The team led by BO Henriksen is giving a lot to talk in the Bundesliga. It is the revelation team in Germany and is postulated with options to enter Champions for the first time in its history. The Mainz 05 has been characterized by being a club dedicated to fighting for permanence, in fact, last season was saved from the descent on the last day. But the performances of this campaign have changed the claims of the club.
After the ninth day, the ’05ers’ began to emerge with great performances against rivals, in theory, superior. The hand of Bo Henriksen is paying off since its arrival in February 2024, where it has tripled the average points per day of the team, with respect to the previous year.
XI Regular of Mainz 05 in the 2024/25 season.
The Danish coach, known for training teams such as Midtjylland or FC Zürich, uses a style of play very similar to that of Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. A scheme where he uses three centrals along with two very deep sides, which allows his strikers to stand out with goals and assists.
Champions numbers
The Burkardt striker is the top scorer of Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. 14 goals in 21 games that reflect the good way the German player is. In fact, already in October, German coach Nagelsmann knocked on his door to be at the concentration with the national team.
Burkardt and Lee Jae-Sung statistics.
Similarly, Jae-Sung Lee is marking one of his best seasons with the set ’05er’. Although their numbers do not stand out as much as those of Burkardt, it has been decisive in great matches as the double it scored against Bayern Munich and that served to defeat the Bavarian team.
A new ‘Matagigantes’
So far in competition, Mainz 05 has been able to defeat Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Leipzig in the League. In addition, the derby has been taken before the Franckfurt Eintracht and is placed two points of difference with respect to its maximum rival, after its defeat against the Berlin Union.
The results cannot come more. He has a five -game streak without losing, with four consecutive victories. A situation that remembers the years where they managed to classify the UEFA Europa League, although its greatest progression did not exceed the group stage of the 2016/17 season.
The Mainz 05 began its journey through Europe in 2005 and although they did not achieve great results, they placed on the map a team that can make history again, but this time in the maximum European competition, the Champions League.