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In Mainz, the local pride takes on Saturday afternoon against FC Union Berlin. In the battle for enforcement, the points on both sides are more than welcome.
FSV Mainz 05:
Mainz 05 suffered the seventh loss of this still fairly young season in the previous round. And it was no ordinary defeat for Die Nullfünfer. On a visit to RB Leipzig, Mainz fell by no less than 8-0 – the largest Bundesliga defeat in the club’s history. “It still feels very bad, what happened on Saturday,” said trainer Sandro Schwarz on Tuesday to their own media. “You won’t lose this in two or three days.”
“We should not wrap our apologies in words, but in the field,” the coach continued. Indeed this seems the right way. Central defender Moussa Niakhate was suspended last week. He was greatly missed, but the good news is that he will be back in the basic line-up on Saturday. Other good news is that the rehabilitation of goal-getter Jean-Philippe Mateta is going well, although he is not yet available for Saturday’s game.
FC Union Berlin:
1. FC Union Berlin recorded a victory last weekend that was not only important because of the three points that were left. In the derby against the big Hertha BSC it was of course more than just the win. There was certainly no lack of fighting spirit on Saturday, but good football and chances were. A late goal from substitute Sebastian Polter, who cashed a penalty on behalf of Die Eisernen, made it 1-0 final score. With ten points from ten duels, Union is reasonably on course for enforcement.
“We were lucky with the penalty at the end, but in ninety minutes, it was a well-deserved win,” Union coach Urs Fischer looked back with satisfaction at the win in the Hauptstadt-Derby. Fischer has little reason to make changes to his basic eleven. The selection of Union is again not so wide that the coach can rotate without losing quality.
Mainz vs Union Berlin head to head matches
01.02.04 2BUN Union Berlin Mainz 1 : 1
03.08.03 2BUN Mainz Union Berlin 2 : 1
26.01.03 2BUN Mainz Union Berlin 1 : 0
10.08.02 2BUN Union Berlin Mainz 0 : 2
05.05.02 2BUN Union Berlin Mainz 3 : 1