This match features two teams living in the basement of the Bundesliga, Mainz 05 holding 13th place and Hertha BSC lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Mainz 05 and Hertha BSC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Mainz are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture.
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05's results here at OPEL ARENA in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats.
A strong away win for Mainz against Werder Bremen the last match, as Ádám Szalai were on target. In the game before, an away victory match versus Köln with a 3-2 scoreline.
Mainz 05 aren't scoring a lot here at OPEL ARENA in the league, with only 12 goals from 14 games. Mainz have conceded 21 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hertha BSC form and stats
There's been little loot from Hertha BSC's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Bundesliga. Hertha BSC only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Hertha BSC have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Augsburg game.
Hertha played 2-2 against Borussia M'gladbach in their previous match. Before that, Hertha BSC travelled to Union Berlin and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Freiburg in just three days.
Hertha have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hertha have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hertha BSC - Mainz 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Mainz 05, three draws and two wins for Hertha BSC. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Carneiro Da Cunha 7 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 7 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Hertha BSC missing players
| Mainz 05 | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 48 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 48 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 89% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 79% | 82% |
| 48% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 57% |
| 38% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 32% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 55% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 54% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 21% |
| 34% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 24% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | 28% |
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 47 | 71 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 57 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 61 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 56 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 52 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -5 | 35 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 33 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -17 | 31 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 30 |
| 16 | Köln | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 47 | -58 | 13 |