FSV Mainz vs Hoffenheim Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics ⚽️
Hoffenheim won just one of their first 11 Bundesliga matches against Mainz (D4 L6), but hings have changed since then, with TSG winning six of their last 11 games against the Zerofivers (D2 L3).
Mainz have only scored more Bundesliga goals against Freiburg (45) than they have against Hoffenheim (42). Hoffenheim, meanwhile, have only netted more goals away at Werder (22) than they have in Mainz (20).
Mainz are only on a longer wait for a Bundesliga clean sheet against Bayern (currently 16 games) than they are against Hoffenheim (11). TSG’s current scoring run against Mainz is their longest ongoing such run against any BL side.
Mainz got their first Bundesliga win of the season in Freiburg last time out (3-1). It’s the longest the Zerofivers have ever had to wait for their first victory of a season.
Mainz 05 have taken just one point from their opening four home games in the Bundesliga this season – they last had as few in 2005/06. They’ve never failed to win any of their first five BL home games of a campaign.
Hoffenheim are winless in their last six Bundesliga games (D2 L4) – they last did the same between February and May (7 games). Their last win in the league came on 27th September (4-1 vs. Bayern).
Hoffenheim have taken eight points from their first eight games – they last had fewer at this stage in 2015/16 (6). TSG have conceded 15 goals in these eight games – they last let in as many in 2013/14 (20).
Mainz’s Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the second Bundesliga hat-trick of his career in a 3-1 win against Freiburg last time out. He’s scored 70% of his side’s goals this season (7 of 10), ahead of Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić (50% - 7 of 14).
Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić is the first player to score in six consecutive Bundesliga appearances for the club. He’s the only player to score in every game he’s played in this BL season (7 goals in 4 games).
Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić has only been involved in more Bundesliga goals against Borussia Dortmund (8) than he has against Mainz (7 – 4 goals, 3 assists). He’s scored in all of his last three games against the Zerofivers.
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