Mainz is struggling to distance itself from the relegation zone, and on Saturday it will receive the visit of Hoffenheim, a team that dreams of a place in the European Cup this season.
A spectacular match is announced, in which both teams will give everything to get the 3 points.
Mainz
Mainz has played poorly for the past two weeks. He recorded a defeat and two draws since the restart of the championship, which is too little for a team struggling to avoid relegation.
Mainz disappointed, drawing 1-1 against Union Berlin in the previous round.
There are only 6 stages left until the end of the season, and Mainz must win at least half of them if he wants to avoid relegation.
One thing to keep in mind is that Mainz has a horrible defense, receiving 61 goals in just 28 games.
Mainz is the team with the most goals conceded this season, and in the history of the Bundesliga the teams with the worst defensive record have always relegated at the end of the season.
On the away fields Mainz has won only 4 times in the 14 matches played so far.
In the match with Hoffenheim, Mainz will be weakened due to the absence of the midfielder and the team captain, Danny Layza, who is suspended after receiving the 5th yellow card of this season in the last match.
Hoffenheim
After 5 consecutive games without a victory, Hoffenheim finally managed to end the negative series, winning the last stage with the score of 3-1 in front of Cologne.
Victoria has restored the morale of Hoffenheim’s players and is expected to tie more positive results to succeed in the last position of the European Cup.
Hoffenheim was a solid team this season, remaining undefeated in 10 of the 13 trips made.
However, each of the last 3 matches played on foreign soil ended with a score of 1-1.
Hoffenheim will have to play without the defender and also the captain of the team Benjamin Hubner who was eliminated in the last match and is now suspended.
⚽️Probable and Absent Teams.
?Probable Teams:
▪️Mainz (3-4-3): Müller – Hack, Bruma, Niakhate – Baku, Barreiro, Kunde, Brosinski (c) – Onisiwo, Mateta, Quaison
▪️Hoffenheim (4-3-3): Baumann – Kaderabek, Posch, Bicakcic, Zuber – Rudy (c), Grillitsch, Geiger – Skov, Bebou, Baumgartner
?Absent:
▪️Mainz: Latza, Zentner, St. Just (uncertain)
▪️Hoffenheim: Belfodil, Hübner, Adamyan (uncertain), Kramaric (uncertain), Stafylidis (uncertain)
⚽️History of Direct Confrontations
▪️Mainz managed to win the last 2 direct matches, and in this season’s round he crushed Hoffenheim with the score of 5-1.
Football Prediction of the Day Mainz vs Hoffenheim
Mainz do not seem to be in this period, and their game continues to disappoint.
They need a victory in their battle to avoid relegation, while Hoffenheim must win to keep up the pressure on Wolfsburg in the fight for last place in the European Cup.
Based on the quality of the teams and the recent performances, I think that Hoffenheim is closer to registering a victory in this match.
However, I think the X2 & Over 2.5 Goals bet is a safer option.
Bet Tips: X2 & Over 2.5 goals
Odds:2.30
