Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023

Bayern Munich face Mainz 05 at MEWA Arena as number one in the Bundesliga standings, with the outsiders highly motivated to spring a surprise on Saturday.

Bayern Munich have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 59 points from their initial 28 encounters. Mainz 05 trail them by 42 points after 28 rounds, leaving them as number eight in the table.

Although Mainz 05 trail Bayern Munich by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Mainz 05 are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Bayern Munich scored 26 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Mainz 05 claimed a 3-1 win, while Bayern Munich answered back with a 6-2 win in their two most recent meetings.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out RB Leipzig in a 0-3 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against Werder Bremen. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with FC Koln. Mainz 05 put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They drew twice while losing none, scored 16 goals while conceding six.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding nine.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Mainz 05 face Bayern Munich, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Mainz 05 have taken ten points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 14 goals to 23. Bayern Munich won nine of their last 14 matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring 41 and conceding 14 goals. They collected 31 points from these. Mainz 05 have a record of 11 wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich are looking at 17 wins, eight draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Stats

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

The 43-year-old Mainz 05 manager, Bo Svensson, will select the lineup against Bayern Munich from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Finn Dahmen (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/22), Aaron Caricol (3/22), Alexander Hack (0/18), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/12), Anthony Caci (2/25), Danny da Costa (0/19), Maxim Leitsch (0/9), Silvan Widmer (2/24), Stefan Bell (0/24), Anton Stach (1/25), Aymen Barkok (0/17), Dominik Kohr (3/25), Edimilson Fernandes (0/26), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (7/28), Leandro Barreiro (2/26), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/2), Delano Burgzorg (0/11), Jonathan Burkardt (1/11), Karim Onisiwo (9/25), Ludovic Ajorque (5/12), Marcus Ingvartsen (9/22), Marlon Mustapha (0/5), Nelson Weiper (2/6).

Bayern Munich Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 49 year-old Bayern Munich manager Tuchel will select his starting XI from these players:

Johannes Schenk (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/12), Sven Ulreich (0/3), Yann Sommer (0/23), Alphonso Davies (1/25), Benjamin Pavard (4/25), Bouna Sarr (0/0), Daley Blind (0/4), Dayot Upamecano (0/25), Joao Cancelo (1/9), Josip Stanisic (0/12), Matthijs de Ligt (3/25), Noussair Mazraoui (0/13), Joshua Kimmich (4/27), Leon Goretzka (3/22), Paul Wanner (0/2), Ryan Gravenberch (0/18), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/1), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (10/18), Jamal Musiala (11/27), Kingsley Coman (6/19), Leroy Sane (7/26), Mathys Tel (4/17), Sadio Mane (6/20), Serge Gnabry (9/28), Thomas Muller (6/21).

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Team News

Mainz 05 might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bayern Munich.

Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha are all absent from the Mainz 05 squad that faces Bayern Munich at MEWA Arena.

Bayern Munich are juggling with five absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Mainz 05.

Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Sadio Mane and Bouna Sarr 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 were defeated by 6-2 in their last encounter with Bayern Munich, but did win the reverse match 3-1, though. Bayern Munich generally enjoy playing Mainz 05 against whom, they won eight of the last ten encounters. However, the latter did well to secure a 6-2 win the last time the pair faced off. The bookies have Bayern Munich to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 8/13 with the bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Benjamin Pavard has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Bayern Munich bank on him to build on these numbers against Mainz 05. The latter relies on Ludovic Ajorque, who found the target four times in six games.

Mainz 05 collected five wins, drew three and lost two in the 10 most games across all tournaments at MEWA Arena. Bayern Munich won six of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost three times. Should Mainz 05 pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich. More than three goals came out nine times, as Mainz 05 scored 1.3 goals on average, with Bayern Munich pulling off 3.4 goals on average. Mainz 05 performed an average of two goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bayern Munich, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.