Mainz 05 vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2022

Mainz 05 take on visitors FC Koln at MEWA Arena in a Bundesliga tie this coming Friday. Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Mainz 05 played against FC Koln. It finished 3-2 in a great Bundesliga match between the pair.

Mainz 05 are number 11 in the table on 15 points after ten matches. FC Koln rank as number seven with 16 points after ten matches played.

Mainz 05 are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against FC Koln. Judging by prices from the bookmakers, they stand a good chance of pulling it off.

Mainz 05 scored 11 goals, conceded 13 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Ahead of their upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Koln have an ample average of 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a tolerable 19 goals, while also conceding 17 times. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring once.

Mainz 05 vs FC Koln Prediction

Mainz 05 form

Mainz 05 conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with RB Leipzig. Next up was a 0-2 win against Werder Bremen, before Luebeck were defeated in 0-3 win. 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 four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by B. M'gladbach in a 5-2 defeat. Partizan Belgrade also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-0, before FC Koln were able to strike back in a 3-2 win against Augsburg. FC Koln managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 13 time and letting in 11.

FC Koln and Mainz 05 seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Friday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Mainz 05 vs FC Koln Team News

At the time of writing, Mainz 05 have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet FC Koln on Friday.

Stefan Bell, Maxim Leitsch, Silvan Widmer and Marlon Mustapha are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against FC Kolnon Friday.

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

Dejan Ljubicic, Jan Thielmann, Tim Lemperle, Sebastian Andersson, Julian Chabot and Mathias Olesen all face a spell on the sidelines for FC Koln due to various injuries.

Mainz 05 vs FC Koln H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Friday? The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Mainz 05 won three and FC Koln won three matches. However, FC Koln did manage a 3-2 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 3.20.

Mainz 05 vs FC Koln Results

Both teams scored six times in the previous ten matches between home side Mainz 05 and FC Koln. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.66.

Mainz 05 vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Marcus Ingvartsen, who is performing well for Mainz 05. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against FC Koln.

The visitors will be looking to Florian Kainz to find the net once again, after managing three Bundesliga goals for FC Koln in recent matches.

Mainz 05 won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MEWA Arena. They drew five and lost two as well, while FC Koln won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at MEWA Arena, as BTTS only came out five times in the previous 10 Bundesliga matches here for Mainz 05. Both teams scored in eight of the previous 10 away games for FC Koln.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between FC Koln and Mainz 05, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Mainz 05 scored an average of 1.3 goals a game, with FC Koln averaging 1.3 goals in this run. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.8 times in those matches.