Confirmed lineups: Mainz 05 vs. Werder Bremen

Here’s the official confirmation of the starting teams as Mainz 05 host Werder Bremen this afternoon.

Mainz 05 will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways in the German topflight as they welcome Werder Bremen to the MEWA Arena this afternoon in the Rhineland-Palatinate.

For Mainz, Lennard Maloney keeps his place while Hollerbach replaces Sieb up top. Bremen remain unchanged from the side that defeated 1.FC Union Berlin 1-0 last weekend.

With around an hour to go before kickoff, the confirmed Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen lineups have been announced – and you can find the official starting XIs below.

Confirmed Mainz 05 vs. Werder Bremen lineups:

Mainz 05 starting XI (3-4-2-1): 

Zentner – Hanche-Olsen, Maloney, Kohr – Mwene, Sano, Amiri, Widmer – Nebel, Lee – Hollerbach

Werder Bremen starting XI (4-2-3-1):

Backhaus – Sugawara, Pieper, Coulibaly, Friedl – Stage, Lynen – Grüll, Schmid, Mbangula – Boniface