pass.

This is expected to be a close game, with FSV Mainz 05 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FSV Mainz 05 as a small favourite), we find 11 games. FSV Mainz 05 has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

Let's have a look at how FC Union Berlin performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 9 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 25/27 goals scored/conceded.

FC Union Berlin had fun at their own home (OPEL ARENA) last time out, beating Hertha BSC 3-1. Knoche, Becker and Siebatcheu scored. Siebatcheu has scored for the away team three games in a row. The talent! Attacker Becker got a player rating of 8.61 in the game. "Man of the match" Becker scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

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Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - one - four (Mainz wins - draws - FC Union Berlin wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FSV Mainz 05K. Onisiwo
K. Onisiwo
2 goals
FC Union BerlinR. Knoche
R. Knoche
1 goals
FC Union BerlinS. Becker
S. Becker
1 goals

FSV Mainz 05 missing players

FC Union Berlin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FSV Mainz 05 FC Union Berlin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 5
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
14 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
FSV Mainz 05 Last season FC Union Berlin
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
13 10   Won W   6 16
7 5   Drew D   4 9
14 2   Lost L   7 9
50 33   Scored S   25 50
45 11   Conceded C   27 44
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 76%
59% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 53%
32% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 29%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
56% 41%   BTTS BTTS   65% 59%
29% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 24%
21% 18%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
5.2 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 4.1
4.6 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.4
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.9 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 12
4.5 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.6
33% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 32%
 
11.5 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.3 11.8
3.7 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.7

  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 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 FC Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 FC Union Berlin 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 RB Leipzig 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 VfB Stuttgart 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bochum 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Last season 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 34 24 5 5 97 37 17 13 2 2 48 15 17 11 3 3 49 22 60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 17 13 0 4 52 28 17 9 3 5 33 24 33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 17 10 2 5 39 23 17 9 5 3 41 24 33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 17 11 2 4 43 17 17 6 5 6 29 20 35 58
5 FC Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 17 10 5 2 25 17 17 6 4 7 25 27 6 57
6 Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 17 8 5 4 32 25 17 7 5 5 26 21 12 55
7 FC Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 FSV Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 17 10 5 2 33 11 17 3 2 12 17 34 5 46
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 17 8 4 5 34 24 17 5 3 9 24 36 -2 46
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 17 8 4 5 33 27 17 4 5 8 21 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 4 7 6 20 22 17 6 5 6 25 27 -4 42
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 3 9 18 33 -11 42
13 Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 17 6 4 7 28 32 17 1 8 8 13 27 -18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 9 6 19 37 71 17 6 3 8 24 33 17 3 3 11 13 38 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 5 13 16 27 53 17 2 10 5 15 23 17 3 3 11 12 30 -26 28
18 Greuther Furth 34 3 9 22 28 82 17 3 5 9 15 33 17 0 4 13 13 49 -54 18

Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  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 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 FC Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 FC Union Berlin 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 RB Leipzig 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 VfB Stuttgart 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bochum 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

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