Head to head record: Werder and Mainz will meet for the 25th time in the Bundesliga on Sunday with recent results favouring the Green-Whites. Werder have won twelve of the 24 previous meetings between the two sides, drawing six times and falling to six defeats. Mainz have lost at home to Werder on eight previous occasions and only FC Bayern München have won on more occasions in Mainz (ten victories). Mainz’s heaviest defeat in the Bundesliga also came at home to the Green-Whites as Jürgen Klopp’s side fell to a 6-1 home defeat to Werder in the 2006/07 season.
Werder’s opponents: Mainz fell to a 3-2 extra defeat to FC Augsburg in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday night and the 05ers have not had it easy in the Bundesliga in recent weeks either. Sandro Schwarz’s side have only been able to secure two points from their last six Bundesliga matches, scoring only once in the process. Mainz have also not been clinical in front of goal, taking just 5% of the chances they create which is the lowest of any Bundesliga side. However, Mainz are difficult side to face at home, taking eight of their nine points so far this season in the OPEL ARENA. Only FC Bayern München have been able to take all three points from a trip to Mainz so far this season.
Referee: Guido Winkmann will be the referee for the match in Mainz while Christian Bandurski and Arno Blos are the two assistants. Dr. Martin Thomsen is the fourth official while Harm Osmers and Alexander Sather are the Video Assistant Referees (VAR).