Mainz is winless in a row, Union Berlin is performing steadily!
German Superliga: Union Berlin - Mainz.
After 19 rounds of Premier League matches, Mainz is provisionally ranked 17th and currently tops the table with 11 points. They haven't won a game in nine seasons, losing 1-0 away to Bremen, they haven't won a game in nine seasons, with just five draws and four defeats, and in that time they have scored three goals and seven goals and are in a very bad situation.
Union Berlin are in 15th place with 17 points after 19 games. They lost 2-0 to RB Leipzig last week and are in a very sluggish run of 2-1, 3-3 in the last six seasons. Union Berlin can't afford to lose again, as they are already in the relegation zone with six wins in a row, and Mainz are Germany's biggest relegation team, so they must pick up enough points in this game or it will make relegation even more difficult.
The last 6 meetings between the two sides have seen Mainz 1-1-4-0 - win 2 points in their own homeland. Despite Union Berlin's poor away record, Mainz haven't won 1-3-0 at home in the last four seasons and their home record is mediocre, so Union Berlin have a good chance of picking up points in this game.
Nigeria vs South Africa Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
Nigeria are now 42nd in the World Football League, having qualified for the World Cup in Africa with a 1-0 win over Angola. Nigeria have a strong defence and have kept clean sheets in their last four rounds.
South Africa, who are now 66th in the World Football League, have drawn 0-0 with Cape Verde in the traditional Africa World Cup 1 4 finals, winning twice and drawing twice in the last four league rounds. South Africa haven't conceded a single goal in their last four rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations and they have a good high level of defence.
The last time the two teams met was back in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa World Cup, when Nigeria beat South Africa 2-1 to advance to the next round. South Africa defended well, but not as well as Nigeria at the Africa World Cup, plus Nigeria is at a higher level overall, so Nigeria are very likely to get three points in this game, plus both teams have been playing conservatively lately, so their goal tally should be low.