Few clubs have been able to annoy Bayern Munich fans like Mainz in the last year. It was often easy for the Bavarians to take all three points in duels with them, especially as guests at Mewa Arena. The current champion of Germany will have an opportunity to improve the head-to-head situation this Saturday, when another clash awaits in the 29th round of the Bundesliga at the notorious stadium.The previous two Bayern coaches Hans-Dieter Flick and Julian Nagelsmann did not have a good time when they went to Mainz with the Munich team, now that test came before Thomas Tuchel. The new head of the coaching staff of the Bavarians has shown little so far, since Freiburg eliminated him from the German Cup, Manchester City from the Champions League, and in the championship in the last round, he did not overcome the struggling Hoffenheim side (1-1).##EDITORS_CHOICE##Mainz, which are on a streak of nine games without defeat, will try to take advantage of all that. They lost their last game on February 4, away to Union in Berlin (2-1), after which they achieved five wins and four draws. In the last two matches, they drew 2-2 with Werder and 1-1 with Cologne.Thanks to those unexpectedly good results, Mainz got into the situation of fighting for European competitions. They are currently eighth in the table with 42 points, two less than sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen and the leading position in the Conference League. There are still six rounds of hope for Mainz to reach their fifth appearance on the international stage, the first since the 2016/2017 season, when they played in the group stage of the Europa League.Bayern vs Mainz – all time:🏟 36 games✅ 27 wins🤝 3 draws❌️ 6 losses⚽️ 104 goals🥅 40 goals conceded#M05FCB pic.twitter.com/5ULx2o8Ow2— BayernTimes (@BayernTimes) April 22, 2023 Mainz do not belong to the group of classic host teams, they are only ninth in terms of success at their stadium in the Bundesliga, with five wins, six draws and three losses. However, the players are inspired when Bayern comes to visit – in the last two league meetings they defeated them with 2-1 and 3-1 respectively. The Bavarians improved their image against Mainz only in February this year in the cup, when they won 4-0.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 29FridayAugsburg – Stuttgart 1-1 (1-0)/Beijo 8 – Endo 78/Saturday16.30: (3.15) Bochum (3.45) Wolfsburg (2.45)16.30: (2.37) Hertha (3.40) Werder (3.10)16.30: (2.32) Hoffenheim (3.40) Koln (3.20)16.30: (5.50) Mainz (4.10) Bayern (1.63)19.30: (1.68) Dortmund (4.00) Eintr.Frankfurt (5.30)Sunday16.30: (1.84) Freiburg (3.60) Schalke (5.10)18.30: (2.70) Leverkusen (3.40) RB Leipzig (2.80)20.30: (2.47) M’ gladbach (3.30) Union Berlin (3.00)***odds are subject to change
