Season ticket holders at OPEL ARENA haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Mainz 05 languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Hoffenheim will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Mainz nor Hoffenheim as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Hoffenheim have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05's struggle is real here at OPEL ARENA with only 14 points collected from 14 Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-8.
An away draw last time out for Mainz, facing Union Berlin in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to RB Leipzig (0-5).
Mainz are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.
Hoffenheim form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Hoffenheim have produced an overall stat of 5-5-3 so far. It's three draws from Hoffenheim's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Hoffenheim are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Bundesliga against Köln (placed 11th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Paderborn that ended 1-1.
Hoffenheim have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hoffenheim have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hoffenheim - Mainz 05 1-5 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Mainz won three, Hoffenheim won five and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Quaison 12 goals |   C. Baumgartner 6 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Mainz 05 | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 37 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 39 |
| 61 | 26 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 48 |
| 96% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 89% |
| 75% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 64% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 29% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 21% |
| 61% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 62% | 61% |
| 11% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 23% | 18% |
| 32% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 6.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 384 | 201 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 168 | 373 |
| 128 | 65 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 55 | 128 |
| 29% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 30% |
- Mainz 05 has the most conceded goals (61)
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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 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 64 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 40 | 57 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 41 | 55 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | -9 | 39 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -11 | 37 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Köln | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -14 | 31 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -8 | 29 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -24 | 28 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 29 | -22 | 27 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 29 | -30 | 22 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 19 |