Matchday 12 of the Bundesliga between Mainz and Hoffenheim will take place on December 1 at the Mewa Arena. Mainz vs. Hoffenheim: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Matches – 5 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 24;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.8;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 60%.
Predicted lineups for Mainz vs. Hoffenheim
Mainz (3-4-2-1): Robin Zentner – Dominik Kohr, Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa – Philipp Mwene, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Anthony Caci – Lee Jae-sung, Paul Nebel – Jonathan Burkardt.
Hoffenheim (4-2-3-1): Oliver Baumann – Alexander Prass, Stanley Nsoki, Arthur Chaves, Pavel Kaderabek – Tom Bischof, Anton Stach – Marius Bulter, Andrej Kramaric, Adam Hlozek – Haris Tabakovic.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Mainz
In Matchday 11, Bo Henriksen's side defeated Holstein Kiel 3-0. This victory extended their unbeaten run to four matches in the Bundesliga (2 wins, 2 draws). As a result, the club climbed to 8th place in the standings, just one point away from the European competition zone, while their two closest pursuers, Stuttgart and Union, trail only by goal difference.
- The team has not lost in 11 of their last 14 home matches in the Bundesliga (6 wins, 5 draws).
- The club has scored no more than one goal in 5 of their last 6 Bundesliga home games.
- Mainz has scored first in 10 of their last 14 matches at the Mewa Arena in this tournament.
Hoffenheim
The victory over Leipzig (4-3) in the last round ended two three-match streaks for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga – a goalless and winless run (2 draws, 1 loss). Ahead of Matchday 12, the club sits in 13th place, four points clear of the relegation playoff zone. It's worth noting that last season, after 11 rounds, the team was in 6th place.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Hoffenheim's last 10 away matches in the Bundesliga.
- The team has not won in 9 of their last 10 away games in the German championship (3 draws, 6 losses).
- The club has not scored more than one goal in their last 5 away matches in this tournament.
Mainz vs. Hoffenheim: Match Prediction
Home games for Bo Henriksen's side in this championship have not been high-scoring: opponents have scored no more than three goals in 7 of Mainz's last 8 home matches in this tournament. While the club's away games in the Bundesliga average 3.4 goals per match, this figure drops to 2.5 at the Mewa Arena.
Hoffenheim's away matches are among the lowest-scoring in the Bundesliga 2024/25. On average, only 1.8 goals are scored in the team's away games (only Union has a lower figure). Furthermore, in Hoffenheim's last three away matches in the German championship, only two goals have been scored in total.
It's also worth considering the head-to-head statistics. No more than three goals have been scored in 7 of the last 9 encounters between these teams in the Bundesliga. I believe that in the upcoming match, the opponents will not delight fans with a high-scoring game. My prediction: Total under 3.5 goals
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