Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 3 match between Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mainz 05 hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Eintracht Frankfurt over to the MEWA Arena for a round 3 match.
The two teams enter the match at MEWA Arena with three points separating them in the Bundesliga standings.
Form: Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat FC Heidenheim by 0-2, before drawing 0-0 with Paderborn. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Hamburger SV 0-5. Mainz 05 claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt Form
Eintracht Frankfurt are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart and a 3-3 draw with Union Berlin. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-4 at the hands of Augsburg. Eintracht Frankfurt only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by ten goals to nine.
Betting stats and facts for Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Eintracht Frankfurt away matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In the last 4 Eintracht Frankfurt matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Eintracht Frankfurt away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 4 Eintracht Frankfurt matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Eintracht Frankfurt matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Phillip Tietz brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Mainz 05 will start him against Eintracht Frankfurt, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Jonathan Burkardt, who notched up four goals in his past six games.
Popular markets: Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at MEWA Arena across all tournaments Mainz 05 won six times, drew one and lost three times. Eintracht Frankfurt claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Eintracht Frankfurt scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches. Mainz 05 have not lost to Eintracht Frankfurt in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Mainz 05 scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Eintracht Frankfurt scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Mainz 05 have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in last 10 consecutive Eintracht Frankfurt games. Mainz 05 were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Both Team have scored in 6 last consecutive meetings between Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt when playing at MEWA Arena.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mainz 05, who scored an average of 4.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Eintracht Frankfurt. They performed an average of 3.6 goals in these. Eintracht Frankfurt’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.
