Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2024
Mainz 05 should be highly motivated for the task ahead in round 14 of the Bundesliga campaign, when they take on League-leaders Bayern Munich. With little to lose, they have their eyes fixed on an upset at MEWA Arena this coming Saturday.
Mainz 05 are placed nineth with 19 points after 13 matches. Bayern Munich occupy a position as oneth in the league on 33 points.
Although Mainz 05 trail after Bayern Munich by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga still holds a lot of prestige.
Mainz 05 step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 12 goals against. That is an average of 1.2 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.
Bayern Munich got the better of Mainz 05 in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 8-1 and 3-1, respectively.
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Prediction
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Holstein Kiel by 0-3, before beating Hoffenheim by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Wolfsburg, who ran out 4-3 winners. Mainz 05 only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Bayern Munich Form
Bayern Munich won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, before beating FC Heidenheim 4-2. Another win followed, this time by 1-5 against Shakhtar Donetsk. Bayern Munich performed a very admirable four wins in six Bundesliga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 21 times, while also conceding five goals.
With Bayern Munich looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Mainz 05, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.
Mainz 05 have taken five points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to ten. Bayern Munich earned three wins and 12 points in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored 14 and conceded seven goals in these. Mainz 05 are looking at a record of five wins, four draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich are looking at ten wins, three draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Stats
- In 8 of the last 9 Mainz 05 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Mainz 05 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Mainz 05 have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 16 of the last 18 Bayern Munich away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Bayern Munich away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bayern Munich away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Bayern Munich have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Bayern Munich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Squads
Mainz 05 Squad
The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Henriksen, will select the lineup against Bayern Munich 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 (0/13), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/6), Anthony Caci (0/13), Danny da Costa (0/5), Maxim Leitsch (1/9), Moritz Jenz (0/6), Philipp Mwene (0/13), Silvan Widmer (0/11), Stefan Bell (0/8), Aymen Barkok (0/4), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/12), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/11), Jae-Sung Lee (3/12), Kaishu Sano (0/13), Nadiem Amiri (3/12), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/4), Armindo Sieb (2/12), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Gabriel Vidovic (0/1), Jonathan Burkardt (10/13), Karim Onisiwo (0/4), Nelson Weiper (0/5), Paul Nebel (3/11).
Bayern Munich Squad
Below is the full team squad of Bayern Munich. The manager Kompany will pick his starting XI against Mainz 05 from these players:
Daniel Peretz (0/1), Manuel Neuer (0/11), Sven Ulreich (0/1), Adam Aznou (0/1), Alphonso Davies (0/12), Dayot Upamecano (2/13), Eric Dier (0/4), Hiroki Ito (0/0), Joshua Kimmich (0/13), Josip Stanisic (0/0), Min-Jae Kim (1/13), Raphael Guerreiro (0/10), Sacha Boey (0/5), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (1/7), Jamal Musiala (8/11), Joao Palhinha (0/8), Konrad Laimer (0/11), Leon Goretzka (1/8), Leroy Sane (1/9), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/0), Harry Kane (14/12), Kingsley Coman (3/13), Mathys Tel (0/5), Michael Olise (5/13), Nestory Irankunda (0/0), Serge Gnabry (2/9), Thomas Muller (1/13).
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Team News
Bayern Munich seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to MEWA Arena to face Mainz 05.
Tarek Buchmann nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bayern Munich.
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Lineups
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich H2H
Bayern Munich beat Mainz 05 twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 8-1 and 3-1, respectively. Bayern Munich have a good reading on Mainz 05, as they won seven of the last ten encounters. The latter sprung a surprise, though, by winning 8-1 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Bayern Munich to win this match at best price odds of 1/2.
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Results
Goals should be expected when Mainz 05 welcome Bayern Munich as their previous ten matches have been very entertaining. Over 2.5 goals happened ten times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 4/7 at the bookmakers.
Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips
Harry Kane scored six goals in six Bundesliga games for Bayern Munich. This took his total for the season up to 14 goals scored in Bundesliga. Jonathan Burkardt is the man to point out for the home side, scoring five times in six Bundesliga outings.
Mainz 05 won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Bayern Munich won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Should Mainz 05 pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.
Over 3.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Mainz 05 managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Bayern Munich averaging 3.6 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet ten times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mainz 05, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bayern Munich, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches.