About Match
8th against 11th, but level on points: FSV Mainz 05 and Schalke 04 both have 4. The last five rounds place Schalke 04 7th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: FSV Mainz 05 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Schalke 04 1 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.93. A win here leaves FSV Mainz 05 on 7 points and up to 3rd, other results permitting.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 4 for FSV Mainz 05, 15 for Schalke 04 and 7 drawn, at 2.27 goals per meeting.
Mewa Arena in Mainz stages the fixture, a ground that holds 34,000.




