Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Mewa Arena will host Saturday’s football game between Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, the two teams sitting in the opposite halves of the table. Die Nullfunfer aim to put an end to their three-game winless run and are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Yellow-Blacks. Forward Armindo Sieb is pushing for a start, while both Moritz Jenz and Andreas Hanche-Olsen remain in the recovery room.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Leipzig. Nuri Sahin’s men have a chance to climb to the Champions League berth and seeing that they are high on confidence following a hard-fought win over Sturm in the elite competition, away triumph should be considered. Defender Ramy Bensebaini serves a one-game ban, while all Gregor Kobel, Kjell Watjen, Julian Ryerson, Niklas Sule, and Julien Duranville miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
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.