Mainz vs Schalke 04 Preview

Mainz 05 are getting better and they have started getting some good results as they look to survive relegation.

After winning 0-2 at Berlin, they have drawn their last two games against Wolfsburg and Hamburg to take themselves 7 points clear of the automatic relegation spot –however they are still in a relegation playoff spot.

Prior to their last 3 games, they lost 3 consecutive matches and they need to be careful not to fall to a defeat here again.

Schalke got their 4^th win of the year against a very stubborn Hertha Berlin side last weekend to boost their chances of making it to next season’s Champions League.

Add that to equally impressive wins against Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the year and you would feel they have what it takes to take all three points here with a good performance.

Guido Burgstaller – their top scorer, could miss this game, but they have enough options to fill that void.

Schalke have just one win in their last 3 visits here, losing the other two.

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

Mainz

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Mainz		1-1		VfL Wolfsburg	23 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
W	Hertha Berlin		0-2		Mainz	16 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	TSG Hoffenheim		4-2		Mainz	10 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	Eintracht Frankfurt		3-0		Mainz	7 Feb, 2018	German DFB Pokal
L	Mainz		0-2		Bayern Munich	3 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga

Schalke 04

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Bayer Leverkusen		0-2		Schalke 04	25 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
W	Schalke 04		2-1		TSG Hoffenheim	17 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	Bayern Munich		2-1		Schalke 04	10 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
W	Schalke 04		1-0		VfL Wolfsburg	7 Feb, 2018	German DFB Pokal
L	Schalke 04		1-2		Werder Bremen	3 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Schalke 04		2-0		Mainz	20 Oct, 2017	German Bundesliga
Mainz		0-1		Schalke 04	19 Mar, 2017	German Bundesliga
Schalke 04		3-0		Mainz	23 Oct, 2016	German Bundesliga
Mainz		2-1		Schalke 04	12 Feb, 2016	German Bundesliga
Schalke 04		2-1		Mainz	13 Sep, 2015	German Bundesliga

Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:

German Bundesliga Table

German Bundesliga Results