Hertha BSC – 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Saturday, 6.30 p.m.)
Duels in the Bundesliga: In 27 duels, Mainz is just ahead with nine wins, the Berliners have won eight times so far. Ten games ended in a draw. The league goal record: 32:32. However, recent history speaks against Hertha: Of the last ten league games, the Berliners were only able to win one against Mainz. And in the first leg there was a 0:4 swatter.
What else you should know: With a win, Hertha coach Felix Magath’s team can make it clear that they will stay up in the league. And with Mainz comes the second weakest away team in the league – so far only eight points. In addition, the guests have been waiting for an away win for eleven games. After all, Mainz were able to celebrate a win over FC Bayern last week. Hertha recently scored seven out of nine possible points. Magath has an average of 1.7 points per game (predecessor Tayfun Korkut 0.7).
Incidentally, Mainz’s Jonathan Burkardt scored his 11th goal of the season against Bayern. Of the players who could play for the DFB team, only Serge Gnabry (13) scored more goals this season.
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