#M05TSG – Clash of the major chance converters | OneFootball

Sunday (15:30 CET / Live Ticker at tsg-hoffenheim.de) will see a combative Mainz team take on a Hoffenheim side that will be looking to build new momentum following their spectacular 4-3 victory against RB Leipzig. There are not only valuable points at stake when the two teams meet; it will also be a battle to see who can continue their positive run. Here you will find all the important numbers, statistics and facts on the #M05TSG match at a glance.

Did you know that…

…Mainz have recently had the upper hand in head-to-head meetings?

1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 14 Bundesliga matches against TSG Hoffenheim – more than they have against any other team – and scored 56 goals in the process. Mainz have lost only one of the last eight meetings (five wins and two draws) and have won their last three home games on the trot against Hoffenheim.

…TSG are on the verge of an historic defensive feat?

Hoffenheim are still winless on the road this season but have drawn their last three away matches in a row – including two 0-0s. If they keep another clean sheet, TSG will go three away games without conceding a goal for the first time since 2009.

…Mainz are dangerous from headers?

The Rhenish Hesse outfit have scored the most headed goals in the Bundesliga (seven) and could show their aerial strength again against Hoffenheim. So TSG have been warned.

…Hoffenheim wrote club history in the 4-3 victory against Leipzig?

TSG scored more than three goals for the first time in their 17th competitive game of the campaign and also took Bundesliga points after going behind for the first time this season. Remarkably, Hoffenheim were behind three times and turned the game around – a first in TSG's Bundesliga history.

…Mainz are among the most clinical teams in the Bundesliga?

Mainz 05 are the only team that has converted more than half of their major chances this season (57%). Jonathan Burkardt has had a large hand in this, making a strong start to the season by scoring seven goals in the first 11 matches and becoming only the third player in Mainz's Bundesliga history to do so.

…Adam Hložek scored his first Bundesliga brace for TSG against Leipzig?

With three goals this season, Hložek is showing improving form that should continue to inspire the Hoffenheim attack. He has now scored more goals for Hoffenheim than he did in the entirety of last season for Leverkusen (two goals).