Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023
The spotlight is on both Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim, as the Bundesliga rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Saturday in the at MEWA Arena.
The two teams enter the match at MEWA Arena with 13 points separating them in the Bundesliga standings.
Three points for Hoffenheim could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Bundesliga table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Mainz 05 won't go down without a fight.
Mainz 05 scored 19 while allowing 15 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed one clean sheet on the way.
Hoffenheim scored 11 goals, conceded 28 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Mainz 05 claimed a 2-0 win, while Hoffenheim answered back with a 4-1 win in their two most recent meetings.
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Prediction
Mainz 05 Form
In their last three outings, Mainz 05 won 3-1 against Augsburg, beat Bayer Leverkusen by 2-3 and hammered B. M'gladbach 4-0. Mainz 05 won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded nine goals.
Hoffenheim Form
Hoffenheim were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-3 by Bayer Leverkusen. Next up, Augsburg won 1-0, before losing 0-1 against B. Dortmund. 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 14 goals to nine.
Mainz 05 boast a decent form, and with Hoffenheim finding things a bit tough away from home, this looks like a good opportunity to claim a win for the home side.
Mainz 05 scored 28 goals and conceded 17 in their last 13 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 26 points and eight victories. Hoffenheim won one match and picked up four points from their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored ten goals and conceded 19. Mainz 05 have a record of nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim have a record of five wins, four draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Stats
- In 11 of the last 12 matches Mainz 05 played, both teams scored
- Mainz 05 have conceded in the last 15 matches in a row
- In 10 of the last 11 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 home matches Mainz 05 played, both teams scored
- In 16 of the last 17 matches Hoffenheim played, both teams scored
- Hoffenheim have conceded in the last 19 matches in a row
- In 14 of the last 16 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hoffenheim have scored in 20 of the last 22 matches
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Squads
Mainz 05 Squad
The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Svensson, 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:
Finn Dahmen (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/16), Aaron Caricol (3/19), Alexander Hack (0/17), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/6), Anthony Caci (2/19), Danny da Costa (0/13), Maxim Leitsch (0/9), Silvan Widmer (2/18), Stefan Bell (0/18), Anton Stach (1/19), Aymen Barkok (0/13), Dominik Kohr (2/19), Edimilson Fernandes (0/20), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (7/22), Leandro Barreiro (1/20), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/2), Delano Burgzorg (0/10), Jonathan Burkardt (1/11), Karim Onisiwo (8/21), Ludovic Ajorque (1/6), Marcus Ingvartsen (8/16), Marlon Mustapha (0/5), Nelson Weiper (1/3).
Hoffenheim Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Hoffenheim players that the manager Pellegrino Matarazzo will choose from for the upcoming game:
Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/22), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Angelino (0/21), Eduardo Quaresma (0/0), Ermin Bicakcic (0/4), John Anthony Brooks (0/4), Justin Che (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/18), Kevin Vogt (0/17), Ozan Kabak (2/20), Pavel Kaderabek (1/18), Stanley N'Soki (1/14), Angelo Stiller (0/14), Christoph Baumgartner (5/22), Dennis Geiger (1/17), Finn Becker (0/0), Grischa Proemel (1/13), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/5), Robert Skov (3/16), Sebastian Rudy (0/14), Thomas Delaney (0/3), Tom Bischof (0/7), Umut Tohumcu (0/4), Andrej Kramaric (5/21), Fisnik Asllani (0/6), Ihlas Bebou (2/7), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/11), Kasper Dolberg (0/7), Munas Dabbur (5/13).
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Team News
At the time of writing, Mainz 05 have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Hoffenheim this coming Saturday.
Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against Hoffenheimthis coming Saturday.
Hoffenheim are looking at six players missing out on their match on Saturday at MEWA Arena.
Names like Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ozan Kabak, Thomas Delaney and Grischa Proemel most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Mainz 05.
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Lineups
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim H2H
The last time the pair played each other Hoffenheim came away as 4-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. Mainz 05 tend to have the upper hand against Hoffenheim, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 19/20.
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Results
Both teams scored seven times in the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim.
Mainz 05 vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips
Andrej Kramaric shows decent form right now for Hoffenheim, 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 Saturday. Siding with Jae-Sung Lee also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.
In their last 10 matches at MEWA Arena across all tournaments Mainz 05 won five times, drew two and lost three times. Hoffenheim claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Hoffenheim managed just two clean sheets in their last 10 away matches, while Mainz 05 pulled off one clean sheets in their last 10 matches MEWA Arena.
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Mainz 05 managed an average of two goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Mainz 05’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.5 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who managed to hit the net 1.3 times on average in these games.