Kohfeldt on the game: The pressure is certainly on. Florian Kohfeldt is not trying to disguise this, but the head coach is also confident that his team can rise to the challenge: "We are aware of the situation we’ve put ourselves in with just two games to go. In recent games, however, we have shown that we are capable of taking on this relegation battle. There are no reasons whatsoever to believe that we lack the right mentality. We have to convert all of this into a big performance on the pitch on Saturday. Only one thing matters for us in Mainz: winning." The head coach referred to previous games, where the pressure was also immense: "We managed to play aggressively and put a lot of pressure on the opponents in both Freiburg and Paderborn, without going over the top. We need to have the same attitude against Mainz and I am sure we will show it."
Previous encounter: The less said about that the better. But here goes: On Matchday 16 of the current season, SV Werder Bremen were beaten 5-0 by Mainz at home in the wohninvest WESERSTADION. The visitors were already four goals up by half time, with Robin Quaison scoring a hat-trick and an own goal from Jiri Pavlenka. In the second half, Jean-Philippe Mateta added a fifth. In short, there are scores to be settled this weekend!