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Heavy defeats to Leipzig and then newly promoted Stuttgart cost Achim Beierlorzer his job at Mainz last week but even with their old manager dismissed, things are unlikely to improve for the struggling visitors away to Union Berlin.
Union defied all expectations last term to finish 11th in their maiden Bundesliga campaign and that was thanks largely to their performances at home, where eight of their 12 league successes came.
They beat Paderborn and Dusseldorf at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei at the end of last season after having drawn 1-1 with Mainz there but on that occasion Union played more than half the game with only ten men.
Mainz are in disarray at the moment but are unlikely to be completely dismantled by Union, who lost star striker Sebastian Andersson in the summer. Three of the capital club’s last four Bundesliga victories were settled by a solitary goal and with that in mind, I expect a tight affair and predict Union Berlin win.
In the 3rd round of the German championship there will be a meeting "Union" - "Mainz". The match will take place on October 2.
In the 1st round the Berliners lost to Augsburg (1: 3), the 2nd Bundesliga team at the moment. This was the only defeat in his last 5 home games in the championship.
The Carnivals are losing 3 matches in a row in the Bundesliga. Last season ended with a minimal loss to Bayer.
Union looks more convincing. I bet on the hosts to win.