So the final whistle goes and it is as we were: Bayern are still unbeaten and Mainz are still winless. The hosts worked hard and cannot be faulted for effort, but a ruthlessly efficient Bayern took all three points.

Both teams return the way they had started this game.

Bayern were ruthless to take a two-goal lead, but Mainz have responded well and have had chances themselves. This game is finely poised as the teams return to the dressing rooms, and you would not rule the hosts out of it just yet!

Two teams emerge from the tunnel, one who have yet to win this season and one who have yet to lose. Will those records be the same when they return to the dressing rooms later? Stick with us to find out!

Mainz have won their last three home games against Bayern, but that means nothing to Bo Svensson. "They don't influence what happens today - though we will try to continue it," he said.

Bo Svensson is talking to Sky Deutschland and is trying to take the pressure off his team ahead of today's game. “No matter how this game goes, there are still many more to come," he said. "We’ve been heading in the right direction, even if we’ve not been getting the wins, and we want to keep going.”

There are just seven players on the Bayern bench today, of which two (Krätzig and Pavlovic) have yet to play in the Bundesliga. Neuer, Upamecano, Gnabry, Guerreiro and Mazraoui are all out injured.

Kohr is recalled in midfield for Mainz, while De Ligt replaces the injured Upamecano at the heart of the Bayern defence. Kimmich and Goretzka are passed fit in central midfield. Müller, who can set a new record for most Bundesliga wins today, is among the subs.

Zentner (c) - Van den Berg, Bell, Fernandes - Da Costa, Kohr, Barreiro, Caci - Gruda, Lee - Ajorque

Rieß, Leitsch, Widmer, Barkok, Richter, Krauß, Guilavogui, Papela, Onisiwo

Ulreich – Laimer, De Ligt, Kim, Davies – Kimmich (c), Goretzka – Coman, Musiala, Sane - Kane

Peretz, Sarr, Krätzig, Pavlovic, Choupo-Moting, Müller, Tel

Bayern have won a whopping 71 percent of all league games against Mainz over the years, with the Carnival club triumphing just seven times. However, four of those Mainz wins have come in the last 15 league assignments, including victories in each of their last three meetings at the MEWA Arena.

'Defensive crisis' has been bandied about in the German press of late, but Bayern appear well covered heading to Mainz. Matthijs de Ligt - one of their best players last season - is fit and should make his second league start of the campaign alongside Min-jae Kim at centre-back. Leon Goretzka moonlighted in the role in the DFB Cup, but is doubt.

The DFL has recommended a minute's silence in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 to remember all innocent victims and their relatives after the devastating events in the Middle East. With this joint effort, the DFL and DFB would like to send a common message from German football for peace. Football is a sport that brings people together, which is why we all stand up for peaceful coexistence, respect and tolerance. A fortnight ago, the terrorist attack by Hamas on the people of Israel and the State of Israel began. The DFL is shocked by this terrible attack and the events in the region.

All 90 of Bo Svensson's Bundesliga matches for Mainz came during Thomas Tuchel's time as head coach. Meanwhile, the only previous top-flight dugout meeting between the two ended in a 3-1 victory for Svensson's Nullfünfer against Bayern in April this year.