FSV Mainz 05 welcome the visitors Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga – Round 21. The match will be held on Friday, February, 8th, at the Opel Arena (Mainz).
In first 2 fixtures in 2019, FSV Mainz 05 were victorious, whereas in the 3rd one, they conceded to Augsburg. Their start to the campaign was also good – after the first 3 rounds, they featured top-five. Then, they went down, finding themselves 14th in the table. In the end of the last year, they improved their position a bit and detached from the relegation zone by 15 points, 12 points behind the 16th, play-off, tier, currently taking the 11th line.
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The visiting Bayer 04 Leverkusen, on the contrary, registered a horrible start to the campaign. They were rock-bottom after the first 3 rounds. Then, they started to bounce back, left the relegation zone, and moved from it. In light of 6 wins and a draw in their last 9 league encounters, Bayer are presently 7th in the standings, 1 point off the Europa League zone and 7 points off the Champions League.
The guests are currently on the run. In addition to the above, their 2 previous matchups were also winning. Bayern won over Schalke 04 and the sixth-placed Wolfsburg. Same as in the beginning of the season, the guests start to recede after a couple of successful rounds. They could not even overcome Augsburg. Indeed, on their turf, they suffered only 2 losses to the leaders. But Bayer are very strong lately. In the last round, they beat one of these leaders, registering a 3:1 win over Bayern Munich. ‘The Company XI’ look to fight for the European places. That said, the Europa League will not suffice. They shoot for the Champions League. Why not, actually? For this, however, they need to win sides of Mainz’s caliber even away. Bayer’s present form provides for that. They proved this in the last-round encounter. The team are in good spirits after the win over the champions, and they will probably take another 3 points tomorrow. Bayer won in 2 latest head-to-heads against Mainz, those were home wins though. ‘The Company XI’ are not flustered in Mainz either – in 3 of 5 visits there, they celebrated wins.
Prediction for the match: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win.
