The German Bundesliga season resumes this weekend following a winter break and the final match to be played on Sunday evening is between Bayern Munich and Mainz 05.
The game will take place at the Allianz Arena with the hosts on 30 points and the visitors on 6 points and facing a battle against relegation.
Bayern Munich come into the match having ended the first part of the season as winter champions. They are currently on a 19 game unbeaten run in all competitions and have remained undefeated in their last 11 Bundesliga matches.
Bayern Munich’s most recent game came away against Bayer Leverkusen, a team who were above them in the table and they recorded an excellent 2-1 win.
That result was the second victory in succession for Bayern Munich following the 2-1 win at home over Wolfsburg.
Trends show Bayern Munich have not lost in 50 of their last 52 games in all competitions, which is an incredible record. They have been scoring goals at home for fun and Bayern Munich have scored 2 or more goals in 11 of their last 12 home Bundesliga matches.
However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 3 Bundesliga games at the Allianz Arena.
In fact, both teams have scored in each of their last 8 Bundesliga matches and in 12 of their last 13 games in all competitions.
Mainz 05 make the trip to Bavaria having been eliminated from the DFB Pokal in their most recent match before Christmas. Despite being 2-0 up in the game, Mainz 05 conceded 2 goals in the second half, one of which was in the 90th minute and went on to lose the penalty shootout against Bochum, a team in the second division.
That result means Mainz 05 have failed to win any of their last 6 games in all competitions. You must go back to the 22nd of November and the 3-1 win at Freiburg to find the last time they won a match. Form in the Bundesliga has been poor and Mainz 05 have recorded just a single victory from their last 14 Bundesliga games.
Trends show Mainz 05 have seen both teams score in 3 of their last 4 away league matches. They have managed to keep just one clean sheet in their 7 most recent away Bundesliga games.
Team news and Bayern Munich will be without Kingsley Coman, Joshua Zirkzee, Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi, Javier Martinez, and Malik Tillman due to injury. Leon Goretzka may recover from a muscle injury in time to play.
Mainz 05 are without the suspended Moussa Niakhate. Pierre Kunde and Levin Öztunali are injured but Adam Szalai and Phillipp Mwene could both be available.
Bayern Munich are the clear favourites to win this game and they should take maximum points. However, it would not be a surprise to see Mainz 05 find the back of the net and both teams to score.