Saturday Update 1 !!!

FSV Mainz 05 - SC Paderborn

Statistic:

- Both teams were on top after 4 Round but fall down huge and since then they have to fight.
- These teams have the longest winless run in BL so far with 9 and 7 games.
- Paderborn was not able to win much away from home (only Hamburg 3-0), 1-3-4.
- In this match Paderborn scored 3 times and in the other 7 road trips they scored also only 3 !!!
- Mainz is a team who can take the lead but they lost the most Points after leading (14).
- 10 from 14 Points they gave away in their own Arena.
- Key player Hofmann is back where they were unbeaten in 6 with him (3-3-0) without (0-6-5).
- Also they are not able to push in second half as they scored only 37% of their goals in 2nd half.
- On the other side Paderborn was extremely dangerous in 2nd half with 76% scored.

For both teams it is a big match as Mainz and Paderborn are standing in bottom half of the table and if they lose more Points it is getting more and more dangerous for them. It is also to see what team can find back on the level they had to begin of the season. Also a lot of injured players helped them not much before the winter break. At Mainz some of the key players are back like Hofmann who is an important player in midfield. SCP has a lot of problems at preparation as many players got injured and could not train much also in offensive they signed Lakic from Kaiserslautern for some days as they need an replacement for Ducksch who is out longer now.


FC Schalke 04 - Hannover 96

Statistic:

- H96 is hard to beat, they were able to kept a clean sheet 7 times already, last season only 6x.
- Also away from home they do better and lost only 1 of the last 5 (2-2-1).
- Under Coach Korkut Hannover was able to win 6 road games while in last 2 seasons they had only 5.
- Only Bayern Munich was able to collect more Points as Schalke 13 in the last games before the break.
- But S04 was winless in their last two home games. 1-2 against Cologne and 0-0 to HSV.
- From the last 22 matches to begin of the second half of the season, Schalke lost only 2 !!! (16-4-2).
- In the last 3 years Schalke won the opener, also 2013 to Hannover 5-4.
- Choupo Mouting is their best scorer and he has an excellent statistic right now.

It is an important match for both to come into the second half well as they have to play for some here. Schalke must look that they can close the gap more to the top and H96 do not want to lose the EL places. Schalke maybe with some problems to begin as I do not think that Choupo Mouting is absolutely ready after African Cup (maybe he is not in the squad for this game anyway) and also in defensive they signed Nastasic from ManCity who maybe needs time too. Santana is sold to Piräus yesterday what gives Coach Matteo less alternatives there. Keeper Fährmann got injured and will be replaced by Giefer today. The other positions remain unchanged as to last year. For H96 it looks like Coach Korkut counts on the same players like last match.