Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th February 2023

Bayer Leverkusen take on visitors Mainz 05 at BayArena in a Bundesliga tie this coming Sunday.

Placed eight in the table Bayer Leverkusen have amassed 27 points after 20 matches. On 26 points, Mainz 05 rank 12 with 20 matches played this season.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Sunday, Mainz 05 will be looking to finish the day ahead of Bayer Leverkusen. This should serve as plenty of motivation before this away match.

Bayer Leverkusen step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 11 goals against. That is an average of 1.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Mainz 05 scored 19 times in their previous ten matches, an average of 1.9 per game. They also conceded 19 goals for an average of 1.9 a game, pulling off one clean sheet in these.

Bayer Leverkusen triumphed in a 3-0 win against Mainz 05, the last time they faced off. However, Mainz 05 secured a 3-2 win in the match before that.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Augsburg by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-3 against Hoffenheim. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-3 against Monaco. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 15 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Bayern Munich in a 0-4 defeat. Union Berlin also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Mainz 05 were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Augsburg. Mainz 05 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Going forward, Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05 are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Sunday.

Bayer Leverkusen took 22 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 22 times and conceding 12. Mainz 05 claimed one wins and six point from their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga, while scoring nine goals to 20 against. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at a record of eight wins, three draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have seven wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 Team News

At the time of writing, Bayer Leverkusen have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Mainz 05 on Sunday.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Charles Aranguiz, Joshua Eze and Patrik Schick nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bayer Leverkusen against Mainz 05 at BayArena.

Mainz 05 are juggling with four absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Bayer Leverkusen.

Mainz 05 need to do without Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha, who are not fit enough to travel to BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Bayer Leverkusen came away with a 0-3 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at BayArena. Bayer Leverkusen outclassed Mainz 05 in their latest encounter, when they claimed a 3-0 win. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 21/20 with the bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Look no further than Moussa Diaby, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, while Karim Onisiwo managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Mainz 05 in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

BayArena saw six wins for Bayer Leverkusen in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost two, while Mainz 05 won three of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing five. Mainz 05 apparently have a hard time keeping opponents at bay on their travel with just five clean sheets in their last 10 away matches. Bayer Leverkusen pulled off two clean sheets in their past 10 matches BayArena.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05 as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 1.9 goals a game, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.7 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.