Hertha & Mainz meet on Match-day 33

Hertha at home against Mainz – Saturday – 6:30pm GMT – Olympiastadion.

Visitors Mainz, will be keen to maintain or improve their League position, (ninth), when they face fifteenth placed Hertha.

Hertha arrive at this fixture, having secured 33 points so far this season

With Felix Magath’s men stubbornly held to a 1-1 draw in their last match, he will hope to find the key to unlock the defence in this fixture.

Also, Felix Magath knows that a run of 10 losses in 17 fixtures for his Hertha side, is going to be a tough run of form to change. However that is exactly what he must try to deliver. Now they have 9 matches won, 17 games lost and 6 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fifteenth place, with a total of 33 points having won nine games, drawn six games, and lost 17 matches.

Hertha have won six matches, drawn three meetings, and lost seven games of their 16 League matches at home this season.

Winning this fixture will see Hertha on 36 points.

Hertha’s squad will likely be depleted of five of their key players when they start on Saturday, due to injury or illness.

Mainz’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 42 points this season

Following two straight wins for Mainz in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.

Also, Bo Svensson’s Mainz have lost 10 of their last 20 fixtures this season. With 42 points (12W, 14L and 6D), they are established in ninth position in the League having won 12 matches, drawn six games, and lost 14 games.

With a poor record on the road, which amounts to two wins, two darts, and 12 losses, it is hard to predict a positive outcome for Mainz as they travel once more.

A victory for Mainz would put them on 45 points.

Mainz are likely to be missing two of their key players when they start Saturday’s game, due to injury and illness.

Hertha v Mainz – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the two teams have already met each other 35 times with the record being 12 victories and 14 draws for Hertha. Additionally, the two teams have drawn nine of the last 17 meetings played between them. Their most recent encounter in this competition was December 2021, when Hertha walked away as 4-0 winners.

Other players of note for Hertha are Davie Selke and Lucas Tousart with two goals and two goals respectively and for Mainz are Karim Onisiwo and Moussa Niakhate with three goals and three goals respectively.