Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Mainz 05 and Zrinjski Mostar 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 Conference League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Zrinjski Mostar over to the MEWA Arena for a round 2 match.
Team form: Mainz 05 vs Zrinjski Mostar
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-1 victory against Omonia Nicosia. They went on to lose 4-0 against Hamburger SV, before getting dumped in a 3-4 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.
Zrinjski Mostar Form
In their past three matches, Zrinjski Mostar lost 0-2 against FC Utrecht, drew 0-0 with FC Utrecht and won 5-0 against Lincoln Red Imps FC. Zrinjski Mostar are winless in their last six away games in the Conference League, in which they drew zero and lost three. They conceded four goals while scoring zero themselves.
Betting facts for Mainz 05 and Zrinjski Mostar
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Mainz 05 and Zrinjski Mostar. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Mainz 05 have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Mainz 05 have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Mainz 05 have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Zrinjski Mostar have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Zrinjski Mostar matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Zrinjski Mostar have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Zrinjski Mostar have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Zrinjski Mostar away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Mainz 05 vs Zrinjski Mostar
Having scored just once lately in the Conference League, Nadiem Amiri will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Zrinjski Mostar hope Nemanja Bilbija can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Conference League goals in his last six Conference League games.
Betting markets: Mainz 05 vs Zrinjski Mostar
Full-time result
Mainz 05 claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Zrinjski Mostar won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Zrinjski Mostar are on a great streak of 10 matches without losing. Zrinjski Mostar did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Mainz 05 scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Zrinjski Mostar scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Zrinjski Mostar should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Mainz 05 only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Zrinjski Mostar claimed eight clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Zrinjski Mostar, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.