Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2025

Mainz 05 go up against Werder Bremen on Friday for a Bundesliga meeting at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.

Werder Bremen are number 9 in the table on 27 points after 19 matches. Mainz 05 rank as number 6 with 31 points after 19 matches played.

Werder Bremen took down Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Friday.

Werder Bremen step into their next home match on Friday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 16 goals against. That is an average of 1.6 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Mainz 05 scored 21 goals, conceded ten and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Werder Bremen had a good reading on Mainz 05 in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen are without a win from their previous three outings, as FC Heidenheim managed a draw, before they lost 0-2 against Augsburg. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund. Werder Bremen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 lost against Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively, and beat VfB Stuttgart by 2-0. Mainz 05 won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and ten scored.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Werder Bremen get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Mainz 05.

Werder Bremen have taken eight points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 13 goals to 21. Mainz 05 took three wins from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 11 points, scored 15 goals and conceded 15. Werder Bremen claimed seven wins, six draws as well as six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have a record of nine wins, four draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

Ole Werner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Markus Kolke (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/19), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/8), Anthony Jung (0/18), Derrick Koehn (2/17), Felix Agu (2/10), Issa Kabore (0/4), Julian Malatini (1/9), Marco Friedl (0/16), Milos Veljkovic (0/9), Mitchell Weiser (3/18), Niklas Stark (0/14), Jens Stage (7/15), Justin Njinmah (2/13), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (1/13), Oliver Burke (2/13), Patrice Covic (0/0), Romano Schmid (1/19), Senne Lynen (0/17), Skelly Alvero (0/10), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Kein Sato (0/0), Keke Topp (1/11), Marco Gruell (5/17), Marvin Ducksch (6/19).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 49 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/19), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/10), Anthony Caci (1/19), Danny da Costa (0/10), Lennard Maloney (0/11), Maxim Leitsch (1/12), Moritz Jenz (0/9), Philipp Mwene (0/19), Silvan Widmer (0/16), Stefan Bell (0/14), Aymen Barkok (0/4), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/18), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/15), Jae-Sung Lee (5/18), Kaishu Sano (0/19), Nadiem Amiri (4/16), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/6), Armindo Sieb (2/18), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Gabriel Vidovic (0/1), Jonathan Burkardt (12/16), Nelson Weiper (1/9), Paul Nebel (5/17).

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Team News

Werder Bremen could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Friday. Jens Stage and Jens Stage can't be called up by the Werder Bremen-manager, with both serving a ban.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 H2H

Werder Bremen won the last two meetings against Mainz 05, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Werder Bremen managed five wins, while Mainz 05 grabbed all three points four times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 5/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 21/10.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Results

Of the last ten encounters between Werder Bremen Mainz 05 over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Jonathan Burkardt who bagged 12 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Mainz 05.

Werder Bremen claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Mainz 05 won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Wohninvest WESERSTADION since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Werder Bremen. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Mainz 05.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Mainz 05, with the former on an average of 1.4 goals a game. Mainz 05 scored 1.5 goals per game and both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Werder Bremen, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.