Heading into this latest round of Bundesliga fixtures, Mainz are sitting pretty in eighth-place after having extended their recent unbeaten run to four games, winning their last two. They successfully backed up victory over Borussia Dortmund with a commanding 0-3 triumph against struggling Holstein Kiel.

Ilzer is expected to field a largely unchanged team. Jacob Bruun Larsen is in with a good chance of replacing the injured Bülter after scoring and assisting as a substitute against Leipzig. Braga: Hornicek - Ferreira, Oliveira, Arrey-Mbi - Fernandes, Carvalho, Moutinho, Martinez - Horta, Fernandez, Gharbi.