Soccer-In-form Mainz provide tricky challenge for leaders Bayern

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FSV Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig - MEWA Arena, Mainz, Germany - August 15, 2021 1.FSV Mainz 05 coach Bo Svensson before the match REUTERS

(Reuters) - Victory for champions Bayern Munich in a game against visitors Mainz 05 would have been a foregone conclusion in any other season in the past decade but not this year.

Mainz, under Danish coach Bo Svensson, are having their best season in 11 years, having lost one of their last six Bundesliga matches.