Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th September 2022

Round 7 of the new Bundesliga campaign sees Hertha Berlin visit Mainz 05 on Friday. The visitors hope to get a result at MEWA Arena to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle. Mainz 05 had a good reading on Hertha Berlin in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-0 and 2-1, respectively.

The two teams enter the match at MEWA Arena with 5 points separating them in the Bundesliga standings. The hosts are currently 6th in the Bundesliga standings with ten points after six rounds. Hertha Berlin are trailing behind them on five points, which makes them 15th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Mainz 05 are aiming to extend the lead on Hertha Berlin in the standings as they go toe-to-toe this coming Friday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

Mainz 05 scored 13 goals, conceded 18 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Hertha Berlin scored 11 goals, conceded 13 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Prediction

Mainz 05 are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bayer Leverkusen by a 0-3 score, before winning 0-1 against B. M'gladbach. They were back on the losing side in a 4-1 defeat against Hoffenheim. Mainz 05 managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.

Few people saw Mainz 05 at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Hertha Berlin claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against B. Dortmund. A 0-2 win followed against Augsburg, before drawing 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen. Hertha Berlin, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Bundesliga.

Hertha Berlin have their target set on sneaking inside the top six of the Bundesliga this season, and they have the qualities to at least a finish inside the top third.

Bookmakers have Mainz 05 down as rather big favourites for the win, when Hertha Berlin arrive at MEWA Arena. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Team News

Mainz 05 might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Hertha Berlin.

Jonathan Burkardt, Anton Stach and Marcus Ingvartsen are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against Hertha Berlinthis coming Friday.

Worst-case scenario, Hertha Berlin have a total of five players out for their next match.

Derry Scherhant, Stevan Jovetic, Linus Gechter, Kelian Wa Saka and Jessic Ngankam all face a spell on the sidelines for Hertha Berlin due to various injuries.

Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin H2H

Mainz 05 hope to extend their grip on Hertha Berlin, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 4-0 and 2-1, respectively. Mainz 05 tend to have the upper hand against Hertha Berlin, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.66.

Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Hertha Berlin. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2.10 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Betting Tips

Marco Richter shows decent form right now for Hertha Berlin, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Mainz 05, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Karim Onisiwo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Mainz 05 kept a clean sheet six times in their 10 most recent matches on home soil. At MEWA Arena they hope to do so again on Friday against Hertha Berlin, who kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Hertha Berlin, as Mainz 05 scored 1.6 goals on average per game and Hertha Berlin averaging 0.6 goals. Both teams scored in five times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Hertha Berlin played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.