#M05TSG: Traditionally high-scoring affairs

Did you know that…

…meetings with Mainz tend to be high-scoring affairs?

The two teams have met each other in the league 24 times. There have been 84 goals in total – an average of 3.5 per match. TSG's 1-0 victory in their last meeting, sealed by Ihlas Bebou's goal, was something of an outlier.

…TSG have recently been very successful against the men from Rhenish Hesse?

Hoffenheim managed to win only one of the first 11 Bundesliga meetings (D4 L6). But since then, TSG have claimed victory in six of their 11 clashes with Mainz (D2 L3). In addition, Hoffenheim scored at least one goal in each of those 11 matches – their longest scoring run against a current Bundesliga side.

…both teams have a top goalscorer in their ranks?

Jean-Philippe Mateta and Andrej Kramarić have each found the net seven times in the Bundesliga this term. Both Mainz and Hoffenheim are dependent on the goals scored by their respective strikers: Mateta has notched 70% of Mainz's league goals, Kramarić 50% of TSG's.

…Kramarić particularly loves facing Mainz?

The Croat has been involved in seven goals in six matches against Mainz (four goals and three assists). The forward has scored at least one goal in each of his previous three games against the Zero Fivers. 

…Melayro Bogarde made his Bundesliga debut in Mainz?

The Dutch defender will probably never forget 30 May 2020, the day when he made his debut in the TSG Hoffenheim starting line-up and played in the Bundesliga for the first time. He helped the Kraichgau club win the match, which took place two days after his 18th birthday, 1-0 in Mainz.

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