Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Bayern Munich welcome Mainz to their Allianz Arena in a David-vs-Goliath clash. The Bavarians aim to revive their title hopes and they have no other option but to go all guns blazing at the die Nullfunfer. Despite failing to find the net in a 2-2 draw with Freiburg, a man to watch in the home team will be Harry Kane, who is leading the goal-scoring chart, while Dayot Upamecano is back from the Champions League ban. All Kingsley Coman, Noussair Mazraoui, and Bouna Sarr remain in the treatment room.
Mainz, on the other hand, are stuck in the relegation zone with only 16 points on their account. The visitors are eager to avoid automatic relegation to 2. Bundesliga, but given their poor away record (0-6-6) in the 2023/2024 season, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. All Jessic Ngankam, Leandro Barreiro, and Dominik Kohr are out of contention through suspension for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Mainz):
1. FSV Mainz 05 is a German football club from the city Mainz. The club managed to reach the highest German football division the Bundesliga in 2009. FSV Mainz was founded in 1905. The club host it’s home game in the Coface Arena which holds a capacity of 35 000 seats. The stadium was build in 2011 and is considered as one of the most modern stadiums in the nation. De most known nickname for FSV Mainz is Die 05’er. The club colours are red and white.
FSV Mainz never won a title in their history. Not in the Bundesliga and not even in the 2. Bundesliga or the 3. Bundesliga. Mainz managed to reach the UEFA Cup in 2005/2006 where they lost against Sevilla FC. In 2011/2012 and 2014/2015 the club from Mainz got knocked out in the qualification stage.
Known players that played in the Mainz kit in their career are: Holtby, Schurrle, Klop pand Subotic.