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Mainz

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Mainz, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-3 Bundesliga triumph against Holstein Kiel.

In that match, Mainz had 62% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Mainz, the goalscorers were Nadiem Amiri (11'), Jonathan Burkardt (37') and Jae-sung Lee (53'). For their opponents, Holstein Kiel had 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Bo Henriksen's Mainz have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 7 times over their prior 6 outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that they have conceded in that same time stands at 8.

Their past results show that Mainz:

• haven't lost in the league to Hoffenheim in their last 3 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

Hoffenheim

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Braga in Europa League competition, Hoffenheim and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Hoffenheim managed 55% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. On the other side, SC Braga had 9 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Bruma (2'), Roger Fernandes (8') and Vitor Carvalho (95') scored for Braga.

The numbers tell their own story, and Hoffenheim have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. Defensively, Hoffenheim can certainly do much better. That aside, we must now wait to see if that trend might be replicated in this next game.

Analysis of their past results shows that Hoffenheim:

• have not beaten Mainz in games played away from home for the previous 4 matches in the league. Not good.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
• are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head clashes dating back to 11/09/2021 shows that Mainz have won 4 of these games & Hoffenheim 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 17 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 11 for Mainz and 6 coming from Hoffenheim. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Bundesliga match day 29 on 13/04/2024 when it ended Mainz 4-1 Hoffenheim.

In that match, Mainz managed 47% possession and 25 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Jonathan Burkardt (47'), Philipp Mwene (51'), Brajan Gruda (63') and Karim Onisiwo (88').

For their opponents, Hoffenheim got 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Pavel Kadeřábek (19') scored.

The referee was Felix Zwayer.

📋 Team News: Mainz

Nelson Weiper (muscular problems) and Karim Onisiwo (Stomach flu) won’t be playing for Mainz manager Bo Henriksen.

It looks as if Mainz look set to make use of the 3-4-2-1 formation, handing starts to Robin Zentner, Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Philipp Mwene, Kaishu Sano, Nadiem Amiri, Paul Nebel, Jae-Sung Lee and Jonathan Burkardt.

ℹ️ Team News: Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim manager Christian Ilzer has some current player fitness concerns. Florian Grillitsch (Inner ligament injury), Grischa Prömel (Cruciate ligament tear), Ihlas Bebou (Knee surgery), Marius Bülter (Hamstring injury), Finn Ole Becker (Fitness), Christopher Lenz (Calf injury) and Ozan Kabak (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here.

From our viewpoint, Hoffenheim seem likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Oliver Baumann, Pavel Kaderabek, Kevin Akpoguma, Stanley N'Soki, Alexander Prass, Anton Stach, Tom Bischof, Adam Hlozek, Andrej Kramaric, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Haris Tabakovic.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Hoffenheim will do well to register a score against this Mainz side who we think might well get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re going for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 advantage for Mainz when all is said and done.

Should be a close one.

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Andre Moura, 14:08 01/12/2024