Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st April 2024

Freiburg enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mainz 05 swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Freiburg approach round 30 as number 8 in the Bundesliga table with 39 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Mainz 05 have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

With Freiburg being able to improve on their quest to be placed inside the top six by downing Mainz 05 on Sunday, we might have an exciting game ahead of us.

Freiburg step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 21 goals against. That is an average of 2.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Mainz 05 are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals for an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

The last time the pair played each other Freiburg came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday.

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 0-3. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-4 defeat against RB Leipzig, followed up by a 0-1 win against Darmstadt. Freiburg just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Europa-Park Stadion. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 17 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against RB Leipzig. A 4-0 win against Darmstadt followed, before they beat Hoffenheim by 4-1. Mainz 05 didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 15 and scored four goals themselves.

Freiburg and Mainz 05 looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Freiburg took 27 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 20 times and conceding 12. Mainz 05 won three matches and picked up 13 points from their last 16 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored 16 goals and conceded 30. Freiburg have a record of 11 wins, six draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at five wins, 11 draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Squads

Freiburg Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Christian Streich, will select the lineup against Mainz 05 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Jaaso Jantunen (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/29), Attila Szalai (0/7), Christian Guenter (1/10), Jordy Makengo (0/15), Kenneth Schmidt (0/5), Kilian Sildillia (0/26), Lukas Kuebler (1/22), Manuel Gulde (1/23), Matthias Ginter (0/23), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (1/15), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/1), Florent Muslija (0/7), Maximilian Eggestein (1/28), Merlin Roehl (2/23), Mika Baur (0/0), Nicolas Hoefler (1/24), Noah Weisshaupt (1/21), Ritsu Doan (5/25), Roland Sallai (3/23), Vincenzo Grifo (8/27), Yannik Keitel (1/10), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/13), Lucas Hoeler (7/28), Maximilian Breunig (0/2), Maximilian Philipp (1/14), Michael Gregoritsch (6/27), Ryan Johansson (0/0).

Mainz 05 Squad

Below is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The manager Henriksen will pick his starting XI against Freiburg from these players:

Daniel Batz (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/25), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1/10), Anthony Caci (2/26), Danny da Costa (0/17), Maxim Leitsch (0/7), Philipp Mwene (1/20), Sepp van den Berg (2/28), Silvan Widmer (1/15), Stefan Bell (0/10), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/26), Edimilson Fernandes (0/18), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (4/25), Josuha Guilavogui (0/10), Leandro Barreiro (2/26), Merveille Papela (0/11), Nadiem Amiri (1/19), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/26), Brajan Gruda (3/24), Jessic Ngankam (0/21), Jonathan Burkardt (5/16), Karim Onisiwo (1/22), Ludovic Ajorque (2/23), Marco Richter (1/18), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Freiburg, as they prepare to meet Mainz 05, since seven could be missing. There is no need for Roland Sallai to show up in the Freiburg dressing room, as he is suspended.

Manuel Gulde, Chukwubuike Adamu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh are missing from the squad, Freiburg will field against Mainz 05on Sunday.

Mainz 05 could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.

Mainz 05 need to do without Maxim Leitsch, Robin Zentner, Jonathan Burkardt, Philipp Mwene, Karim Onisiwo, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell and Nelson Weiper, who are not fit enough to travel to Europa-Park Stadion.

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 H2H

The last time the pair played each other Freiburg came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday. Freiburg go into their upcoming match against Mainz 05 with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 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.

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Results

Of the last ten encounters between Freiburg Mainz 05 over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Freiburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Ritsu Doan has three strikes in six Bundesliga matches for Freiburg, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Mainz 05. The visitors are looking to Jonathan Burkardt, who has provided his team with four Bundesliga goals.

In their last 10 matches at Europa-Park Stadion across all tournaments Freiburg won four times, drew three and lost three times. Mainz 05 claimed zero wins, five draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Freiburg on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Mainz 05''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Freiburg and Mainz 05, with the latter scoring 1.3 goals on average in these. Freiburg managed an average of 1.1 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Freiburg, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.