Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Mainz 05 and St. Pauli who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Both Mainz 05 and St. Pauli need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Bundesliga table. The match takes place at MEWA Arena and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Placed 18th in the table Mainz 05 have amassed seven points after 14 matches. On 11 points, St. Pauli rank 16th with 14 matches played this season.

Team form: Mainz 05 vs St. Pauli

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Lech Poznan. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Bayern Munich in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Samsunspor in a 2-0 encounter. Mainz 05 didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Bundesliga games at the MEWA Arena. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored five goals.

St. Pauli Form

In their last three matches, St. Pauli beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-2, drew 1-1 with FC Koln and beat FC Heidenheim by 2-1. St. Pauli didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 11 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats for Mainz 05 and St. Pauli

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Mainz 05 and St. Pauli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Mainz 05 vs St. Pauli

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Danny da Costa will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. St. Pauli hope Martijn Kaars can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Popular markets: Mainz 05 vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

Mainz 05 claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. St. Pauli won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, St. Pauli failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Mainz 05 have not lost to St. Pauli in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Mainz 05 scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. St. Pauli scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Mainz 05 managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, St. Pauli were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Mainz 05 have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with St. Pauli.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mainz 05, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for St. Pauli, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Mainz 05 failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 25 matches. St. Pauli conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.