Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Leipzig
Match Time & Date:
08/01/2022
15:30
Prediction: 1-1
Mainz
Following an unsuccessful first half of the season, Leipzig will look to kick off 2022 in style when they take on Mainz at Red Bull Arena on Matchday 18. The Red Bulls suffered a shocking 2-0 loss to Arminia Bielefeld in their last league fixture, and, no doubt, they are desperate to return to winning ways in the German top flight. However, home win should not be considered as all Andre Silva, Christopher Nkunku, and Solomon Bonnah have been tested positive for coronavirus.
The likes of Emil Forsberg, Mohamed Simakan, Konrad Laimer, Dani Olmo, and Marcel Halstenberg are out of contention with injuries. Die Nullfunfer, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, and they should take advantage of the absentees in the home team. Even though all Adam Szalai, Dominik Kohr, and Jerry St. Juste are sidelined with injuries, we are tempted to put our money on draw.
Highlighted Player (Yussuf Poulsen):
Yussuf Poulsen is a Danish footballer who started his youth career at BK Skjold. At the age of 14 he joined Lyngby and he made his debut for the first team on 4 December, 2011. He came as a substitute in a match against Horsens after 84 minutes, substituting Mathias Tauber. However, he made no more than five league appearances for Lyngby in the 2011/2012 season.
Despite the fact that Lyngby dropped to Denmark 1st Division, Poulsen did not leave the club in the summer transfer window and it has to be noted that he made 30 appearances for the Vikings in the 2012/2013 campaign. On 4 July, 2013 he signed a deal with Leipzig and he has been playing for the German outfit ever since.
The 193-cm-tall attacker is capable of playing as both right and left winger. Poulsen’s father is Tanzanian, but he decided to represent the Danish national team. He made his debut for the senior team against Albania on 11 October, 2014. Poulsen scored his first ever goal for Denmark in a 2-0 win over Serbia on June 13, 2015.
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.
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