This match features two teams living in the basement of the Bundesliga, Mainz 05 holding 15th place and Werder Bremen lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05 have played 13 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Mainz, who played 1-1 against Fortuna Düsseldorf. That match was also played at this venue (OPEL ARENA). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Paderborn in a game that was won 2-0.
The hometeam coach A. Beierlorzer made a successful contribution in the game against Fortuna Düsseldorf, bringing on Levin Öztunali who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
The Mainz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mainz 05 defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Werder Bremen form and stats
There's been little loot from Werder Bremen's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen, who have the most conceded goals (55) in Bundesliga, only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Werder has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hertha BSC for a Bundesliga game that ended a draw (2-2). Prior to that match, the Werder manager F. Kohfeldt faced defeat when travelling to Eintracht Frankfurt and losing 0-2.
It looked so good for Werder Bremen vs Hertha BSC, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Werder are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). For Werder Bremen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Werder Bremen - Mainz 0-5 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mainz won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Werder Bremen has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  R. Quaison 12 goals |   M. Rashica 7 goals |  L. Öztunali 4 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 34 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 27 |
| 53 | 21 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 29 | 55 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 88% |
| 76% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 85% | 75% |
| 48% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 21% |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 77% | 62% |
| 12% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 359 | 197 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 137 | 306 |
| 121 | 64 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 46 | 99 |
| 28% | 23% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 27% |
- Werder Bremen has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Werder Bremen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Werder Bremen has the most conceded goals (55)
- Werder Bremen has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- Werder Bremen has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Werder Bremen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Werder Bremen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Werder Bremen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |