Union Berlin vs Mainz

Fresh from a derby win and progression to the DFB Cup quarter-finals, Union Berlin and Sheraldo Becker will be looking for more success against mid-table ...

[Mainz](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/1-fsv-mainz-05) earned a welcome [5-2 win at home to Bochum](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mainz-bochum-live-team-news-match-stats-asano-schlotterbeck-burkardt-zoller-22406) last weekend courtesy of a [Karim Onisiwo](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/karim-onisiwo) hat-trick. Captain [Silvan Widmer](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/silvan-widmer) went off with a knock against Bayern so if he doesn’t recover then [Danny da Costa](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/danny-da-costa) should come in as a like-for-like replacement in the capital. The starting XI could closely resemble the team that won a fifth Berlin derby in a row, meaning [Jerome Roussillon](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jerome-roussillon) and [Kevin Behrens](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/kevin-behrens) - who got the winner from the bench against [Wolfsburg](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/vfl-wolfsburg) - also coming back into the side. Tunisian midfielder [Aissa Laidouni](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/aissa-laidouni) came on to make his Union debut in midweek, and he is likely to be held in reserve again along with USA striker [Jordan](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jordan). [Finn Dahmen](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/finn-dahmen) will continue his run in goal as it stands, while also hoping his performances could see him handed a permanent starting spot. Germany U21 captain [Jonathan Burkhardt](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jonathan-burkardt) remains absent through injury, while first-choice [Robin Zentner](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/robin-zentner) is still waiting for the all clear after a back problem. Mainz LIVE blog!](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2022-2023/19/1-fc-union-berlin-vs-1-fsv-mainz-05) [Becker](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/sheraldo-becker) helped [Union](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/1-fc-union-berlin) make it three league wins from three since the restart by getting an assist in [last weekend’s 2-0 victory at Hertha Berlin](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/hertha-union-berlin-live-team-news-match-stats-juranovic-haraguchi-boateng-jovetic-22408). [Christopher Trimmel](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/christopher-trimmel) made way for winter arrival [Josip Juranovic](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/josip-juranovic) in midweek, but the veteran skipper is likely to be reinstalled this weekend in a pattern of rotation we saw prior to the winter break. The 05ers were thumped [4-0 by Bayern in the cup on Wednesday](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mainz-bayern-munich-dfb-cup-live-team-news-match-stats-sommer-neuer-mane-muller-22473), however, with their head coach Bo Svensson red carded as his frustration got the better of him. That result put Union just [a point behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/table) in second, and Urs Fischer will have been delighted to see his team follow up with a 2-1 home win over Wolfsburg in the last 16 of the [DFB Cup](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2022-23-dfb-cup-overview-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-rb-leipzig-20123) on Tuesday. [Get Becker for your Fantasy team for 11.7M!](https://blf.page.link/22web) - The 05ers haven't kept a clean sheet since the Matchday 10 win in Bremen, but did record one of their three shut-outs so far this term at home to Union (0-0).