Lichte faces former club as Gladbach seek reset against Mainz | OneFootball

Jan-Moritz Lichte faces former club Mainz as Borussia Mönchengladbach’s interim coach, his first, and possibly last, match before the international break.

As reported by BuLi News, Gladbach have sacked their coach after matchday 3 for the second season running. Lichte won his first Mainz game in 2019/20 during Sandro Schwarz’s suspension, then left the following season after 6 points from 11 matches.

Captain Tim Kleindenst is suspended after a red card in the 5-0 defeat to league leaders Freiburg. Isac Lidberg could lead the line, and Daiki Hashioka is expected to return after two games out.

Whatever happens on Saturday, Lichte is not expected to stay as the club intensify their search for a permanent coach. The extended break will allow time to appoint.

Mainz also lost on matchday 3 after two early clean sheets. Urs Fischer’s side scored five against HSV, and versus Eintracht Frankfurt Nadiem Amiri missed a penalty before Mainz’s all-time Bundesliga top-scorer Jonathan Burkardt guided the visitors to a 3-1 win at Mewa Arena.

Alexander Schwolow will make his second appearance in goal after Robin Zentner’s latest injury. Eric Martel could debut following his recovery, and Benedict Hollerbach returned from an ACL injury last week. Gladbach won at Mainz last season via a Danny da Costa own goal, and Florian Neuhaus sealed their last home victory in this fixture, a 3-1 comeback in January 2020.

Source: BuLi News

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