Erzgebirge Aue vs Mainz Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Erzgebirge Aue

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Erzgebirge Aue will play in this game following on from a 1-1 3rd Liga draw vs Freiburg II.

For Erzgebirge Aue, goals were scored by Marvin Stefaniak (3') and Alexander Sorge (50' Own goal).

Timo Rost's Erzgebirge Aue have celebrated scoring 6 times over their preceding 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures is 12.

Mainz

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In their previous game, Mainz drew 2-2 in the Bundesliga 1 tie with Eintracht Frankfurt.

In that match, Mainz managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Mainz was Marcus Ingvartsen (10', 49'). On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt got 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. Tuta (26') and Rafael Santos Borré (35') scored for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Illustrating their predisposition for action-packed matches, we’ve seen goals 21 times in the prior six games in which Mainz have taken to the field, making it an average of 3.5 goals for each clash. Their opponents have hit 12 from this total. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 31/10/2003 shows that Erzgebirge Aue have won 0 of these and Mainz 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 of them from Aue and 14 netted by Mainz. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.

ℹ️ Team News: Erzgebirge Aue

Omar Sijaric (Ill), Nico Gorzel (Shoulder Injury), Martin Männel (Meniscus Damage), Antonio Jonjic (Corona virus) and Maximilian Thiel (Calf Problems) will not be taking part for Erzgebirge Aue manager Timo Rost.

🗞️ Team News: Mainz

Mainz manager Bo Svensson has a number of players out of action. Niklas Tauer (Corona virus) and Jae-sung Lee (Knee Injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Mainz are likely to be in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of their chances.

At the other end, Erzgebirge Aue could well struggle to find success in front of goal although we think that they will probably end up pulling one back during this clash, too.

Our tip is for a decent 1-3 victory for Mainz when the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 00:18 27/07/2022