Published on: Aug 15, 2021 3:30 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 15, 2021 3:03 pm IST
MAZ vs LEP Dream11 Prediction: The opening weekend of the German Bundesliga season continues on Sunday with Mainz 05 hosting RB Leipzig at the Opel Arena. Mainz will be looking to pick up from where they left off after their miraculous finish to last season, whilst Leipzig will hope to start their fresh title challenge strongly.
After a trophy laden two seasons at Austrian Bundesliga champions RB Salzburg, Jesse Marsch is ready to test himself in the German Bundesliga, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig. In a bid to overhaul Nagelsmann’s Bayern Munich this season, Leipzig have signed Eintracht Frankfurt striker Andre Silva, fresh from netting 28 league goals in 2020-21. Supplied by the likes of Sabitzer and Forsberg in midfield, Silva will no doubt be afforded plenty of chances to get on the scoresheet here against a team whose preparation for this match has been hugely disrupted due to an outbreak of Covid-19 and such firepower is likely to overwhelm this Mainz defence.
Date: 15 August, Sunday Time: 7:00 PM (IST) Venue: OPEL ARENA, Mainz
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Recent form:
Mainz – W-W-W-L-W RB Leipzig – W-D-L-W-L
Head-to-head (last five meetings)
Mainz Wins- 01 Draws– 01 RB Leipzig Wins– 03
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Mainz News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Anton Stach is suspended for this match and will be excluded from the squad.
Expected changes and Strategy: Fourteen Mainz players and officials have tested positive for COVID-19 but they haven’t released a full list of who will miss out here. Karim Onisiwo is at least one of those.
Robin Zentner Jerry St. Juste Stefan Bell Moussa Niakhate Silvan Widmer Leandro Barreiro Dominik Kohr Anderson Lucoqui Jean-Paul Boetius Jonathan Burkhardt Adam Szalai
RB Leipzig News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Marcel Sabitzer may not play again for RB Leipzig after entering the final year of his contract and Bayern Munich keen.
Expected changes and Strategy: RB Leipzig bolstered their offensive options in the summer by signing Andre Silva from German rivals Frankfurt and Ajax hotshot Brian Brobbey.
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Peter Gulacsi Nordi Mukiele Mohamed Simakan Willi Orban Angelino Tyler Adams Kevin Kampl Christopher Nkunku Amadou Haidara Emil Forsberg Andre Silva
Emil Forsberg: Forsberg scored 5 goals and a total of 9 shots on goals last season. This results in a goal conversion rate of 41.28%. He had a total of 9 big chances. He has a total of 7 assist, 7 key passes and he created a total of 13 chances.
Andre Silva: Silva scored 28 goals and a total of 43 shots on goals last season for Eintracht Frankfurt. This results in a goal conversion rate of 32.28%. He had a total of 16 big chances. He has a total of assists, 9 key passes and he created a total of 17 chances.
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Adam Szalai: Szalai scored 2 goal and a total of 9 shots on goals last season for River Plate. This results in a goal conversion rate of 29.63%. He had a total of 6 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 4 key passes and he created a total of 8 chances.
Goalkeeper: Zentner Defenders: Widmer, Niakhate, Angelino, Mukiele Midfielders: Boetius, Haidara, Kampl Attackers: Szalai, Silva, Forsberg
Mainz were brilliant during the final months of the season and dealt the final savage blow on Leipzig’s title hopes with a win in April. However, the hosts will be decimated to COVID-19 and Leipzig, with new striker Andre Silva, should fancy their chances under new coach Jesse Marsh. In our MAZ vs LEP Today Match Prediction odds, we back for a 3-1 win for Leipzig in this match.
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