Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2023

Mainz 05 go up against Bayern Munich at MEWA Arena this coming Saturday in a thrilling Bundesliga match.

Mainz 05 are placed 17th with two points after seven matches. Bayern Munich occupy a position as third in the league on 17 points.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Mainz 05 have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 28 goals, or 2.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Bayern Munich average 3.2 goals per game, scoring 32 times, while conceding ten. That makes an average of one per game, with clean sheet in four as well in their previous ten matches.

Mainz 05 won 3-1 against Bayern Munich, whereas Bayern Munich claimed a 6-2 win in their most recent matches.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 lost 2-1 against Augsburg, 0-3 against Bayer Leverkusen and drew 2-2 with B. M'gladbach. Mainz 05 just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 15 goals.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 2-2 with RB Leipzig, before downing first FC Copenhagen by 1-2, then Freiburg in a 3-0 win. Bayern Munich claimed 13 points in their last six Bundesliga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded eight and scored 13 goals themselves.

An away win for Bayern Munich is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we also set our sights on a high scoring affair against Mainz 05.

Mainz 05 have a record of zero wins, two draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich are looking at five wins, two draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Stats

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

Bo Svensson will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayern Munich from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/7), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (1/7), Danny da Costa (0/5), Maxim Leitsch (0/1), Philipp Mwene (0/3), Sepp van den Berg (0/7), Silvan Widmer (0/0), Stefan Bell (0/7), Anwar El-Ghazi (0/3), Aymen Barkok (1/5), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/7), Edimilson Fernandes (0/7), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (1/7), Josuha Guilavogui (0/0), Leandro Barreiro (1/7), Merveille Papela (0/3), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/6), Brajan Gruda (1/6), Jonathan Burkardt (0/0), Karim Onisiwo (0/5), Ludovic Ajorque (1/5), Marco Richter (0/5), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Bayern Munich Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 50 year-old Bayern Munich manager Tuchel will select his starting XI from these players:

Daniel Peretz (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/0), Sven Ulreich (0/7), Tom Huelsmann (0/0), Alphonso Davies (0/7), Bouna Sarr (0/0), Dayot Upamecano (0/7), Matthijs de Ligt (1/5), Min-Jae Kim (0/7), Noussair Mazraoui (0/6), Raphael Guerreiro (0/1), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Joshua Kimmich (0/7), Konrad Laimer (0/7), Leon Goretzka (1/7), Taichi Fukui (0/0), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1/6), Harry Kane (8/7), Jamal Musiala (0/4), Kingsley Coman (2/6), Leroy Sane (6/7), Mathys Tel (3/7), Serge Gnabry (0/3), Thomas Muller (0/6).

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Team News..

Mainz 05 could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Anthony Caci, Tom Krauss, Karim Onisiwo, Danny da Costa, Philipp Mwene, Nelson Weiper, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Maxim Leitsch and Jonathan Burkardt are all absent from the Mainz 05 squad that faces Bayern Munich at MEWA Arena.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Bayern Munich, who are looking at nine players nursing various problems.

Joshua Kimmich, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Guerreiro, Serge Gnabry, Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Neuer, Tarek Buchmann and Raphael Guerreiro all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayern Munich due to various injuries.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich H2H

Mainz 05 beat Bayern Munich by 3-1 in their most recent match, while Bayern Munich claimed a 6-2 win in the match prior to that. Bayern Munich usually handle Mainz 05 well, winning seven of last ten encounters. Mainz 05 claimed a rare 3-1 win in their last meeting, though, and look to double up. The bookies have Bayern Munich to win this match at best price odds of 2/7.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Results

In the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich, both teams to score came up nine times.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Ludovic Ajorque will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Bayern Munich hope Harry Kane can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of seven Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Mainz 05 claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing four. Bayern Munich won seven of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost two of these matches. Bayern Munich won three of their last 10 matches away from home without conceding.

Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in the last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich, while over 2.5 goals happened ten times. Mainz 05 managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Bayern Munich averaging 3.3 goals in these. Mainz 05 performed an average of 1.2 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten outings for Bayern Munich, who managed to score 3.3 times in those matches.