Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen - prediction, team news, lineups

Two of the Bundesliga's European hopefuls volition fastener horns at MEWA Arena connected Saturday, erstwhile Mainz 05 big Werder Bremen.

Die Nullfunfer are looking for a 3rd triumph successful 4 games, portion Die Werderaner could widen their unbeaten tally to six matches.

Match preview

Urs Fischer rescued Mainz from peril erstwhile helium took the reins past December, and his squad are present dreaming of qualifying for continental football.

Die Nullfunfer beryllium 5th successful the Bundesliga with 10 points aft six games, conscionable 4 down top-of-the array Bayern Munich.

Last weekend, Fischer's broadside followed up a frustrating 4-3 nonaccomplishment to Bayer Leverkusen with a 1-0 triumph implicit Schalke 04, with Phillip Tietz ending the promoted club's 13-month undefeated streak astatine home.

That triumph besides saw Mainz acceptable a caller nine record, fixed that it was their 5th successive league triumph connected the road.

However, hiding down that distant signifier is the information Die Nullfunfer have not travel retired connected apical successful immoderate of their 3 Bundesliga matches astatine MEWA Arena this season, losing doubly and drafting once.

Meanwhile, Werder manager Daniel Thioune besides arrived successful the mediate of past season, and helped to support the strugglers successful the division, earlier kicking connected successful 2026-27.

Die Werderaner person been dealing with a lengthy database of absentees successful the aboriginal stages of this campaign, but they are commendably eighth successful the Bundesliga with 9 points, 1 down their opponents.

That beardown commencement has mostly been driven by the efforts of striker Niclas Fullkrug, who has scored six goals successful his past 5 league games, and winger Marco Grull, who boasts 5 assists truthful acold successful the German apical flight.

Fullkrug made headlines earlier this period erstwhile helium asked for much respect from the media, a sentiment echoed by brag Thioune aft the West Ham United loanee's brace earned a 2-2 comeback draw with SC Paderborn past weekend.

Werder volition beryllium cautiously optimistic astir their travel to look Mainz wherever they are astir vulnerable, but the visitors indispensable defy their ain signifier connected the roadworthy if they are to triumph, considering they are yet to assertion a league triumph distant from the Weserstadion.

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Team News

Mainz manager Fischer confirmed that goalkeeper Robin Zentner (hand), centre-back Dominik Kohr (ankle), attacking midfielder Otto Ruoppi (knee) and striker Silas (leg) are each sidelined connected Saturday.

With that successful mind, Alexander Schwolow should commencement betwixt the sticks, shielded by a backmost 3 featuring Kacper Potulski, Stefan Posch and Danny da Costa.

At the other extremity of the pitch, Sheraldo Becker and Phillip Tietz look acceptable to signifier a onslaught partnership, supported from midfield by Nadiem Amiri.

As for Werder, they person an extended wounded database to contend with, particularly successful midfield, wherever they are missing Jens Stage (thigh), Senne Lynen (groin) and Skelly Alvero (calf).

In their absence, Ludovit Reis and Youri Regeer volition commencement successful a treble pivot down Chuki, who volition beryllium supporting striker Nicolas Fullkrug - the in-form 33-year-old is definite to pb the enactment considering Justin Njinmah (thigh), Salim Musah (thigh) and Keke Topp (ACL) are each unavailable.

Elsewhere, left-backs Moussa N'Diaye and Felix Agu stay sidelined owed to respective groin and calf injuries, truthful expect to see Olivier Deman run connected the near of the visitors' backmost 4 alongside Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl and Arthur.

Mainz 05 imaginable starting lineup:

Schwolow; Potulski, Bosch, Da Costa; Caci, Sano, Lee, Amiri, Mwene; Becker, Tietz

Werder Bremen imaginable starting lineup:

Hein; Arthur, Friedl, Pieper, Deman; Regeer, Reis; Dinkci, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug

We say: Mainz 05 2-2 Werder Bremen

Mainz person been little than awesome connected location turf, though they are much than susceptible of uncovering the backmost of the nett doubly this weekend.

Werder person proven resilient this season, and with some Fullkrug and Grull successful fantabulous form, they could locomotion distant with a constituent connected Saturday.

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