Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
After sharing the spoils with Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena, Borussia M’gladbach will be aiming to keep their Champions League hopes alive when they take on Mainz on Saturday afternoon. Die Fohlen are on a three-game winless run in the Bundesliga, but it seems as if they will not have a better chance than this to return to get back on course in the national championship. Borussia boss Marco Rose can count on key players for Saturday’s clash.
Die Nullfunfer, on the other hand, sit in the relegation zone, with the team collecting no more than 14 points in total to date. Since Mainz are not regarded as good travellers, we do not believe that they are going to spoil die Fohlen’s party at Borussia-Park. Both Glatzel and Stoger, who scored late goals in a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, are pushing for a start for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Christoph Kramer):
Christoph Kramer is a German midfielder born in Solingen on 19 February 1991, and he is most famous for helping Germany lift the 2014 World Cup trophy. The defensive midfielder came to prominence after signing for Bayer Leverkusen, but it was the loan spells with VFL Bochum and Borussia M’gladbach that seriously aided his development.
Kramer received a surprise call up to Joachim Low’s World Cup squad, and he made a total of three appearances in Brazil, even starting the final against Argentina. The midfielder, however, suffered a concussion just after the half hour mark and he later confessed that he couldn’t remember anything from the most important game in his career.
Kramer remained a member of the Germany national team, making three appearances in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, and there is plenty of time for him to represent the country at another major tournament, playing a more important role than the one he had at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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.