FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th April 2023
Both FC Koln and Mainz 05 are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Bundesliga. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Saturday.
FC Koln are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride.
FC Koln are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 14 goals. They managed five clean sheets in these matches.
Mainz 05 enter their next Bundesliga match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.4 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 24 goals, while also conceding 11 times. That is a total average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Mainz 05 ended up winning 5-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at RheinEnergieSTADION.
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Prediction
FC Koln Form
FC Koln have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 6-1 against B. Dortmund, before drawing 0-0 with B. M'gladbach. They won their most recent game 1-3 against Augsburg. FC Koln only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded five goals.
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Freiburg. They went on to beat RB Leipzig by 0-3, before sharing the spoils with Werder Bremen in a 2-2 draw. Mainz 05 won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and nine scored.
FC Koln look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Mainz 05 is the value bet.
FC Koln are looking at a record of seven wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 put 11 wins, eight draws and eight defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Stats
- FC Koln have lost the last 3 home matches in a row without scoring a goal
- FC Koln have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Koln have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- FC Koln have not won 9 of the last 10 matches
- In the last 6 away matches in a row Mainz 05 played, both teams scored
- Mainz 05 have conceded in 17 of the last 19 matches
- Mainz 05 have scored in 15 of the last 16 matches
- Mainz 05 have scored in 15 of the last 16 away matches
- Mainz 05 have conceded in the last 8 away matches in a row
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Squads
FC Koln Squad
The 51-year-old Baumgart will select the starting eleven against Mainz 05 from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Julian Roloff (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/0), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Benno Schmitz (1/25), Georg Strauch (0/0), Jonas Hector (0/25), Julian Chabot (0/14), Kristian Pedersen (0/5), Luca Kilian (1/14), Nikola Soldo (0/7), Rijad Smajic (0/0), Timo Huebers (1/22), Dejan Ljubicic (3/20), Denis Huseinbasic (3/17), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Ellyes Skhiri (6/26), Eric Martel (1/23), Florian Kainz (5/25), Jan Thielmann (1/16), Joshua Schwirten (0/0), Kingsley Schindler (0/22), Linton Maina (3/26), Mathias Olesen (0/13), Tim Lemperle (0/10), Davie Selke (2/23), Florian Dietz (1/11), Justin Diehl (0/2), Mark Uth (0/3), Sargis Adamyan (1/22), Sebastian Andersson (0/0), Steffen Tigges (5/24).
Mainz 05 Squad
Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 43 year-old Bo Svensson will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Finn Dahmen (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/21), Aaron Caricol (3/21), Alexander Hack (0/18), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/11), Anthony Caci (2/24), Danny da Costa (0/18), Maxim Leitsch (0/9), Silvan Widmer (2/23), Stefan Bell (0/23), Anton Stach (1/24), Aymen Barkok (0/17), Dominik Kohr (3/24), Edimilson Fernandes (0/25), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (7/27), Leandro Barreiro (2/25), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/2), Delano Burgzorg (0/11), Jonathan Burkardt (1/11), Karim Onisiwo (9/24), Ludovic Ajorque (4/11), Marcus Ingvartsen (9/21), Marlon Mustapha (0/5), Nelson Weiper (2/6).
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Team News
FC Koln could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Mainz 05 this coming Saturday.
Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson are missing from the squad, FC Koln will field against Mainz 05this coming Saturday.
Mainz 05 are juggling with four absent players on on Saturday when travelling to FC Koln.
Mainz 05 need to do without Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha, who are not fit enough to travel to RheinEnergieSTADION.
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Lineups
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 H2H
The last time the pair played each other, Mainz 05 came out the other side as 5-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Mainz 05 won four of the previous ten encounters, whereas FC Koln claimed three points three times in these ten matches. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 8/5.
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Results
In the past ten matches between home side FC Koln and Mainz 05 both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2/3.
FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Davie Selke will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mainz 05 hope Ludovic Ajorque can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
In their last 10 matches at RheinEnergieSTADION across all tournaments FC Koln won five times, drew two and lost three times. Mainz 05 claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams to score happened only five times in the last 10 league matches at RheinEnergieSTADION for FC Koln. It also paid out in seven of the previous 10 away games away for Mainz 05.
There were more than three goals scored five times in the past ten encounters between FC Koln and Mainz 05, with the former averaging 1.3 goals a game. Mainz 05 scored 1.8 goals per game, while both teams to score paid out six times in this run. FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.
