SpVgg Greuther Furth – 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
Duels in the Bundesliga: SpVgg Greuther Fürth celebrated their first win in their Bundesliga history on August 31, 2012 in Mainz – since then there have been two clear 3-0 defeats against FSV.
What else you should know: Do you know Babak Keyhanfar? No? That’s not bad, the man should be known to very few outside the city limits of Mainz. On Saturday, however, he will experience his Warholian 90 minutes of glory. As an assistant coach, he can represent the yellow-banned Bo Svensson.
The Mainz head coach provided a Bundesliga first with his fourth yellow card of the season against Bochum. For the first time in history, a coach has to serve a yellow card suspension. In combination with the elimination in the DFB Cup round of 16 during the week (again in Bochum), there have certainly been nicer weekends for the Dane than this.
Bayer Leverkusen – FC Augsburg (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
Duels in the Bundesliga: The memory of March 5, 2016 is reluctant to be remembered in Augsburg. FCA led 3-0 against Leverkusen with three goals from Ja-Cheol Koo after an hour was played. In the end it was only a 3:3. Happens? Sure, but it would have been the only Augsburg victory in Bundesliga history to date. Both teams met 21 times, there were 14 victories for Leverkusen and seven draws. Historical events are possible again this weekend.
What else you should know: The first quarter of an hour could already be decisive. Bayer Leverkusen has a goal difference of 11:2 in the first 15 minutes, FC Augsburg one of 1:8. Both statistics mean league-wide records. In the first half of the season, the Werkself were already 2-0 up after 14 minutes thanks to two Augsburg own goals – quod erat demonstrandum.
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