This match features two teams living in the basement of the Bundesliga, Mainz 05 holding 17th place and Werder Bremen lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Mainz 05 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
It's no vacation for neither Mainz 05 nor Werder Bremen 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.
Mainz 05 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at OPEL ARENA.
An away draw last time out for Mainz, facing Hertha BSC in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Köln that was lost 0-1.
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 eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the DFB Pokal game versus Bochum in only four days. This game is also played here at OPEL ARENA.
Mainz 05 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Mainz have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Werder Bremen form and stats
There's been little loot from Werder Bremen's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Werder have lost on their last two travels.
There were no winners in Werder's previous match, a Bundesliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Borussia Dortmund (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting RB Leipzig's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Werder Bremen in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Werder, two draws and one defeat.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The DFB Pokal trip to Hannover 96.
Werder are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Werder struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Mainz won four, Werder Bremen won four and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mateta 7 goals |   N. Füllkrug 4 goals |  L. Bittencourt 3 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Mainz 05 | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 37% |
- All of Werder Bremen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mainz 05 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Bundesliga
- Mainz 05 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mainz 05 have yet to win a game at home.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Werder Bremen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- 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 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 24 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Köln | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 5 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -25 | 4 |