On Wednesday night, two teams looking to beat the drop from the Bundesliga clash, Mainz and Union Berlin, go head-to-head at the Mewa Arena.
Mainz on a long winless run in the BundesligaThe O5ers suffered another blow in the fight for survival, losing 1-0 at home to Werder Bremen. The defeat means that Mainz are winless in their previous nine Bundesliga games.
One of the most significant factors in their recent league struggles has been the inability to find the net, as they have scored just two goals in seven top-flight outings.
The poor results and lack of goals have Mainz languishing in 17th place in the standings, six points adrift of the safety of 15th place.
Mainz has been particularly poor on home soil lately, as they are winless in four league games at the Mewa Arena, having picked up just one draw and suffered three defeats.
Another defeat at the weekend for Union BerlinThe visitors head into this game after a 2-0 defeat at RB Leipzig. The loss came on the back of a 1-0 home win over Darmstadt, which is their only victory in four matches in the Bundesliga.
Due to their underwhelming recent league form, Union are just two points clear of the league’s bottom three.
Like their hosts, Union has found goals hard to come by in the Bundesliga lately, as they have scored just once in their previous four outings in the German top-flight.
Union have been atrocious of late on their travels in the German top-flight, as they are winless in nine away league games, having picked up just one draw and suffered eight losses in the run.
What am I backing?Both teams are extremely low on confidence, and I can see this being a highly cagey affair. The lack of goals from both teams in recent outings suggests this could be a low-scoring game.
