Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen, taking place on Saturday, 30 September 2023, at The MEWA Arena in Mainz.
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Mainz 05, Recent FormThe Mainz 05 squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Augsburg, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they had 59% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Augsburg who had 5 attempts and 3 on target.
They have bagged 6 goals in their last 6 matches but haven't taken the points they might have hoped for, primarily due to some indecisive defending that has seen their goal breached 16 times in that period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 games.
A win for Mainz 05 is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 10 games.
Bayer Leverkusen, Recent FormIn their last match Bayer Leverkusen enforced their superiority over Heidenheim with a 4-1 home win. They achieved 72% possession in that match and had 21 strikes at goal, with 10 hitting the target, up against Heidenheim's tally of 2 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Xabi Alonso will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 17 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have conceded 9 goals during those same matches. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 away games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.
Goalscorer Amine Adli will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Bayer Leverkusen.
It was one to forget for Bayer Leverkusen last time they met Mainz 05 in the league, falling to a 2-3 defeat.
Die Werkself will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Mainz having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 12 meetings. Playing away from home, Leverkusen have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 3 league games against Mainz. Leverkusen have a good attacking record away to Die Nullfünfer in the league, having scored a total of 6 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2 goals per game.
Mainz manager Bo Svensson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Jonathan Burkardt (Knee), Danny da Costa (Hip), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Ankle), Maxim Leitsch (Medial Collateral Ligament), Philipp Mwene (Knee), Nelson Weiper (Knee surgery) and Silvan Widmer (Heel) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Xabi Alonso has a number of injury concerns in his Leverkusen squad to contend with: Arthur de Matos Soares (Tendon), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Knee), Noah Mbamba (Knee) and Patrik Schick (Groin)
Mainz 05 Playing at home | Bayer Leverkusen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 2.5 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 47' | Time first goal scored | 21' |
| 74' | Time first goal conceded | 7' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 5 |
| - | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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