MAINZ, Germany – As we dey enter the weekend, all eyes go turn to Mewa Arena as Mainz 05 go host Werder Bremen for dis Bundesliga match wey fit change the fortune of each team. Dis match go happen on Saturday, November 1, and e dey very important for dem. Mainz dey at 16th position and dem no fit afford to lose another match. Na dem dey fight to avoid relegation, while Bremen dey climb di table like say dem get wings.
Mainz don suffer four losses back to back for Bundesliga, and dem need to get correct tactics to salvage dis match wey dey come. Di recent loss to Stuttgart pain dem well well, as dem no even fit get one shot wey go enter di net (abeg, wetin dey happen?). Na only di fans dey shout for miracle, as Mainz get only four points to show for dia eight games. If dem no wake up, dem fit soon land for 18th position, and nobody wan dey dat side of di table.
On di other hand, Werder Bremen sabi wetin dem dey do as dem don find small form lately. Dem don win two out of dia last three matches, including one 1-0 victory against Union Berlin last weekend. Dis improvement don carry dem enter 9th position with 11 points. If dem fit win dis match, dem go hit di 6th position level, wey dey make sense!
However, di match fit no be walk in di park for Bremen too. Dem don struggle for away games dis season, losing most of dem while only managing to win against bottom-of-di-table Borussia Monchengladbach. Something no dey right for dia travel game, but we sabi say football fit be like that – sometimes e dey sweet, sometimes e dey pain.
For team news, Mainz go miss some players. Di star winger dey out with hamstring injury, while dia young defender dey sidelined due to knee wahala. Di manager dey try joggle di squad, but no be easy matter. Di strikers dem no dey find di net lately, which mean sey dem get work to do if dem wan carry three points go home.
As for Werder, dem get some players wey dey injured too. Di full-backs no fit play, which fit force dem to make some new arrangements. But e go sweet if dem use dia strongest lineup to put needless pressure on Mainz since dem fit sense how dem dey struggle.
Di manager for Werder, Horst Steffen, don tell hin players say make dem maintain di good form. “We need to reach our own performance limit; then we have a good chance of getting three points against Mainz,” he talk, making sure sey di players no slack for any reason. Di match dey come with expectation o!
But one thing wey sure be say, whoever wey lose dis match go feel di heat well. As dem dey prepare for di game, fans go put dem trust in dem players say dem go deliver. We go see who go catch di full three points when di whistle blow!
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