Keep it up in Mainz

Sebastian Prödl in a challenge with Yunus Malli (photo: nph).
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Thursday, 30.10.2014 / 15:14

After the cup victory in Chemnitz during the week, Werder return to the day-to-day business of the Bundesliga and face off against Mainz 05 on the road Saturday 1 November 2014...



After the cup victory in Chemnitz during the week, Werder return to the day-to-day business of the Bundesliga and face off against Mainz 05 on the road Saturday 1 November 2014 at 3:30 p.m. The Green-Whites hope to collect points in Mainz while celebrating new coach Viktor Skripnik's debut in the Bundesliga. WERDER.DE put together the most important facts about the match.

Did you know ...

... that Viktor Skripnik's predecessors won their first Bundesliga match as new coach? Thomas Schaaf and Werder beat Schalke 1-0 in his debut as Bremen head coach on the 29th match day of the 1998-99 season. Robin Dutt celebrated his debut on the first match day of last season against Braunschweig, also a 1-0 victory.

... that SVW have only lost two matches at Mainz? Eight Bundesliga matches have taken place in Mainz with Werder losing only the first and the most recent encounters. Besides two draws, Werder have collected four away victories.

Theodor Gebre Selassie could be back in Werder’s starting line-up after a long time out (Photo: nph).

... that Werder are in the history books in Mainz? On 27 October 2006, Mainz suffered their worst home defeat in Bundesliga history as the Green-Whites won 6-1 at Bruchweg Stadium. The goal scorers in the match were Klose and Hunt (both two), Naldo and Diego.

... Mainz suffered their first defeat of the current Bundesliga season on the last match day? After starting the season strong, Mainz lost 3-0 in Wolfsburg on the ninth match day. Before that, Kasper Hjulmand's team collected three victories and five draws. But Mainz were eliminated early in the German DFB Cup (in Chemnitz after extra time) and the Europa League (qualification round against Greek team Asteras Tripolis).

... what Werder coach Skripnik thinks of the opponents? "After the 3-0 loss in Wolfsburg last weekend, they will certainly want to make good, especially against the last placed team, and give their fans something to be happy about. There is always a special atmosphere at Mainz's stadium."

Compiled by Opta and WERDER.DE

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