Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Buoyed by a thrilling 4-0 win over Darmstadt, Mainz will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Hoffenheim at their Mewa Arena. Die Nullfunfer are eyeing their third consecutive win at home ground and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the visitors. With no fresh injury worries to report, head coach Bo Henriksen is unlikely to make changes to the team that outclassed the Lilywhites at the weekend.
Hoffenheim, meanwhile, defeated Augsburg 3-1 at home in their last league match, but given their difficulties on the road, we are tempted to put our money on the relegation-threatened hosts this time out. All Ozan Kabak, Max Moerstedt, Mergim Berisha, and Marco John are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the visiting side. In their last meeting at the venue Mainz defeated Hoffenheim 1-0 thanks to Leandro Barreiro’s goal and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Dominik Kohr):
Dominik Kohr is a product of Bayer Leverkusen’s youth school. The German midfielder was born in Tier on 31 January, 1994 and he made eight appearances for the Bundesliga side at senior level. He spent the 2014/2015 season on loan at Augsburg, playing 34 games for the club in the German elite division and his loan was made permanent at the end of the season (18 June, 2015).
He scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg. Kohr has four caps for Germany U20 and he played for the U18 and the U19 teams in the past as well. Dominik Kohr is a central midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and a centre back as well.
He has a contract with Augsburg which expires on 30 June, 2019. Kohr played 26 games for Augsburg in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign.
Highlighted Team (Hoffenheim):
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German sport club from Hoffenheim in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. The football division played in season 2001/2002 for the first time in the Regionalliga Sud: the third highest football division in Germany. In 2007 the club managed to get to the 2. Bundesliga. One year later in 2007/2008 the club even managed to reach the Bundesliga .
Hoffenheim plays its home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena Rhein-Neckar-Arena which was built in 1999. The venue holds a capacity of 32 000 and is one of the most modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of Hoffenheim are blue and white. The most known nickname for the club is Hoffe. The most famous football player that played for Hoffenheim was Luiz Gustavo.