Mainz welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to the MEWA Arena on Sunday evening as German Bundesliga return for the second round of matches. Eintracht Frankfurt will be aiming to maintain their 100% start to the new Bundesliga season. The visitors defeated newly promoted SV Darmstadt 98 as expected, with Randal Kolo Muani's goal the difference between the two sides. Mainz, on the other hand, saw their season get off to a disastrous start when thrashed by Union Berlin on Sunday, with Kevin Behrens firing in two goals inside the opening 10 minutes of the encounter. The 32-year-old striker later completed his hat-trick after Anthony Caci had provided some hope of the visitors pulling off a comeback, with Milos Pantovic putting any miniscule possibility of that to bed by adding further gloss to Urs Fischer's side's victory deep into injury time. For this encounter, I am expecting a win or a draw for Eintracht Frankfurt for the following reasons:

Firstly. Eintracht Frankfurt were held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs on Thursday. Prior to that, Dino Toppmoller’s men thrashed Lok Leipzig 7-0 in the first round of the DFB Pokal on August 13, one week before picking up a 1-0 win over Darmstadt in the 2023-24 Bundesliga opener. Frankfurt head into the weekend unbeaten in their last four league matches, stretching back to May’s 3-1 loss against Hoffenheim. They are on a good run of form currently, and with Kolo Muani still in a hot form, they have the upper hand to get a result from this game.

Secondly. Known last season as Dortmund's nightmare, FSV Mainz got off to a disastrous start to the new Bundesliga campaign as Union Berlin trashed them in a heavy 1-4 defeat thanks to a hat-trick from Kevin Behrens. With that failure, counting the previous season's unfortunate finish, it means the 05ers have gone winless for five Bundesliga games, suffering five defeats and conceding a staggering 19 goals in the process. They are not having the best of times right now.

Mainz were far from their best when being soundly beaten by Union Berlin last weekend, and I can envisage Frankfurt smelling a bit of blood this evening. Frankfurt have the advantage to win this game; but following their midweek game against Levski Sofia, Eintracht Frankfurt may head into this game looking a bit tired. So, it is going to be a win or a draw for the away team.

周日晚上，德甲联赛第二轮比赛回归，美因茨欢迎法兰克福来到MEWA竞技场。法兰克福的目标是在新赛季的德甲联赛中保持100%的开局。客队不出所料以98击败了新升入的达姆施塔特，兰德尔·科洛·穆阿尼的进球拉开了两队之间的差距。另一方面，美因茨在周日被柏林联盟击败后，本赛季的开局是灾难性的，凯文贝伦斯在比赛开始的10分钟内梅开二度。这位32岁的前锋随后完成了帽子戏法，安东尼·卡西给客队带来了一些逆转的希望，米洛斯·潘托维奇在伤停补时阶段为乌尔斯·菲舍尔的球队的胜利锦上添花，消除了任何微小的可能性。对于这场比赛，我希望法兰克福能赢或平，原因如下:

首先。在周四举行的欧联杯季后赛首回合比赛中，法兰克福被保加利亚球队索非亚列夫斯基1-1逼平。在此之前，在8月13日的德国足球联赛首轮比赛中，迪诺·托普穆勒的球队以7比0击败莱比锡队，一周后在2023-24赛季的德甲首战中以1比0战胜达姆施塔特队。法兰克福在周末的四场联赛中保持不败，这可以追溯到5月1 - 3输给霍芬海姆的比赛。他们目前的状态很好，穆阿尼的状态也很好，他们在这场比赛中占据了上风。

其次。上个赛季被称为多特蒙德噩梦的美因茨在新赛季的德甲联赛中有着灾难性的开局，由于凯文·贝伦斯的帽子戏法，柏林联盟以1-4惨败。加上上个赛季的不幸结局，这意味着05人已经在德甲五场比赛中无胜，五场失利，丢了惊人的19个球。他们现在过得并不好。

美因茨在上周末被柏林联盟大败时远未达到最佳状态，我可以想象今晚法兰克福会闻到一点血腥味。法兰克福有赢得这场比赛的优势;但是在周中与索非亚列夫斯基的比赛之后，法兰克福可能看起来有点疲惫。所以，对于客场球队来说，这将是一场胜利或一场平局。