Strasbourg Form and Squad
Before their trip to Germany Gary O'Neil's team went 10 matches without defeat. In Ligue 1 the club sit eighth and still have a chance of reaching the European spots. The main trump card for the French side now is freshness and an almost empty treatment room (only Mwanga, Panicelli and Moreira are out). Even though Strasbourg had not lost before meeting Mainz 05 and had scored in eight consecutive games, they conceded regularly. They have managed just one clean sheet in the main phase of the Europa Conference League this season.
Strasbourg have scored at home in 10 of their last 11 matches.
Gary O'Neil's team average 5.8 shots on target per game in the Europa Conference League (the third-best figure).
Average possession for the hosts is 59.1% per game (third-best in the Conference League).
Potential Strasbourg lineup (4-2-3-1): Penders – Chilwell, Omobamidele, Doucoure, Doue – Murabe, Oyedele – Godo, Barco, Yassin – Enciso.
Out of squad: Mwanga, Panicelli, Anselmino (all injured).
Mainz 05 Form and Squad
The visitors are showing phenomenal resilience despite having eight players in the treatment room. Fischer's side have lost just once in their last 10 matches, and away from home they are on a four-game unbeaten run. At the same time Mainz 05 have scored two goals in five of their last six games but have conceded in three of them.
Fischer's team make an average of 12.2 interceptions per game (second-best figure in the Conference League).
Mainz 05 players average 5.1 successful dribbles per game (second-worst in the Europa Conference League).
The German club have conceded only three goals in this European campaign and lead the competition in clean sheets (six).
Potential Mainz 05 lineup (5-3-2): Batz – Mwene, Kohr, Posch, Costa, Widmer – Nebel, Kawasaki, Sano – Weiper, Tietz.
Out: Hanche-Olsen, Hollerbach, Lee, Dahl, Leitsch, Zentner, Silas, Bell (all injured).
