M05 Mainz Mainz - SCF Freiburg Freiburg

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The Fischer effect

Mainz have since taken 27 points from 15 Bundesliga games under Urs Fischer, losing just twice. Only Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart have collected more in that period.

End of the line

Freiburg's 4-0 win over Mainz in the reverse fixture was their biggest of the season, as well as Mainz's heaviest defeat. Head coach Bo Henriksen lost his job just days later, with the 05ers bottom of the Bundesliga and winless since mid-September.

Curious stat

Among all clubs they've faced in the Bundesliga, Mainz have only recorded more wins in games with Hoffenheim and Augsburg (15 each) than against Freiburg (14). However, they haven't beaten the Breisgauer for five years (1-0 in Mainz in March 2021), with Freiburg winning three of the last nine in that period and the other six ending all square.

Predicted line-up: 1. FSV Mainz 05

Predicted Formation:3-3-2-2

The confirmed starting line-up will be published around 60 minutes before kick-off.

Predicted line-up: Sport-Club Freiburg

Predicted Formation:4-2-3-1

The confirmed starting line-up will be published around 60 minutes before kick-off.

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Watch: Freiburg 4-0 Mainz - previous meeting

Freiburg scored two goals either side of Mainz midfielder Paul Nebel's 28th-minute red card in a routine win on Matchday 12.

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Watch: Hoffenheim 1-2 Mainz - highlights

Philipp Tietz's brace fired Mainz to an impressive win at top-four candidates Hoffenheim. The 05ers moved nine points clear of the bottom three as a result.

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Watch: Freiburg 2-3 Bayern Munich - highlights

For the second time this season, Freiburg let slip a 2-0 lead in defeat to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Julian Schuster's team remain in eighth place, two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt, who go to Wolfsburg on Saturday.

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