Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2024

The spotlight is on both Mainz 05 and Augsburg, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Saturday in the Bundesliga at MEWA Arena.

Mainz 05 are 17th in the rankings with 12 points after 21 matches played, whereas Augsburg rank 11th in the Bundesliga on 23 points.

Augsburg will certainly be happy to end up with three points after claiming a couple of draws recently. However, another draw could still be good enough as Mainz 05 seem like a tough opponent.

Mainz 05 scored five times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.5 goals a game. They conceded 11 and managed one clean sheet.

Augsburg hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.6 goals per match for a total of 16 goals, while claiming zero clean sheets as well.

Augsburg won 2-1 the last time, they faced Mainz 05, who won the match before that, when Mainz 05 claimed a 3-1 win.

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

A draw is the best Mainz 05 can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Werder Bremen. A1-1 draw with Union Berlin followed before they were defeated 3-1 by VfB Stuttgart. In their last six Bundesliga matches at home, Mainz 05 have one win, while they've drawn two and lost three.

Augsburg Form

Augsburg came through the last three games without a win, but still booked two points to their account. They lost 2-3 against Bayern Munich, followed by a 1-1 draw with Bochum. They also shared the points in a 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Augsburg failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn three and lost two, scoring five while also conceding nine times.

Mainz 05 are really tough to break down, but as the expense of scoring only few goals themselves. A low scoring encounter is on the menu this coming Saturday, when Augsburg come visiting.

Augsburg won two of their previous eight outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 11 points. They scored 14 and conceded 13 goals. Mainz 05 have so far been able to win just once after 21 Bundesliga games played, in stead showing off nine draws and 11 defeats. Augsburg put five wins, eight draws and eight defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Jan Siewert, will select the lineup against Augsburg from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Batz (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/17), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/4), Anthony Caci (2/19), Danny da Costa (0/15), Maxim Leitsch (0/7), Philipp Mwene (0/12), Sepp van den Berg (1/20), Silvan Widmer (1/8), Stefan Bell (0/10), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/20), Edimilson Fernandes (0/14), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/17), Josuha Guilavogui (0/3), Leandro Barreiro (2/19), Merveille Papela (0/10), Nadiem Amiri (0/11), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/20), Brajan Gruda (1/17), Jessic Ngankam (0/18), Jonathan Burkardt (1/10), Karim Onisiwo (0/16), Ludovic Ajorque (2/17), Marco Richter (1/16), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Augsburg Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Augsburg head coach Thorup will select from for his starting XI:

Finn Dahmen (0/21), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (1/20), Iago (1/15), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/18), Kevin Mbabu (0/15), Mads Valentin Pedersen (1/18), Maximilian Bauer (1/8), Patric Pfeiffer (0/6), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/12), Arne Engels (2/19), Arne Maier (0/9), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/21), Fredrik Jensen (1/17), Kristijan Jakic (0/8), Niklas Dorsch (0/15), Pep Biel (0/2), Ruben Vargas (1/19), Tim Breithaupt (0/10), Dion Drena Beljo (2/16), Ermedin Demirovic (12/21), Phillip Tietz (5/21), Sven Michel (1/14).

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Team News

Mainz 05 could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Augsburg on Saturday.

Philipp Mwene, Karim Onisiwo, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa and Nelson Weiper are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against Augsburgon Saturday.

Worst-case scenario, Augsburg have a total of six players out for their next match.

Augsburg need to do without Dion Drena Beljo, Ermedin Demirovic, Patric Pfeiffer, Kristijan Jakic, Reece Oxford and Raphael Framberger, who are not fit enough to travel to MEWA Arena. Reece Oxford is missing this coming Saturday after he turned in a positive Covid-19 test.

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Augsburg ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at MEWA Arena. Mainz 05 go into their upcoming match against Augsburg with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-0-7 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.

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Ermedin Demirovic who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Augsburg are looking to him against Mainz 05, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

In their last 10 matches at MEWA Arena across all tournaments Mainz 05 won two times, drew two and lost six times. Augsburg claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. In the last 10 games played away, Augsburg opened to scoring only once, while Mainz 05 scored the opener three times in their last 10 games on home soil.

In the last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Augsburg over 2.5 goals came out eight times, as Mainz 05 averaged 1.3 goals a game. Augsburg scored an average of 1.7 goals in these, while both teams scored seven times. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Augsburg, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.