Competitive record (Bundesliga & DFB-Cup) from the VfB view-point:
Total: 24 games, 10 wins, 6 draws, 8 defeats, 36:35 goal-difference
Home: 12 games, 7 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats, 22:15 goal-difference
Away: 12 games, 3 wins, 4 draws, 5 defeats, 14:20 goal-difference
Support
VfB can expect to have the backing of some 4,500 White-Red fateful in Mainz.
Last meeting
In their first home game since returning to Germany’s top-flight, on match-day 2 of the current season, VfB played host to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Holger Badstuber crowned his starting eleven debut in the shirt with the infamous red hoop by heading VfB’s 1-0 winner.
Familiar faces
Since leaving Cannstatt last summer, Alexandru Maxim faces his former club for the second time, having laced up his boots for the Wasenelf from January 2013 until June 2017 – during which time he made 131 competitive appearances.
Previous cup meetings
VfB have only once previously faced Mainz in the DFB-Cup. In August 1983, the side in the shirts with the infamous red hoop progressed past the first-round with a 1-0 victory. The golden-goal on the day was scored by Guido Buchwald.