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Bundesliga's Goal Drought: Hamburg & Mainz Seek First Strike
5 Sep
Summary
- Both Hamburg and Mainz are yet to score in the new Bundesliga season.
- Hamburg signed three new players on deadline day, boosting their lineup.
- Mainz faces squad depth concerns after player departures and an injury.
The Bundesliga season continues with a match between Hamburg and Mainz, a fixture notable for both teams' inability to find the net so far. Hamburg, looking to rebound after a dominant loss to Borussia Dortmund, has been active in the transfer market.
On deadline day, HSV secured the permanent signing of Fábio Vieira and brought in Zakaria El Ouahdi and David Møller Wolfe to bolster their fullback positions. These new additions offer immediate options to improve the team's performance for their first home game.
Mainz 05 has taken a different approach, completing their transfer business early and even permitting player departures. The club allowed Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Marco Richter to leave, while focusing on the existing squad depth for the current campaign, which does not include European competitions.
Despite early-season struggles and an injury to Dominik Kohr, Mainz's coach Urs Fischer has Stefan Posch ready to start. The head-to-head record shows a mixed recent history, with Hamburg dominating last season but Mainz securing a draw in the return fixture.
