On Thursday evening the Mainzer have the FK Gabala or in their notation F Qäbälä ran in Azerbaijan. A nice club name, but a relatively unknown opponent. But Mainz have been warned, because chance the home team is not.
FormCheck Qäbälä
After six matchdays Qäbälä leads the league in Azerbaijan. Last year it was third, with which one resulted in the Europa League reached the third time. Last year they even managed a place in the group stage. But in a group with Thessaloniki, Krasnodar and Dortmund you took only two points. Also this year we came back to the group stage after having thrown among others Lille out of the tournament. Of course, the team of coach Roman Grygorchuk has no known star, but you should be careful on the two strikers Bagaliy Dabo and Ruslan Gurbanov. Dabo scored in four league games and six goals in three league games Gurbanov least three goals. On the first matchday of Group C they lost in Anderlecht, however, by 1-3.
FormCheck Mainz
Mainz are the clear favorite in Azerbaijan. The current Eighth Bundesliga could play with an excellent sixth place in the group stage of the Europa Legue over the last year. Mainz played on the opening day at home against St. Etienne 1-1 only. However, coach Martin Schmidt will be without some key men in Azerbaijan. Among them, the defender Balogun, Ramalho, midfielders Latza and Gbamin, and the offensive men Samperio and Green Mountain. These failures must first be compensated.