Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th April 2025

When Mainz 05 come to PreZero Arena for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, Hoffenheim will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

With 2 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Hoffenheim camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Mainz 05 on their home ground.

Hoffenheim go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Mainz 05 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Mainz 05 claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

Mainz 05 won 2-0 and 4-1 in the two most recent meetings with Hoffenheim, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim lost 1-0 against St. Pauli, drew 1-1 with Augsburg, before losing to RB Leipzig by 3-1. Hoffenheim did not win any of their last six Bundesliga matches at the PreZero Arena. They came through these matches with a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored seven goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Freiburg, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Borussia Dortmund, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Holstein Kiel. Mainz 05 won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.

Hoffenheim and Mainz 05 are both very focused on not losing currently, and they'd rather nick a point than risk losing all three. The draw is the tasty value bet at PreZero Arena this coming Saturday.

Hoffenheim fought their way to one wins and four points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 11 times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. Hoffenheim claimed six wins, nine draws as well as 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of 13 wins, seven draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Christian Ilzer will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/5), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/23), Arthur Chaves (0/20), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/26), Leo Oestigard (0/7), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/19), Robin Hranac (0/4), Stanley N'Soki (0/18), Valentin Gendrey (1/20), Alexander Prass (0/22), Anton Stach (1/24), David Jurasek (0/12), Dennis Geiger (0/15), Diadie Samassekou (0/8), Finn Becker (0/9), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Tom Bischof (5/26), Umut Tohumcu (0/10), Adam Hlozek (6/21), Andrej Kramaric (8/26), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/7), Gift Orban (4/12), Haris Tabakovic (2/17), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (4/19), Max Moerstedt (0/12).

Mainz 05 Squad

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

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/28), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1/17), Anthony Caci (1/27), Danny da Costa (0/19), Lennard Maloney (0/14), Maxim Leitsch (1/14), Moritz Jenz (0/17), Philipp Mwene (0/27), Silvan Widmer (0/22), Stefan Bell (0/15), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/24), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/18), Jae-Sung Lee (6/27), Kaishu Sano (0/28), Nadiem Amiri (6/25), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/9), Armindo Sieb (2/25), Arnaud Nordin (0/3), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (15/24), Nelson Weiper (3/17), Paul Nebel (8/26).

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Team News

Mainz 05 have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Dominik Kohr and Philipp Mwene racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Mainz 05 travelling party for their next match.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 H2H

Mainz 05 got the better of Hoffenheim in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 4-1, respectively. Mainz 05 seem to have a bit of a love affair with Hoffenheim, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 7/5.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Hoffenheim took on Mainz 05. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Tom Bischof, who is performing well for Hoffenheim. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Mainz 05.The visitors will be looking to Paul Nebel to find the net once again, after managing three Bundesliga goals for Mainz 05 in recent matches.

Hoffenheim claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing four. Mainz 05 won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Hoffenheim on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Mainz 05''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Hoffenheim and Mainz 05 as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Hoffenheim scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.