Little to separate Mainz and Borussia M´gladbach

Mainz host Borussia M´gladbach this Saturday at the Mewa Arena for matchday 24 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Bo Henriksen's team are 17th in the table with 15 points, while Gerardo Seoane's team are 12th with 25 points. The match will be broadcast live at 09:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Mainz head into this clash on the back of a 2x1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), whilst the visitors surpassed VfL Bochum with a 5x2 victory (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Bo Henriksen's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past four, in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Mainz and Borussia M´gladbach have faced each other forty-two times, with Gerardo Seoane's team holding the advantage: 17 victories, against 12 victories of Bo Henriksen's team. Specifically in the Mewa Arena, Borussia M´gladbach and Mainz have both 7 victories.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been thirty-five games played between the two teams, with 14 wins for Borussia M´gladbach, 11 draws and 10 wins for Mainz.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from Mainz's most influential players, van den Berg is the most used player in a total of 22 games (1848 min). Anthony Caci has scored 2 goals, the most across Mainz's squad. As for Borussia M´gladbach, Rocco Reitz participated in 23 games, and Moritz Nicolas has played the most minutes (1890). Alassane Pléa is their current best scorer with 7 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 2x2. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.