Two clubs in opposite halves of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at Coface Arena in Mainz and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Mainz 05 manager Hjulmand (via Bundesliga): "I have no idea of how we can get at Bayern. We need flexibility."
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola (via Goal): "When I see [Borussia] Dortmund, I always think: Okay, Pep. This can happen to us. This is a lesson for me. Bayern can also lose. To prevent this situation, we must always try to improve."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Mainz 05's Junior Diaz has been instrumental on the left wing since returning from the 2014 World Cup. In 15 league appearances, the Costa Rican international is averaging 1.7 tackles and three clearances.
Freiburg's Projected Lineup (3-5-1-1): Karius - Brosinski, Noveski, Wollscheid, Jara, Diaz - Koo, Geis, Parker - Malli - Okazaki
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer - Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Bernat - Höjbjerg, Schweinsteiger - Robben, Götze, Ribery - Müller
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Bayern München |
16 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
39 |
3 |
36 |
42 |
|||
|
2 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
16 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
31 |
16 |
15 |
31 |
|||
|
3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
16 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
10 |
27 |
|||
|
4 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
16 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
27 |
19 |
8 |
27 |
|||
|
5 |
Schalke 04 |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
21 |
7 |
26 |
|||
|
6 |
FC Augsburg |
16 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
24 |
|||
|
7 |
Hoffenheim |
16 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
25 |
-1 |
23 |
|||
|
8 |
Hannover 96 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
24 |
-5 |
23 |
|||
|
9 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
16 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
33 |
33 |
0 |
22 |
|||
|
10 |
1. FC Köln |
16 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
21 |
-5 |
19 |
|||
|
11 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
16 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
21 |
-3 |
18 |
|||
|
12 |
SC Paderborn |
16 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
18 |
|||
|
13 |
Hertha BSC |
16 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
30 |
-6 |
18 |
|||
|
14 |
Hamburger SV |
16 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
-10 |
16 |
|||
|
15 |
VfB Stuttgart |
16 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
20 |
32 |
-12 |
16 |
|||
|
16 |
Borussia Dortmund |
16 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
24 |
-7 |
15 |
|||
|
17 |
SC Freiburg |
16 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
15 |
23 |
-8 |
14 |
|||
|
18 |
Werder Bremen |
16 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
24 |
38 |
-14 |
14 |
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