Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin - prediction, team news, lineups

Union Berlin’s trailblazing caput manager Marie-Louise Eta is inactive connected the hunt for her archetypal triumph successful the job, and her adjacent accidental comes distant astatine Mainz 05 this Sunday night.

Die Eisernen are successful the midst of a six-match winless tally successful the Bundesliga, portion Mainz volition beryllium hoping for a large effect successful their last location crippled of the season.

Match preview

Mainz whitethorn beryllium good wide of the relegation portion and excessively acold distant to situation for Europe, but that does not mean Sunday’s crippled lacks urgency.

On the contrary, this fixture volition beryllium peculiarly important for Mainz caput manager Urs Fischer, who goes up against his erstwhile employers.

The Swiss brag made past successful Berlin by starring Union to a historical Bundesliga promotion earlier bringing Champions League shot to the German capital. 

Despite his adjacent ties to the club, Fischer told journalists helium refuses to “hand retired gifts” and remains focused connected earning six points from the last 2 games of the season.

Mainz participate Sunday’s crippled connected the backmost of past weekend’s 2-1 triumph implicit St Pauli - a effect which ended the club’s four-match winless tally crossed each competitions.

The adjacent task for Die Nulfunfer volition beryllium to extremity their winless tally astatine home, with the squad eyeing up their archetypal Bundesliga triumph astatine the Mewa Arena successful astir 2 months.

Union Berlin’s Eta made past by becoming the archetypal pistillate caput manager successful Europe’s apical 5 leagues, but things person not gone to program pursuing her appointment.

The 34-year-old kicked disconnected her reign with back-to-back defeats against Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig earlier yet uncovering a breakthrough against FC Koln past weekend.

Eta’s broadside showed tons of resilience successful that crippled arsenic they scored 2 goals successful the last 17 minutes to travel from down and unafraid a 2-2 gully - a effect which officially secured the club’s Bundesliga presumption for adjacent season.

Next connected the docket for the German manager is to gain that elusive archetypal win, and assurance volition beryllium precocious fixed Union are unbeaten against Mainz successful 9 erstwhile meetings.

The large hurdle for Union volition beryllium overcoming their antiaircraft issues, which person seen them concede 15 goals crossed their past six outings.

In fact, Die Eisernen person not kept a cleanable expanse since a 1-0 triumph distant astatine Freiburg backmost successful March.

Mainz 05 Bundesliga form:

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Mainz 05 signifier (all competitions):

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Union Berlin Bundesliga form: 

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Team News

The large communicative from Mainz concerns goalkeeper Daniel Batz, who confirmed helium volition beryllium moving to Borussia Monchengladbach astatine the extremity of the season.

The 35-year-old is expected to diagnostic connected Sunday successful what volition beryllium his last farewell astatine the Mewa Arena.

Elsewhere, Jae-Sung Lee has returned to grooming pursuing his conflict with a breached toe, though helium is not expected to diagnostic astatine the weekend.

Striker Silas was fixed a caller declaration with Mainz, but the 27-year-old volition not beryllium capable to amusement his gratitude connected the tract arsenic helium continues his betterment from a breached leg.

Maxim Leitsch (thigh), Maxim Dal (knee) and Benedict Hollerbach (Achilles) volition besides beryllium connected the sidelines this weekend.

Union Berlin, connected the different hand, proceed to endure a goalkeeping crisis, with 2 shot-stoppers retired of action.

Matheo Raab is nursing a manus injury, portion Frederik Ronnow picked up a musculus occupation against RB Leipzig, leaving Carl Klaus with yet different accidental to shine.

Robert Skov, who has lone managed 3 appearances this season, remains connected the sidelines with a musculus injury. 

Mainz 05 imaginable starting lineup:

Batz; da Costa, Posch, Kohr; Widmer, Nebel, Sano, Amiri, Mwene; Becker, Tietz

Union Berlin imaginable starting lineup:

Klaus; Doekhi, Leite, Nsoki; Trimmel, Schafer, Khedira, Kemlein, Rothe; Burke, Burcu

We say: Mainz 05 1-1 Union Berlin

Union Berlin showed a batch of combat against Koln past weekend, but their mediocre commencement to games successful caller times is becoming a worry.

Nevertheless, we are backing the visitors to gain a constituent against a Mainz broadside that boasts the 4th worst location grounds successful the Bundesliga. 

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