This match features two teams living in the basement of the Bundesliga, Mainz 05 holding 14th place and Hertha BSC lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Mainz 05 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at OPEL ARENA.
Mainz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Köln's place. The match ended 3-2 with Leandro Barreiro, Jean-Paul Boëtius and Karim Onisiwo scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Arminia Bielefeld.
A late climax in the match against Köln as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Leandro Barreiro.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mainz 05 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost five.
Mainz are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Werder Bremen awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mainz 05 here at OPEL ARENA in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mainz defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. 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
Hertha BSC have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 2-5-7 (14 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Hertha 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 delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Borussia M'gladbach (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. Before that, Hertha travelled to Union Berlin and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Hertha BSC in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hertha, three draws and seven defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Freiburg in just three days.
Hertha BSC find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures 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's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hertha BSC - Mainz 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Mainz victories, three draws and two Hertha BSC wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Carneiro Da Cunha 7 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 7 goals |  K. Piątek 6 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Hertha BSC missing players
| Mainz 05 | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 30 | 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% |
| 71% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 79% | 82% |
| 50% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 57% |
| 39% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 32% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 57% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 54% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 21% |
| 36% | 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 |
| 10.9 | 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 |
| 30% | 24% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | 28% |
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Freiburg | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | Köln | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 42 | -53 | 13 |