20:04
The Werkself, who won the first leg 1-0 at the BayArena at the end of September thanks to a goal by Wirtz (62′) and who are the second-best away team in the top flight with 21 points in eleven matches, are coached by Gerardo Seoane made a personnel change compared to the 4:2 home win against VfB Stuttgart. Tah returns after recovering from the infection and replaces Bakker. Hincapié moves to his position at left-back.
19:55
On the side of the 05ers, whose last three against the Rhinelanders dated September 2017 and who would draw level with fourth place in the Champions League with a win today, coach Bo Svensson decided not to make any changes in his after the 1-1 away draw at SC Freiburg starting eleven Lee and Kohr are again preferred to Boëtius and Barreiro in 3-4-2-1.
19:47
Bayer Leverkusen scored 13 out of a possible 15 points in the second half of the season and arrived with the confidence of four wins in a row. The Rhinelanders recently impressed with grandiose offensive performances, they scored a whopping 14 goals in the last three games. With the 4:2 at home against VfB Stuttgart, they consolidated third place in the table and are now closer to the current second Borussia Dortmund (five points) than fourth (seven).
19:38
After 1. FSV Mainz 05 ended January with a 2-1 away defeat at bottom team SpVgg Greuther Fürth, they left the free weekend with a 2-0 home win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and a 1-1 draw at SC Follow Freiburg. The Rheinhessen have recently proved with strong performances against even better positioned clubs that they are a serious candidate for the race to participate in European competitions.
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga game on Friday! 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen open the 23rd match day. The 05ers and the Werkself will face each other on the pitch of the Mewa Arena from 8:30 p.m.