For the round of 16 of the German Cup, Mainz welcomes Bayern Munich to the MEWA Arena. A single match, in case of a draw, extra time will follow and if necessary, the procedure of penalties.
Mainz as expected he did not encounter the slightest difficulty in the previous round against Lübeck (amateur category team), won easily with 3-0 and got the qualification for the 16 of the event.
On Saturday for the championship achieved her first win of the new year, and after 6 races, crushed Bochum at home 5-2. He took the lead in the 2nd minute and made a joke in the first 45 minutes, leading 3-0 in that one. He also made it 4-0 in the 57' and then he relaxed too much and almost paid for it as in the 72' the visiting team had reduced 4-2, in the 85' he avoided a third goal and finally calmed down only after the 5-2 from a counterattack in the 87' .
With this victory, Mainz reached 23 points and climbed to 11th place in the standings, on plus 7 above 16th Bochum and the position of the classification games for the stay.
After an exciting match Bayern prevailed in the previous round away from Augsburg 5-2 and ceremoniously qualified for the next phase of the competition. The first half ended in a 1-1 draw, in the replay the Munich team turned up the heat and cruised to an emphatic victory.
In the championship ignores the victory after the restart of the championship, on Saturday it was held to a 1-1 draw at home to Eintracht again worrying about her performance. They closed the first half in front of the score 1-0 but in the replay the away team was better and justly equalized.
Thus, Bayern remained unbeaten for 11 matches in the league, but they were the 3rd consecutive tie that keeps it in 1st place with 37 points but she saw the gap with her pursuers shrinking to within breathing distance.
Mainz is having a decent season, they are competitive at home and always give all the big guys a hard time. Bayern, for its part, has been troubling lately as it does not win while conceding goals with great ease. I predict an interesting match where the score will hardly stay low.
Tip: Mainz - Bayern GG & Over 2,5 with odds of 1.90