Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th February 2024

Mainz 05 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Union Berlin swing by this coming Wednesday for a Bundesliga clash.

Mainz 05 rank 16th with 11 points to their name from 17 matches, while visitors Union Berlin rank 15th in the table on 14 points.

Mainz 05 will be eager to close the gap on Union Berlin in the Bundesliga table this coming Wednesday. At the same time, the hosts will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

Mainz 05 scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded ten and managed three clean sheets.

Union Berlin scored eight goals, conceded 21 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Union Berlin won 4-1 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Mainz 05, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Mainz 05, who have two points to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against FC Heidenheim, followed by a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund. They picked up a point again in the latest round after a 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg. Mainz 05 only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Bochum, they came out empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against FC Koln. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Freiburg. Union Berlin didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored two goals themselves.

Mainz 05 find it just as tough as Union Berlin to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at MEWA Arena.

Mainz 05 won three points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored three and let in ten goals. Union Berlin earned nine points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored ten goals in those matches, but also allowed seven goals against on their way to three wins. Mainz 05 have a record of one win, eight draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin enjoy a record of four wins, two draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Jan Siewert, 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 (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/13), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/15), Danny da Costa (0/13), Maxim Leitsch (0/6), Philipp Mwene (0/10), Sepp van den Berg (1/16), Silvan Widmer (1/5), Stefan Bell (0/10), Aymen Barkok (1/13), David Mamutovic (0/1), Dominik Kohr (0/16), Edimilson Fernandes (0/12), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/16), Josuha Guilavogui (0/2), Leandro Barreiro (2/15), Merveille Papela (0/8), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/16), Brajan Gruda (1/15), Jonathan Burkardt (0/6), Karim Onisiwo (0/13), Ludovic Ajorque (1/13), Marco Richter (1/13), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Union Berlin Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Union Berlin players that the manager Nenad Bjelica will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/16), Jakob Busk (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/12), Danilho Doekhi (1/8), Diogo Leite (0/16), Jerome Roussillon (0/13), Kevin Vogt (0/17), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Paul Jaeckel (0/4), Robin Gosens (4/14), Robin Knoche (0/13), Aissa Laidouni (0/13), Alex Kral (0/13), Andras Schafer (0/5), Brenden Aaronson (0/12), Janik Haberer (0/13), Josip Juranovic (0/10), Lucas Tousart (0/7), Rani Khedira (0/5), Benedict Hollerbach (2/10), Kevin Behrens (4/16), Kevin Volland (2/11), Laurenz Dehl (0/0), Malick Sanogo (0/0), Mikkel Kaufmann (1/9), Sheraldo Becker (0/11).

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Team News

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

Due to various ailments Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa and Nelson Weiper will be absent from the squad, Mainz 05 are able to field against Union Berlin this coming Wednesday.

Going to Mainz 05, Union Berlin have three players out of action for the match this coming Wednesday. Kevin Volland and Aissa Laidouni racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Union Berlin travelling party for their next match.

Rani Khedira won't be travelling with Union Berlin this time, as he nurses an injury.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Mainz 05 played against Union Berlin. It finished 4-1 in a great Bundesliga match between the pair. Union Berlin have six wins in their last ten meetings against Mainz 05, winning 4-1 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 12/5.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Results

In the last nine matches between Mainz 05 and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out three times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Silvan Widmer will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Union Berlin hope Kevin Volland can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Mainz 05 won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Union Berlin won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Union Berlin have been generous visitors, conceding in nine of their previous 10 games away from home. Mainz 05 pulled off two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at MEWA Arena.

The last nine encounters between Mainz 05 and Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.88 goals a game. Union Berlin scored 2.09 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. In Mainz 05's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in two of them. They managed to average 0.7 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Union Berlin, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.