About Match
5 points and 7 places separate them: FSV Mainz 05 8th with 4, SC Freiburg 1st with 9. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for FSV Mainz 05 and 3.33/0.33 for SC Freiburg (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93. Victory would move FSV Mainz 05 to 7 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
SC Freiburg enter with five wins in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 33 games: 12 FSV Mainz 05 wins, 10 for SC Freiburg, 11 draws, at 2.58 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
The venue is Mewa Arena in Mainz, with room for 34,000 spectators.