Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th December 2023
At MEWA Arena, FC Heidenheim and Mainz 05 battle it out for three points in a Bundesliga match where both are in need of points to boost their tally.
Mainz 05 rank 17th with nine points to their name from 14 matches, while visitors FC Heidenheim rank 13th in the table on 14 points.
FC Heidenheim will be aiming to extend their lead over Mainz 05 when they meet in the Bundesliga on on Saturday. The hosts, however, will be determined to prevent this and make sure their next opponents remain within reach.
Mainz 05 scored nine goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
FC Heidenheim hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 2.1 goals per match for a total of 21 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.
It is the first time Mainz 05 and FC Heidenheim meet in the Bundesliga since “forever”, meaning they are opening a whole new chapter.
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Prediction
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Hoffenheim, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Freiburg, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 draw with FC Koln. 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 five and conceded 11 goals.
FC Heidenheim Form
In their last three matches, FC Heidenheim drew 0-0 with Bochum, lost 2-1 against RB Leipzig and beat Darmstadt 3-2. FC Heidenheim are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 16 goals while scoring seven themselves.
Both Mainz 05 and FC Heidenheim are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at MEWA Arena.
Mainz 05 won three points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored three and let in six goals. FC Heidenheim claimed two wins from four goals scored and two conceded from their past three matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them seven points to their account. Mainz 05 have a record of one win, six draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim put four wins, two draws and eight defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.
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Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Stats
- Mainz 05 have not won 13 of the last 15 matches
- Mainz 05 have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- In the last 4 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Mainz 05 have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Heidenheim have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches and both teams scored at the same time
- FC Heidenheim have lost the last 7 away matches in a row
- In 7 of the last 8 away matches FC Heidenheim played, both teams scored
- FC Heidenheim have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- FC Heidenheim have not won the last 9 away matches in a row
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Squads
Mainz 05 Squad
Siewert will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against FC Heidenheim from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Daniel Batz (0/2), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/12), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/14), Danny da Costa (0/11), Maxim Leitsch (0/5), Philipp Mwene (0/7), Sepp van den Berg (0/13), Silvan Widmer (0/3), Stefan Bell (0/9), Aymen Barkok (1/11), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/13), Edimilson Fernandes (0/11), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/14), Josuha Guilavogui (0/2), Leandro Barreiro (2/14), Merveille Papela (0/5), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/13), Brajan Gruda (1/12), Jonathan Burkardt (0/3), Karim Onisiwo (0/10), Ludovic Ajorque (1/12), Marco Richter (1/10), Nelson Weiper (0/3).
FC Heidenheim Squad
Listed below is the full squad of FC Heidenheim players that the manager Frank Schmidt will choose from for the upcoming game:
Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/14), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (1/5), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/13), Lennard Maloney (0/14), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/4), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/9), Adrian Beck (0/12), Florian Pick (0/10), Jan Schoeppner (2/7), Kevin Sessa (0/10), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (0/8), Norman Theuerkauf (0/10), Omar Traore (0/14), Patrick Mainka (2/14), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/14), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (5/13), Marvin Pieringer (1/12), Stefan Schimmer (0/7), Tim Kleindienst (5/14).
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Team News
Mainz 05 could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to FC Heidenheim this coming Saturday.
Karim Onisiwo, Edimilson Fernandes, Robin Zentner, Maxim Leitsch, Josuha Guilavogui, Danny da Costa, Nelson Weiper and Andreas Hanche-Olsen are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against FC Heidenheimon Saturday.
Going to Mainz 05, FC Heidenheim have four players out of action for the match this coming Saturday.
Omar Traore, Marnon-Thomas Busch, Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj all face a spell on the sidelines for FC Heidenheim due to various injuries.
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Lineups
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim H2H
This is the first time that Mainz 05 and FC Heidenheim face each other in the Bundesliga since the 21st century began, so any previous head-to-head records stem from cup matches or friendlies.
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Results
Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Jae-Sung Lee will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC Heidenheim hope Patrick Mainka can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
Mainz 05 claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. FC Heidenheim won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches. Mainz 05 won three of their last 10 games on home soil without allowing a goal.
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Mainz 05’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in six of the previous ten outings for FC Heidenheim, who were on target an average of 1.2 times times per game.