Complementary stage begins with Mainz advancing on the scoreboard

Mainz leads the group with a goal from Leandro Barreiro (32′ 1T).

On the strength of their good result the day before, the home team will expect more after celebrating a victory on the previous date. For their part, the visit arrives in search of a victory after being beaten in their last game.

Mainz beat B. Mönchengladbach 4-0 in their previous encounter. His previous results were mixed. They won 3 games and lost 1. In them, they conceded 7 goals in their arc and scored 16 in the rival net.

Hoffenheim missed the scoreline and lost 0-1 to Borussia Dortmund. With 4 consecutive defeats, he lacks points in the current season of the tournament. In the last matches, they conceded 14 goals and managed to break the rival fence 4 times.

The home owner is in eighth place and has 32 points (9 PG – 5 EP – 8 PP), while the visit added 19 units and is in sixteenth place in the tournament (5 PG – 4 EP – 13 PP) .

Referee Sascha Stegemann was in charge of supervising the match at MEWA Arena.

Mainz training today

The Bo Svensson-led side set up their game in a 3-6-1 formation with Robin Zentner in goal; Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Stefan Bell and Edimilson Fernandes in defence; Danny da Costa, Leandro Barreiro, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Marcus Ingvartsen and Lee Jaesung in the middle; and Ludovic Ajorque in front.

Training in Hoffenheim today

For their part, those led by Pellegrino Matarazzo stand on the field with a 3-5-2 strategy with Oliver Baumann under the three sticks; Ozan Kabak, Kevin Vogt, Kevin Akpoguma in defense; Pavel Kaderabek, Dennis Geiger, Thomas Delaney, Christoph Baumgartner and Angeliño in midfield; and Kasper Dolberg and Andrej Kramaric up front.

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