Bundesliga: Elversberg vs Mainz 05 – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 8 match between Elversberg and Mainz 05 and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

This will be the first time that Elversberg face Mainz 05 lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Elversberg are placed eightth with ten points after seven matches. Mainz 05 occupy a position as seventh in the league on ten points.

Team form: Elversberg vs Mainz 05

Elversberg Form

In their last three matches, Elversberg won 4-3 against Augsburg, before losing 4-0 against RB Leipzig and 0-2 to Darmstadt. Elversberg managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-1 win against Schalke 04. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against Werder Bremen, before suffering another loss in a 2-0 match against Bochum. Mainz 05 picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 15 and conceding five goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats for Elversberg 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 Elversberg and Mainz 05 played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Elversberg vs Mainz 05

Maurice Krattenmacher look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Phillip Tietz adds to his five Bundesliga goals come this coming Friday.

Popular markets: Elversberg vs Mainz 05

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Elversberg won seven times and lost three as well. Mainz 05 won eight times, drew one and lost one of their last 10 games away from home. Mainz 05 have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 away games.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Elversberg only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Mainz 05 scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Mainz 05 managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Elversberg saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Mainz 05, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.