Match details:

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich
24th April at 7:00 PM
Venue: OPEL Arena 

Preview:

The Bundesliga is the topmost level of German football, wherein 18 teams battle across each other to be determined the champions of Germany. It’s Gameweek 31 of the German Bundesliga, in this fixture we will be looking at the 13th placed Mainz 05 hosting the league leaders Bayern Munich. In their previous competitive meeting, it was Bayern Munich who came out on top after managing to win a 7 goal thriller by 5-2. In their previous competitive match, Mainz 05 faced Werder Bremen against whom they went on to win by 1-0, whereas Bayern Munich faced Bayer Leverkusen against whom they went on to win by a comfortable margin of 2-0.

Key Stats & Info:

• Bayern Munich are undefeated in 17 of their previous 18 matches against Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.

• Since being appointed as a Bayern Munich manager, Hansi Flick is undefeated in 75 of his previous 82 matches in all competitions.

• Mainz 05 are undefeated in their previous 6 matches in the Bundesliga.

• Bayern have won their last 8 away matches against Mainz in all competitions. 

Probable starting XI:

Mainz 05:

Zentner, Niakhate, Juste, Bell, da Costa, Mwene, Kohr, Martins, Latza, Glatzel, Quaison

Bayern Munich:

Neuer, Davies, Alaba, Boateng, Pavard, Kimmich, Goretzka, Muller, Coman, Sane, Lewandowski

Key players:

• Lewandowski (Bayern Munich): Robert Lewandowski joined Bayern Munich from their arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer back in July 2014. Since his arrival, he has featured on the scoresheet 288 times and not stopping there he has also provided his team with 64 assists as well in just 325 matches played across all competitions. This season so far, he has played in 36 matches across all competitions wherein he has scored 42 goals and has also provided his team with 8 assists as well. Having failed to score in just 4 matches so far this season in the Bundesliga just shows such a lethal forward he is upfront. Being just 5 goals shy of the top goalscorer league record he will surely be trying to break that record with a bigger margin possibly.

• Muller (Bayern Munich): Thomas Muller joined Bayern Munich from their youth set up back in July 2004. Since then he has featured for the first team 577 times across all competitions wherein he has scored 213 goals and has also provided his team with 215 assists as well. Being both of their key creator and key finisher this season so far, he has managed to keep that level as he has managed to score 14 goals and has also provided his team with 21 assists as well in just 42 matches played in all competitions. This season so far, he has managed to keep an average of 1.6 shots, 2.9 key passes, 1.3 long balls and 44.8 passes per 90 with a success rate of 74.9% in the Bundesliga.

• Kimmich (Bayern Munich): Joshua Kimmich joined Bayern Munich back in July 2015 from German opposition VFB Stuttgart. Since his arrival, he has featured in 257 matches across all competitions wherein he has scored 29 goals and has also provided his team with 71 assists as well. This season so far, he has featured in 35 matches across all competitions wherein he has scored 5 goals and has also provided his team with 14 assists as well. This season so far, he has also managed to keep an average of 1.3 shots, 2.4 key passes, 1.1 dribbles, 6.4 long balls, 2.1 crosses, 1.5 tackles, 1.3 interceptions, 0.6 clearances and 69.2 passes per 90 with a success rate of 87.9% showing why he is a must keep player for the fantasy football.

Captain & vice-captain picks:   

• Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

• Muller (Bayern Munich)

• Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

• Kohr (Mainz 05)

• Da Costa (Mainz 05)

Team combination:

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