Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th November 2023

The Bundesliga tie at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor this coming Saturday sees home team Darmstadt up against Mainz 05.

Darmstadt are 15th in the rankings with seven points after ten matches played, whereas Mainz 05 rank 17th in the Bundesliga on six points.

Both Darmstadt and Mainz 05 aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Darmstadt go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 32. That amounts to an average of 3.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Mainz 05 hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 2.4 goals per match for a total of 24 goals, while claiming one clean sheet as well.

Mainz 05 were knocked out cold when Darmstadt took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Mainz 05 handed out in the game before.

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Darmstadt Form

Darmstadt endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against RB Leipzig, before Bayern Munich won 8-0, while Bochum claimed all three points in a 1-2 win. Darmstadt just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 16 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 2-2 draw with Bochum. A 3-0 defeat against Hertha Berlin was next up, before beating RB Leipzig by 2-0. Mainz 05 are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 16 goals while scoring eight themselves.

Both Darmstadt and Mainz 05 have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Darmstadt only drew once so far this season after ten games played, in stead recording two wins and seven defeats in the Bundesliga. Mainz 05 put one win, three draws and six defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Squads

Darmstadt Squad

The 50-year-old Lieberknecht will select the starting eleven against Mainz 05 from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/10), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/2), Christoph Klarer (0/10), Christoph Zimmermann (0/4), Clemens Riedel (0/5), Fabian Holland (0/9), Jannik Mueller (0/3), Matej Maglica (1/8), Matthias Bader (1/8), Thomas Isherwood (0/4), Andreas Mueller (0/1), Bartol Franjic (0/6), Emir Karic (0/5), Fabian Nuernberger (1/9), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/5), Frank Ronstadt (0/0), Fraser Hornby (0/6), Klaus Gjasula (0/5), Marvin Mehlem (3/10), Tim Skarke (3/8), Tobias Kempe (3/9), Aaron Seydel (0/2), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Filip Stojilkovic (0/5), Luca Pfeiffer (0/10), Mathias Honsak (0/7), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/5).

Mainz 05 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mainz 05 players that the manager Jan Siewert will choose from for the upcoming game:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/10), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/10), Danny da Costa (0/8), Maxim Leitsch (0/4), Philipp Mwene (0/3), Sepp van den Berg (0/10), Silvan Widmer (0/0), Stefan Bell (0/9), Aymen Barkok (1/8), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/10), Edimilson Fernandes (0/10), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/10), Josuha Guilavogui (0/2), Leandro Barreiro (2/10), Merveille Papela (0/4), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/9), Brajan Gruda (1/8), Jonathan Burkardt (0/0), Karim Onisiwo (0/8), Ludovic Ajorque (1/8), Marco Richter (0/7), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Team News

Darmstadt are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Mainz 05 on Saturday. Fabian Holland, Matej Maglica and Klaus Gjasula can't be called up by the Darmstadt-manager, with both serving a ban.

Braydon Manu, Fabio Torsiello and Aaron Seydel take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Darmstadt, when they face Mainz 05 on Saturday.

Mainz 05 could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atMerck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor

Josuha Guilavogui, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell, Brajan Gruda, Danny da Costa, Nelson Weiper, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Jonathan Burkardt all face a spell on the sidelines for Mainz 05 due to various injuries.

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 H2H

Mainz 05 lost 2-1 against Darmstadt in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Mainz 05 handed out in the match before. Darmstadt go into their upcoming match against Mainz 05 with a 25% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last four matches between Darmstadt and Mainz 05.

Darmstadt vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Tobias Kempe found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Ludovic Ajorque just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor witnessed Darmstadt winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew one and lost five in this run. Mainz 05 won four of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost four. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Darmstadt managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, Mainz 05 kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past four encounters between Darmstadt and Mainz 05, with Darmstadt scoring 1.25 goals on average per game. Mainz 05 averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Darmstadt’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Mainz 05. They performed an average of 1.1 goals in these.