League leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen hosts 1. FSV Mainz 05 in their opening fixture of Germans Bundesliga spring season. Leverkusen was the only Bundesliga club without a defeat in the first season leg, promoted team Mainz finished the autumn round on table rank 9.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was the dominating team of the first season leg. The Heynckes men remained unbeaten and won 9 of their 17 league games (9 wins and 8 draws). Bayer Leverkusen have the best offensive (35 goals) and also the best defensive (13 goals against) so far. Their only season defeat was in the 2nd DFB Cup round with 1:2 against FC Kaiserslautern. Bayer Leverkusen won 6 of their 8 home games at the BayArena, only Werder Bremen (0:0) and Borussia Dortmund (1:1) played drawn. Stefan Kießling scored 12 league goals and leads the goal scorers list.
Promoted team 1. FSV Mainz played a good autumn round and finished the first season leg on table rank 9. Especially at the Bruchweg Stadium they were very strong (5 wins, 3 draws). But their away statistic is negative. FSV Mainz has won only 1 away game so far (1 win, 3 draws, 5 defeats), therewith they are in the away table only on rank 16. Best scorer in the Mainz jersey was Andreas Ivanschitz (6 goals) followed by Tim Hoogland (5) and Aristide Bancé (4). The trio scored 15 of 21 Mainz goals. In the spring season new player Adam Szalai should strengthen the offensive.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FSV Mainz met 7-times in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen won 2 games, Mainz won 3 duels and 2 matches ended drawn.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FSV Mainz 05
German Bundesliga: Matchday 18
Saturday, 16.01.2010, 3:30 pm CET
Leverkusen, BayArena
Not in squad:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Gonzalo Castro, Lars Bender (both injured), Assimiou Touré, Hans Adu Sarpei (Africa Cup)
FSV Mainz 05: Dimo Wache, Jan Kirchhoff (both injured)
Head-to-Head:
08.08.2009 - Mainz 05 vs Leverkusen 2:2
31.03.2007 - Mainz 05 vs Leverkusen 1:3
04.11.2006 - Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 1:1
18.03.2006 - Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 1:2
15.10.2005 - Mainz 05 vs Leverkusen 3:1
13.02.2005 - Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 2:0
11.09.2004 - Mainz 05 vs Leverkusen 2:0
My tip: Bayer 04 Leverkusen proceeds their run and wins the home game against FSV Mainz.
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