Schalke 04 vs Mainz Preview

Schalke 04 has endured some tough fixtures over the past few weeks as they have had to face Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, and Hoffenheim, before playing Hertha Berlin away last weekend.

They impressed in that fixture as they came out 2-0 victors in a venue that the host rarely fail to win.

That result ended their run of three matches without a win and pushed them back inside the top 6.

Schalke have good home form helped by their good attacking play but their defence is still a little suspect and could cause them trouble in this game.

They have kept just one clean sheet in their last 8 home games.

Mainz may not have had the simplest of games so far but we can say their fixtures have been considerably softer than that of their hosts in this game.

They are coming into this game off the back of three games without a defeat winning two at home against Hertha and Hamburg before drawing at Wolfsburg.

Their fans will be satisfied with their current mid-table standing and we expect them to be up for a fight in this game.

Mainz do not have the best statistics when they play away from home and could still struggle in this game especially in defence.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Schalke 04

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Hertha Berlin		0-2		Schalke 04	Oct 14, 2017	German Bundesliga
D	Schalke 04		1-1		Bayer Leverkusen	Sep 29, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	TSG Hoffenheim		2-0		Schalke 04	Sep 23, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	Schalke 04		0-3		Bayern Munich	Sep 19, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	Werder Bremen		1-2		Schalke 04	Sep 16, 2017	German Bundesliga

Mainz

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Mainz		3-2		Hamburg SV	Oct 14, 2017	German Bundesliga
D	VfL Wolfsburg		1-1		Mainz	Sep 30, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	Mainz		1-0		Hertha Berlin	Sep 23, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	Mainz		2-3		TSG Hoffenheim	Sep 20, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	Bayern Munich		4-0		Mainz	Sep 16, 2017	German Bundesliga

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Mainz		0-1		Schalke 04	Mar 19, 2017	German Bundesliga
Schalke 04		3-0		Mainz	Oct 23, 2016	German Bundesliga
Mainz		2-1		Schalke 04	Feb 12, 2016	German Bundesliga
Schalke 04		2-1		Mainz	Sep 13, 2015	German Bundesliga
Mainz		2-0		Schalke 04	Apr 24, 2015	German Bundesliga

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