…INJURY REPORT

Marnon Busch is definitely out, it's not enough for him yet. With Adrian Beck and Lennard Maloney we'll see from day to day, with both of them I don't want to rule out the possibility that it will last until Sunday. although it is by no means certain. The rest remains unchanged.

…LAST VICTORY

Yes, everyone who was there saw how we celebrated. Of course we are with our fans again because we said from the start that with 37 points we would stay in the league. So we definitely enjoyed the moment because it was a special moment. Especially together with our fans! But no one is taking off now, we have just agreed that there will be three more games. And we want the best possible score and placement at the end.

…ABOUT THE MATCH

Now there are still two and a half weeks, the team knows that too. There are no compromises in training now. Except that we now have two days off after the Darmstadt game. But it also has to do with the fact that the team was always ready to get to the limit and step on the gas again and again throughout the season. Always having to overcome resistance as a team. And now it's just a matter of seeing it through. And then there is enough time for the nice things. Also to have a nice ending with our fans.

…MAINZ

Mainz is currently fighting for its existence in the Bundesliga, even though the team was written off a few weeks ago. After the change of coach, they worked their way out of the league with a lot of intensity and now have it in their own hands to stay in the league. Therefore an opponent who will do everything to take three points here. Because they almost have to score three times in order to perhaps stay in the league. Of course, important players are missing. Gruda, with Amiri, with Mwene and Onisiwo also got injured. I have no idea whether that will be enough for Onisiwo in this game. But in a situation like this it only works if the team sticks together. If everyone does everything they can to preserve this chance until the end and stay in the class. They are very strong in the transition game. They also have the ball in possession with variability across the back three. In midfield with one or two sixes that keep building up the game. But they have also shown that they are vulnerable. Straight over the wing and on crosses to the first post. They had problems there recently. That's our game too, to keep opening up the game from the outside. We’ll try that! So it is of course noticeable that a lot of emotionality and belief has come back to Mainz. You can also see this in the points. In the form table, Mainz is in seventh place from the last ten games. Of course, that also speaks for the coaching colleague who, if you will, turned things around. Still, they don’t have a result yet.

…LESSONS LEARNED

After the first half we didn't have a good feeling, the impression wasn't quite right. We should have continued playing like that and dared more. Everyone has to want the ball and be brave. There wasn't enough of that after the break against Cologne. But it can happen. Now I want to see hungry players again on Sunday. We will think about a match plan that every player feels comfortable with.

…PREPARATION

We trained very well this week. I think fans on site also saw that during the public training. We thrive on such intensity, we need it. We want to take that into every game and are looking forward to showing what we can do.

…INJURY REPORT

It's part of football that players are out. I would like to have everyone available all the time, but that doesn't work. We'll put up other guys who I'm sure have quality. I'm not worried at all. They'll have their chance. We want to take advantage of this after we almost always had the same starting eleven. Above all, our captain Silvan Widmer will be eager to start again. We have Marco Richter, Ludovic Ajorque and Nelson Weiper, his return is also very important. And everyone is training really well. No matter who plays, he has to be ready to do everything for his team and every single teammate. Everyone is an option, also for the starting eleven. We will have our chances and we will have to continue to defend well. We will do everything together to win this game for this club.