A victory over Heidenheim (3:2) last Saturday has postponed Gerardo Seoane's potential departure from Borussia M'gladbach. However, the Swiss manager will face pressure once again with an away game against Mainz, especially as the injury issues provide their opponents with more attacking opportunities.
Across the first seven rounds of the German championship, Mainz have collected a respectable eight points, sitting four points clear of the relegation playoff zone. After a decisive win against St. Pauli (3:0), the team tried to challenge RB Leipzig (0:2), but were unsuccessful (16-11 in shots and 0.47 vs 1.98 xG). Bo Henriksen welcomes the return of starting midfielder Dominik Kohr after suspension, enabling Nadiem Amiri and other attackers to press higher—though they often become attack-minded.
In October, both of Borussia's Bundesliga clashes featured three or more goals (three instances in the last five rounds). At home against Heidenheim, they played boldly: after the break, Tim Kleindienst clinched victory, scoring twice, and the team accumulated 4.15 xG—the highest among all teams in the round. Gerardo Seoane's problem might be the series of injuries in his defensive line, with Luca Netz, Nico Elvedi, and both starting goalkeepers—Jan Olschowsky and Jonas Omlin—out.
In the past year and a half, Mainz and Borussia M'gladbach have scored over 2.5 goals in two of their three meetings. Most likely, these mid-table teams will open the round with an exciting clash featuring dangerous attacks.
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Bo Henriksens
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Robin Centner
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gk. | 7 | -12 |
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Daniel Batz
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Lasse Riess
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Anthony Caci
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Phillipp Mwene
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Maxim Leitsch
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df. | 6 | 1 |
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Moritz Jenz
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Silvan Widmer
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Andreas Hanche-Olsen
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Stefan Bell
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Danny da Costa
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Nikolas Veratschnig
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Maxim Dal
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kaishu Sano
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Dominik Kohr
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Lee Jae-sung
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Nadiem Amiri
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mf. | 6 | 2 |
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Hyun-seok Hong
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Paul Nebel
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Aymen Barkok
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Armindo Sieb
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fw. | 7 | 2 |
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Jonathan Burkardt
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fw. | 7 | 5 |
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Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Karim Onisiwo
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Gabriel Vidović
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Gerardo Seoane
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Moritz Nicolas
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gk. | 4 | -6 |
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Jonas Omlin
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gk. | 3 | -6 |
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Jan Jakob Olschowsky
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Tobias Sippel
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Joe Scally
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Ko Itakura
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df. | 7 | 1 |
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Luca Netz
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Nico Elvedi
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df. | 6 | 1 |
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Stefan Lainer
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Marvin Friedrich
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Fabio Chiarodia
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Lukas Ullrich
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Simon Walde
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Julian Weigl
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Kevin Stöger
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Rocco Reitz
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Philipp Sander
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Florian Neuhaus
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Oscar Fraulo
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Alassane Plea
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fw. | 7 | 1 |
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Tim Kleindienst
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fw. | 7 | 5 |
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Tomas Cvancara
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fw. | 7 | 1 |
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Robin Hack
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
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Nathan Ngoumou
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Franck Honorat
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Grant-Leon Ranos
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Charles Herrmann
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Jan-Niklas Beste
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Shio Fukuda
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Yvandro Borges
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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