Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Matchday 1 of the new Bundesliga season sees Union Berlin pay Mainz 05 a visit at the MEWA Arena in what promises to be a gruelling affair.

Since both Mainz 05 and Union Berlin are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season this coming Saturday.

Mainz 05 are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Union Berlin are currently not the most scoring team in the Bundesliga, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Mainz 05 played Union Berlin. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 3-0 and 1-3 winners against Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg, respectively. Against Wehen Wiesbaden, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Mainz 05 put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding three.

Retaining their Bundesliga status and challenging for a top half finish will be on the agenda for Union Berlin this season.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Bochum in a 3-4 defeat. FC Koln also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before Union Berlin were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Freiburg. Union Berlin managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in three.

Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for Union Berlin, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Bundesliga.

Both Mainz 05 and visitors Union Berlin seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

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

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/0), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/0), Anthony Caci (0/0), Danny da Costa (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/0), Philipp Mwene (0/0), Silvan Widmer (0/0), Stefan Bell (0/0), Aymen Barkok (0/0), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/0), Edimilson Fernandes (0/0), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (0/0), Kaishu Sano (0/0), Nadiem Amiri (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/0), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/0), Armindo Sieb (0/0), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (0/0), Karim Onisiwo (0/0), Marco Richter (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/0), Paul Nebel (0/0).

Union Berlin Squad

Below is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The manager Svensson will pick his starting XI against Mainz 05 from these players:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/0), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/0), Danilho Doekhi (0/0), Diogo Leite (0/0), Jerome Roussillon (0/0), Kevin Vogt (0/0), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Paul Jaeckel (0/0), Robin Gosens (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/0), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/0), Janik Haberer (0/0), Josip Juranovic (0/0), Laszlo Benes (0/0), Leopold Querfeld (0/0), Lucas Tousart (0/0), Rani Khedira (0/0), Tim Skarke (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (0/0), Chris Bedia (0/0), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/0), Jordan Pefok (0/0), Kevin Volland (0/0), Yorbe Vertessen (0/0).

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Team News

Mainz 05 could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Union Berlin.

Maxim Leitsch, Stefan Bell and Nelson Weiper are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against Union Berlinthis coming Saturday.

Union Berlin have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Mainz 05 at MEWA Arena. For instance, Union Berlin won't be able to field Kevin Volland as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin H2H

It finished all square on when Mainz 05 last faced Union Berlin. 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 12/5. Union Berlin seem to have a bit of a love affair with Mainz 05, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 29/10.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Results

In the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Bundesliga campaign, and both Mainz 05 and Union Berlin will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

In their last 10 matches at MEWA Arena across all tournaments Mainz 05 won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Union Berlin claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. 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 two of the previous 10 away games for Union Berlin.

The last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.9 goals a game. Union Berlin scored two goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Union Berlin, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.