The Mainz 05 manager J. Lichte attacks this game with the team placed 18th so far. In the visitors dressing room Borussia M'gladbach and their manager M. Rose are in 11th place before this match.
The visiting Borussia M'gladbach played their last game only three days ago, a Champions League match. That game was also an away game, at Inter. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05 are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Bundesliga games here at OPEL ARENA. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Mainz with their four defeats in a row. Not since the RB Leipzig game, 34 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Mainz are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at OPEL ARENA, having lost their two previous games here.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 257 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Quaison was the last player to find the net.
The Mainz 05 fans got no joy from their last match, a Bundesliga game also here at OPEL ARENA: A 0-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen (placed 9th). Preceding that match was the home game against Stuttgart that was lost 1-4.
At OPEL ARENA, Mainz 05 has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
Borussia M'gladbach are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Borussia M'gladbach has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Inter for a Champions League game that ended a draw (2-2). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Madrid in just three days.
It's early days yet, but Borussia M'gladbach has scored 3 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Mainz 05 wins - draws - Borussia M'gladbach wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Quaison 1 goals |  J. Mateta 1 goals |   S. Lainer 1 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
| Mainz 05 | Borussia M'gladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 24 | 49 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 26% |
- Mainz 05 is in the worst form (0-0-4)
| Mainz 05 | Last season | Borussia M'gladbach | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Scored | S | 26 | 66 | ||
| 65 | 29 | Conceded | C | 19 | 40 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 79% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 82% | ||
| 65% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 71% | ||
| 44% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 41% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 18% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 68% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 21% | ||
| 35% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 470 | 258 | Total Shots | T S | 220 | 489 | ||
| 156 | 82 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 193 | ||
| 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Freiburg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Köln | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 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 | Bayern München | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 68 | 82 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 84 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 43 | 69 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 81 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 44 | 66 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 65 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 63 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 52 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 59 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 38 | -17 | 41 |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 39 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 65 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -21 | 37 |
| 14 | Köln | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -18 | 36 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 33 | -27 | 31 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 39 | -31 | 30 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -37 | 20 |