Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th April 2026

Despite a rather curious form recently, Hoffenheim have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 28 of the Bundesliga season. They meet Mainz 05 this coming Saturday at the PreZero Arena, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Hoffenheim approach the next Bundesliga round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 50 points this season so far. With 27 games behind them, Mainz 05 amassed 30 points, placing them as number 11 before their next fixture.

Mainz 05 will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Hoffenheim. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win on Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Hoffenheim step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 18 goals against. That is an average of 1.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Mainz 05 travel to their next away match on Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 13 goals against. An average of 1.3 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Hoffenheim played Mainz 05. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim beat FC Heidenheim 2-4, drew 1-1 with Wolfsburg, before losing 5-0 against RB Leipzig. Hoffenheim won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the PreZero Arena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored 13 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Werder Bremen, who were defeated by 0-2. Then, Sigma Olomouc got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Eintracht Frankfurt by 2-1. 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 ten goals conceded and eight scored.

The way Hoffenheim are performing right, a home win looks the most likely outcome, when Mainz 05 swing by. The visitors don't seem to possess enough stability currently to prevent the home side from a win.

Hoffenheim 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 31 times and conceding 13. Mainz 05 claimed one wins and seven points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored 12 times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. Hoffenheim have a record of 15 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of seven wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Ilzer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Mainz 05 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/27), Albian Hajdari (1/23), Bernardo (0/22), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/5), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/18), Robin Hranac (0/25), Valentin Gendrey (1/8), Vladimir Coufal (1/27), Alexander Prass (3/25), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (7/27), Leon Avdullahu (0/26), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/13), Wouter Burger (4/24), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (10/27), Bazoumana Toure (2/23), Cole Campbell (0/3), Fisnik Asllani (8/26), Ihlas Bebou (0/15), Max Moerstedt (2/18), Tim Lemperle (7/22), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 60 year-old Urs Fischer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/15), Lasse Riess (0/4), Robin Zentner (0/9), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (2/27), Kacper Potulski (1/11), Lennard Maloney (0/17), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/0), Phillipp Mwene (0/22), Silvan Widmer (2/21), Stefan Bell (2/18), Stefan Posch (0/9), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/22), Jae-Sung Lee (4/25), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/27), Nadiem Amiri (10/20), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/17), Sota Kawasaki (0/8), Armindo Sieb (2/16), Benedict Hollerbach (1/14), Fabio Moreno Fell (0/0), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/18), Paul Nebel (4/23), Phillip Tietz (2/22), Sheraldo Becker (1/7), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1/8), William Boeving (0/0).

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Team News

Mainz 05 face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Hoffenheim. Dominik Kohr, Phillipp Mwene and Sheraldo Becker can't be called upon by Mainz 05, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Sheraldo Becker is too injured to face Mainz 05.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 H2H

It finished all square on when Hoffenheim last faced Mainz 05. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Mainz 05 have been the dominant force winning six matches against Hoffenheim. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 10/3.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Hoffenheim face Mainz 05 as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/8 with the bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Ozan Kabak is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Mainz 05 look to Paul Nebel, hoping he can add to his current total of three Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Hoffenheim claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Mainz 05 won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing three in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Hoffenheim on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Mainz 05 in their 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 one goal a game, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Hoffenheim’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Mainz 05, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.