Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mainz 05 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Werder Bremen swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Mainz 05 are placed fiveth with ten points after six matches. Werder Bremen occupy a position as eightth in the league on nine points.
Team form: Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 3-4, lost 3-4 against Bayer Leverkusen, before defeating Schalke 04 0-1. Mainz 05 are without a win in their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored eight goals.
Werder Bremen Form
Werder Bremen are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-2 against Augsburg, before recording a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund. Another draw followed then, this time 2-2 against Paderborn. Werder Bremen didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 12 and scored six goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen
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 Werder Bremen played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Werder Bremen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Werder Bremen away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Werder Bremen matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Werder Bremen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Werder Bremen away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen
Niclas Fuellkrug look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Saturday, having hit the target six times in recent Bundesliga matches for Werder Bremen. His total for the season says six goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With five goals lately for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga, Phillip Tietz is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular markets: Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen
Full-time result
Mainz 05 won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing four as well. Werder Bremen won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Werder Bremen didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Werder Bremen have not lost to Mainz 05 in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Mainz 05 scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Werder Bremen scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Werder Bremen games. Mainz 05 were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Werder Bremen have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Mainz 05 when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Werder Bremen. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these.
