The visiting Schalke 04 side should be favourites in this visit to Mainz 05, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05's results here at OPEL ARENA in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 3 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at OPEL ARENA, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Eintracht Frankfurt game.
Happy days for Mainz 05 in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Hertha BSC (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Bayern München with the scoreline 1-3.
What a game it was for Robin Quaison when beating Hertha BSC, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Mainz 05 has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Mainz 05 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (20 from 10 played).
Schalke 04 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga.
Schalke 04 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Paderborn (placed 18th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Hertha BSC (after extra-time) in the DFB Pokal.
The draw against Paderborn came from a losing position. The Schalke 04 manager D. Wagner brought on Ahmed Kutucu as a substitution and the player scored to make the scores level.
Schalke 04 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. Schalke 04 have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Schalke 04 - Mainz 05 2-1, played this season. Mainz 05-Schalke 04 H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mainz 05 three wins, Schalke 04 seven wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Quaison 11 goals |   S. Serdar 7 goals |  A. Harit 6 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Mainz 05 | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 48 | 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 81% |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 19% |
| 67% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 29% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 6.2 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 314 | 170 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 105 | 254 |
| 108 | 55 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 41 | 93 |
| 29% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | 34% |
- Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mainz 05 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Schalke 04 have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 43 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 39 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | Köln | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -23 | 17 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -19 | 16 |