Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05 – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 17 match between Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05 and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Bayer Leverkusen to pull away with 3 points on Tuesday. They face Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Bayer Leverkusen look to add three valuable points.

Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 35 points from their initial 16 encounters. Mainz 05 trail them on 28 points after 16 rounds, sitting as number 4 in the table.

Team form: Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Augsburg. They went on to beat Freiburg by 5-1, before also getting the better of Borussia Dortmund in a 2-3 victory. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded seven times.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bayern Munich got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Eintracht Frankfurt got hammered in a 1-3 victory. Bochum was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Mainz 05. Mainz 05 claimed 13 points in their last six Bundesliga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored 15 goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz 05

Jonathan Burkardt look like great value to find the back of the net on Tuesday, having hit the target six times in recent Bundesliga matches for Mainz 05. His total for the season says 12 goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With ten goals lately for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Patrik Schick is also a player worth mentioning.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen won eight and drew two. Mainz 05 won six of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost two. Bayer Leverkusen won their last seven matches on the trot. Bayer Leverkusen did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Bayer Leverkusen scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Mainz 05 got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Bayer Leverkusen were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Mainz 05.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.