Can Mainz’s home defence contain Bayern’s away attack?
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Mainz’s home results and Bayern’s away numbers frame the key pre-match question, with both teams’ leading contributors offering a clear attacking contrast.
Before kickoff
That is the central question before Saturday’s Bundesliga meeting at MEWA Arena. FSV Mainz 05 have conceded 10 goals in four home games this season, while Bayern München have scored seven in four away games. Mainz have won none of their home matches; Bayern’s away record is two wins, two draws and no losses.
Contrasting form and table stakes
In the provisional Bundesliga standings, Bayern are ranked #1 with 18 points from eight games and a goal difference of 19. Mainz are ranked #9 with 10 points from eight games and a goal difference of 0, leaving Bayern eight points ahead. Mainz’s last eight league results read Draw, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Loss; Bayern’s are Win, Draw, Win, Win, Draw, Win, Win, Draw.
The goal threats
Mainz’s leading scorer in the supplied chart is P. Tietz, with five goals in eight appearances. A. Caci has added three goals and three assists in eight appearances. Bayern’s strongest numbers belong to M. Olise, who has six goals and three assists in eight appearances, while H. Kane has four goals and six assists in eight appearances. L. Díaz has four goals and one assist in six appearances.
At kickoff, can Mainz’s home defence limit Olise and Kane while creating enough for Tietz and Caci to test Bayern’s away record?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
| Logo | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern München | DWWDW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 18 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DWDDW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | WLLWD | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | WWLWL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 15 | |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | WWDDW | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | LLWWW | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | WLWLD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | WLWLD | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | LLWLW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
| 10 | FC Augsburg | LDLDL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | WLLWL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LWWLL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | DDLWL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 14 | SC Paderborn 07 | DWDLW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | LLWWW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 9 | |
| 16 | Union Berlin | DDDWL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 7 | |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | LDLLD | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DWLLL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 |