Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 21 match between Mainz 05 and Augsburg and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mainz 05 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Augsburg swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 6 in the Bundesliga standings, Mainz 05, have so far collected 31 points this season, while Augsburg collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 20 rounds.
Form: Mainz 05 vs Augsburg
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Union Berlin by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-0 against VfB Stuttgart. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Werder Bremen. Mainz 05 showed little mercy in their past six matches at the MEWA Arena, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in three themselves.
Augsburg Form
In their previous three matches, Augsburg won 2-1 against FC Heidenheim, drew 1-1 with St. Pauli before losing 1-0 against VfB Stuttgart. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Augsburg won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Mainz 05 and Augsburg
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Mainz 05 and Augsburg played across all tournaments.
- Mainz 05 have won the last 6 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Mainz 05 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Mainz 05 have won the last 5 home matches in a row in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Mainz 05 have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Mainz 05 have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Bundesliga and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Augsburg matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Augsburg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Augsburg away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Augsburg away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Augsburg matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Mainz 05 vs Augsburg
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Mainz 05, Jonathan Burkardt has been good for them over the course of the season with 12 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Augsburg, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.
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Full-time result
Mainz 05 claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Augsburg won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Mainz 05 did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Mainz 05 have beaten Augsburg in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Mainz 05 scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Augsburg got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Mainz 05 managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Mainz 05 have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Augsburg.
Total goals
Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Augsburg, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.