Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th April 2024

Hoffenheim go up against Mainz 05 on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at MEWA Arena.

Although only separated by a few points, Hoffenheim will have their work cut out for them this coming Saturday. Mainz 05 are favoured to maintain the lead they currently hold on Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga standings.

Mainz 05 only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Hoffenheim are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Hoffenheim claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

It finished all square on when Mainz 05 last faced Hoffenheim. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Bochum 2-0, and then drawing 0-0 with RB Leipzig. They were back as winners when they defeated Darmstadt 4-0. Mainz 05 won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded three goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim collected one win from their last three matches, as VfB Stuttgart won by 0-3. Bayer Leverkusen were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Hoffenheim won 3-1 against Augsburg. Hoffenheim only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 15 goals to nine.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Hoffenheim could turn out a bit slippery for Mainz 05. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Hoffenheim won four of their previous nine outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 16 points. They scored 18 and conceded 11 goals. Mainz 05 have a record of four wins, 11 draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim enjoy a record of ten wins, six draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Henriksen, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Batz (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/24), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1/9), Anthony Caci (2/25), Danny da Costa (0/17), Maxim Leitsch (0/7), Philipp Mwene (0/19), Sepp van den Berg (2/27), Silvan Widmer (1/14), Stefan Bell (0/10), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/25), Edimilson Fernandes (0/17), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (4/24), Josuha Guilavogui (0/10), Leandro Barreiro (2/25), Merveille Papela (0/11), Nadiem Amiri (1/18), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/25), Brajan Gruda (2/23), Jessic Ngankam (0/21), Jonathan Burkardt (4/15), Karim Onisiwo (0/21), Ludovic Ajorque (2/22), Marco Richter (1/18), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 46 year-old Pellegrino Matarazzo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/28), John Anthony Brooks (2/19), Kasim Adams (0/1), Kevin Akpoguma (0/14), Ozan Kabak (2/22), Pavel Kaderabek (1/23), Stanley N'Soki (0/11), Tim Drexler (0/4), Anton Stach (1/27), Bambase Conte (0/6), David Jurasek (0/7), Dennis Geiger (0/3), Finn Becker (0/19), Florian Grillitsch (1/24), Grischa Proemel (3/22), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/22), Tom Bischof (0/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/15), Andrej Kramaric (9/24), Ihlas Bebou (5/26), Marius Buelter (1/25), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Maximilian Beier (13/27), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (6/23).

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Team News

Mainz 05 are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Saturday.

Maxim Leitsch, Robin Zentner, Jonathan Burkardt, Philipp Mwene, Karim Onisiwo, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell and Nelson Weiper are all absent from the Mainz 05 squad that faces Hoffenheim at MEWA Arena.

Hoffenheim face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Mainz 05.

Hoffenheim need to do without Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John, who are not fit enough to travel to MEWA Arena.

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Mainz 05 played Hoffenheim. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Mainz 05 have been slightly more successful than Hoffenheim in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Mainz 05 has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 10/11.

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Results

In the past ten matches between home side Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1/2.

Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Jonathan Burkardt brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Mainz 05 will start him against Hoffenheim, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Maximilian Beier, who notched up five goals in his past six games.

Mainz 05 claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Hoffenheim won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Mainz 05 will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Hoffenheim have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in the last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Mainz 05 scored an average of 1.9 goals a game, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.