By Rich
Mainz ended their 3-game losing streak on Friday with a 4:1 win over visiting FC Augsburg. Mainz opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the match when Karim Onisiwo scored off a cross from Silvan Widmer, and his goal was followed just 5 minutes later when Germany U21 striker Jonathan Burkardt set up Stefan Bell for a finish. The match’s third goal then came from Burkardt himself in the 26th minute with a header from Onisiwo. Augsburg finally scored in the 69th minute thanks to a goal from substitute Andi Zeqiri, but his goal was quickly followed 2 minutes later by a second goal from Burkardt to give Mainz their biggest win since Bo Svensson took over as coach back in January. Augsburg are now without a win in 11 away Bundesliga matches, an (unwanted) record. The intense competition at the top of the table will resume on Saturday when Bayern host Hoffenheim and Dortmund travel to Bielefeld, a competition that is taking place not only in the table but also in the scoring race. Just 1 point separates the 2 clubs in the table, while Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski and Dortmund’s Erling Haaland are tied for the league lead in goals with 9 each. Lewandowski will be without the assistance of Alphonso Davies, who is out with a thigh injury, and Leon Goretzka, who has been suffering from a head cold. Also missing for Bayern is head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who has been infected with the coronavirus and will be replaced by assistant coach Dino Toppmöller. Dortmund will be missing Haaland himself when they take on Bielefeld. The Norwegian striker is out for a few weeks with a hip injury, meaning that his wait to become the youngest player in league history to reach 50 goals will have to be extended. Sunday will feature one of the league’s biggest derbies when Leverkusen travel to nearby Köln. The 2 clubs have met 66 times so far in the 1. Bundesliga, and Leverkusen have won 26 of those encounters, while the Billy Goats have won just 26 of them. While Leverkusen are coming off a 5:1 loss to Bayern, but do feature one of Germany’s hottest young talents in Florian Wirtz. Wirtz actually came up through Köln’s youth academy, and so far this season he has scored 4 goals and assisted in another 6. Köln’s Anthony Modeste, meanwhile, needs just 2 more goals to reach 50 for the club. Also on Sunday: will Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi fire his club to a fourth straight Bundesliga win, or will their opponents, Stuttgart, extend their unbeaten streak to 4?
Mainz ended their 3-game losing streak on Friday with a 4:1 win over visiting FC Augsburg. Mainz opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the match when Karim Onisiwo scored off a cross from Silvan Widmer, and his goal was followed just 5 minutes later when Germany U21 striker Jonathan Burkardt set up Stefan Bell for a finish. The match’s third goal then came from Burkardt himself in the 26th minute with a header from Onisiwo. Augsburg finally scored in the 69th minute thanks to a goal from substitute Andi Zeqiri, but his goal was quickly followed 2 minutes later by a second goal from Burkardt to give Mainz their biggest win since Bo Svensson took over as coach back in January. Augsburg are now without a win in 11 away Bundesliga matches, an (unwanted) record. The intense competition at the top of the table will resume on Saturday when Bayern host Hoffenheim and Dortmund travel to Bielefeld, a competition that is taking place not only in the table but also in the scoring race. Just 1 point separates the 2 clubs in the table, while Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski and Dortmund’s Erling Haaland are tied for the league lead in goals with 9 each. Lewandowski will be without the assistance of Alphonso Davies, who is out with a thigh injury, and Leon Goretzka, who has been suffering from a head cold. Also missing for Bayern is head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who has been infected with the coronavirus and will be replaced by assistant coach Dino Toppmöller. Dortmund will be missing Haaland himself when they take on Bielefeld. The Norwegian striker is out for a few weeks with a hip injury, meaning that his wait to become the youngest player in league history to reach 50 goals will have to be extended. Sunday will feature one of the league’s biggest derbies when Leverkusen travel to nearby Köln. The 2 clubs have met 66 times so far in the 1. Bundesliga, and Leverkusen have won 26 of those encounters, while the Billy Goats have won just 26 of them. While Leverkusen are coming off a 5:1 loss to Bayern, but do feature one of Germany’s hottest young talents in Florian Wirtz. Wirtz actually came up through Köln’s youth academy, and so far this season he has scored 4 goals and assisted in another 6. Köln’s Anthony Modeste, meanwhile, needs just 2 more goals to reach 50 for the club. Also on Sunday: will Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi fire his club to a fourth straight Bundesliga win, or will their opponents, Stuttgart, extend their unbeaten streak to 4?
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