Bundesliga: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Mainz 05 – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 4 match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Mainz 05 and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mainz 05 head over to the Ista-Borussia-Park this coming Saturday to face title favourites Borussia Moenchengladbach in a round 4 match in the Bundesliga.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is four points and 11 places.

Team form: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Mainz 05

Borussia Moenchengladbach Form

Borussia Moenchengladbach endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-0 against RB Leipzig, before Elversberg won 3-4, while Freiburg claimed a victory in a 5-0 match. Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 0-0 draw with Paderborn. A 0-5 win against Hamburger SV followed, before a 1-3 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in their most recent match. Mainz 05 have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 14 and conceding three goals.

Betting facts for Borussia Moenchengladbach and Mainz 05

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 Borussia Moenchengladbach and Mainz 05 played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Mainz 05

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Phillip Tietz has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Mainz 05 bank on him to build on these numbers against Borussia Moenchengladbach. The latter relies on Hugo Bolin, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Borussia Moenchengladbach won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Mainz 05 won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Mainz 05 didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent away games. Mainz 05 have not lost to Borussia Moenchengladbach in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Borussia Moenchengladbach scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Mainz 05 scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Mainz 05 were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Mainz 05 when playing at Ista-Borussia-Park.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Mainz 05. They performed an average of 3.2 goals in these. Borussia Moenchengladbach’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.