Bo Svensson masterminding Mainz’s great escape
While not mathematically guaranteed, Mainz all but secured their top-flight status on Monday night. In doing so, head coach Bo Svensson has helped mastermind the greatest escape of the Bundesliga era.
Mainz have picked up 29 of a possible 48 points since Bo Svensson took over in Janaury.
At the halfway stage of the 2020-21 Bundesliga campaign Mainz looked destined to have their second stint in Germany’s top tier end after a run of 12 seasons. Now they’re on course to pull off arguably the greatest escape since the Bundesliga’s inception in 1963.
Never a side who have felt entitled to a spot in Germany’s top tier, Mainz’s 15th season has been their most turbulent in club history. After Achim Beierlorzer lost the dressing room, Jan-Moritz Lichte and Jan Siewert failed to inspire as they instead got swept up in the storm of a grueling battle for survival.
Krzysztof Piatek and Hertha Berlin return to action against Bo Svensson s resurgent Mainz on Monday, in desperate need of the points in their battle against the drop (kick-off: 6pm GMT+2).
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Werder Bremen will look to USMNT striker Josh Sargent to fire them past Mainz on Wednesday (kick-off: 7.30pm BST).
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Defeat at Borussia Dortmund last time out means Werder are still flirting with relegation, sitting just four points clear of Hertha Berlin in the relegation playoff spot and seven from the automatic drop. They will be hoping to put some breathing space between themselves and their visitors in midweek, with Sargent and Milot Raschica shouldering much of the responsibility in an attacking sense. Raschica actually gave his side a 14th-minute lead against Dortmund before their four-goal capitulation, while his American teammate is enjoying the best season of his career in front of goal. With Omer Toprak injured, Christian Groß filled in at centre-back at the weekend, but his suspension for a fifth yellow card of the campaign means that a further change is needed in defence.
Schalke s winless run ends with 1-0 win over Augsburg
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Schalke s winless run ends with 1-0 win over Augsburg.(Credit: DPA). Image Source: IANS News
Berlin, April 12 : An early goal by Suat Serdar put an end to Schalke s 12-game run of winless Bundesliga matches and secured the team their first win since January.
In the direct relegation clash, Mainz secured a late 3-2 win at Cologne to move two points above the drop zone.
Birthday boy Serdar s goal in the fourth minute, Schalke s first at home in six games, was enough to secure a 1-0 triumph over Augsburg on Sunday, DPA reported.
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