Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt ( WON )

Team News

Mainz 05

• Pierre Kunde should return to the starting XI to play in defensive midfield.
• Ridle Baku is fully fit again and challenges Danny Latza for a spot in central midfield.
• Gerrit Holtmann, Levin Öztunali and Karim Onisiwo hope for a chance in attacking positions.

Missing Players

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
René Adler		Out	N/A
Emil Berggreen		Out	N/A
Florian Müller		Out	6.46
Philipp Mwene		Out	6.49

Team News

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Marco Russ and Simon Falette compete for a spot in the back-three, with Makoto Hasebe unlikely to recover from muscular problems in time.
• Jonathan de Guzmán could return from injury to replace Jetro Willems in central midfield.
• Luca Jovic could return to the starting XI to replace Mijat Gacinovic in attack.

Missing Players

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
Timothy Chandler		Out	N/A
Gonçalo Paciência		Out	N/A
Lucas Torró		Out	7.08
David Abraham		Out	6.77
Allan Souza		Out	6.3
Francisco Geraldes		Doubtful	N/A
Makoto Hasebe		Doubtful	6.81

Top Players

Mainz 05	Eintracht Frankfurt
Ratings
A. Martín 6.95 S. Bell 6.91 J. Mateta 6.87	S. Haller 7.69 L. Jovic 7.21 F. Kostic 7.2
Goals
J. Mateta 4 A. Ujah 2 J. Gbamin 2	L. Jovic 10 S. Haller 9 A. Rebic 5
Assists
D. Brosinski 4 R. Quaison 2 J. Boëtius 1	S. Haller 8 F. Kostic 4 J. d. Guzmán 3

• Mainz have to recover from a 4-1 defeat at Leipzig last weekend. Returning to home turf should be good for Mainz, as only Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have won their as opponents this season.
• Frankfurt are full of confidence after a 2-1 win over Leverkusen and will aim for another good result to solidify their claim for a European spot. They have won three of their last five matches on the road in the Bundesliga.