Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 6 match between Schalke 04 and Mainz 05 and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Schalke 04 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mainz 05 swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that two points and five places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05
Schalke 04 Form
In their last three matches, Schalke 04 beat Union Berlin 1-3, drew 0-0 with Elversberg, before losing 2-1 against Freiburg. Schalke 04 managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Mainz 05 Form
In their previous three outings, Mainz 05 lost 1-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-4 and lost 3-4 against Bayer Leverkusen. 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 16 and conceding six goals.
Betting facts for Schalke 04 and Mainz 05
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Schalke 04 and Mainz 05. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Schalke 04 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Schalke 04 home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Schalke 04 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Schalke 04 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Schalke 04 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Mainz 05 have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Mainz 05 away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Mainz 05 have won 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Mainz 05 away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Robin Gosens will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mainz 05 hope Phillip Tietz can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
Betting markets: Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05
Full-time result
Schalke 04 claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Mainz 05 won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Schalke 04 did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Mainz 05 have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing. Schalke 04 have not lost to Mainz 05 in 11 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Schalke 04 only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Mainz 05 scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Mainz 05 managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Schalke 04, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Mainz 05 played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.4 goals themselves during this run. Mainz 05’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.
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