Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
High-flying Eintracht Frankfurt will be aiming to build on back-to-back wins over Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia M’gladbach when they take on Mainz on day 17 of the new Bundesliga campaign. Die Adler have been impressive in front of goal of late, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to watch in the home team will be Denmark international Jesper Lindstrom, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late, while defender Tuta serves a one-game ban.
Midfielder Kristijan Jakic is unlikely to feature against Mainz after limping off with injury in the 3-2 win over die Fohlen. Die Nullfunfer did well to crush Hertha 4-0 at home ground, but seeing that they are not regarded as good travelers, we are tempted to put our money on the high-flying hosts. All Karim Onisiwo, Adam Szalai, Dominik Kohr, Anderson Lucoqui, and Jerry St. Juste are out of contention with injuries for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Timothy Chandler):
Timothy Chandler is a professional footballer, who started his senior career at Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team. In 2010 he signed for Nurnberg and he made 17 appearances for the reserve team. After playing 95 league games for Nurnberg he returned to Eintracht Frankfurt on 3 June, 2014, signing a three-year contract with his former club.
Chandler was born in Frankfurt on 29 March, 1990, but seeing that his father is American, the defender decided to play for the USA national football team. Chandler made his USA debut on March, 2011, coming as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Argentina.
The Freiburg defender made USA 2014 World Cup squad, but he did not play for the Yanks at the showpiece tournament in Brazil. It has to be noted that Chandler made 10 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign. His main position is right back, but he is capable of playing as a right midfielder and a right winger as well.
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.