Mainz vs Freiburg Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Mainz

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Mainz enter this match after a 1-1 Bundesliga 1 drawn result versus Hertha Berlin.

In that game, Mainz had 60% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Mainz was Ludovic Ajorque (57'). At the other end, Hertha BSC had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Jessic Ngankam (18') scored for Hertha Berlin.

Mainz haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They have claimed a sum of 13 during that time and have conceded a total of 6. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this game, though.

Looking at their past form shows that Mainz:

• have not won against Freiburg in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches at home.

Freiburg

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After being beaten in their last game against Juventus in Europa League competition, Freiburg will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Freiburg had 52% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. At the other end, Juventus got 15 shots at goal with 8 on target. Dušan Vlahović (45') and Federico Chiesa (95') scored for Juventus.

In 5 of the prior six games featuring Freiburg, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a meagre 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Freiburg being 0.83.

Their previous form shows that Freiburg:

• have not won against Mainz when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 18/01/2020, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Mainz winning 2 of those games, Freiburg 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 from Mainz and 6 netted by Freiburg. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league clash between these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 8 on 01/10/2022 and the score finished Freiburg 2-1 Mainz.

That time, Freiburg had 53% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Michael Gregoritsch (3') and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (37').

On the other side, Mainz got 14 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Aarón Martín (52') was the scorer.

The referee was Sven Jablonski.

📋 Team News: Mainz

Brajan Gruda (Unknown Injury), Jonathan Burkardt (Knee Surgery), Marlon Mustapha (Ill) and Karim Onisiwo (Knee Problems) are unavailable for Mainz manager Bo Svensson.

It looks as if Mainz could kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match featuring Robin Zentner, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Stefan Bell, Edimilson Fernandes, Danny da Costa, Anthony Caci, Leandro Barreiro, Anton Stach, Marcus Ingvartsen, Jae-Sung Lee and Ludovic Ajorque.

ℹ️ Team News: Freiburg

Freiburg boss Christian Streich has multiple availability issues to deal with. Philipp Lienhart (Muscular problems) and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

From our viewpoint, Freiburg could decide to play in a 3-4-3 system, going with Mark Flekken, Lukas Kuebler, Matthias Ginter, Manuel Gulde, Kilian Sildillia, Maximilian Eggestein, Nicolas Hoefler, Christian Guenter, Ritsu Doan, Michael Gregoritsch and Vincenzo Grifo.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Freiburg have it within them to score a goal against this Mainz lineup, although it possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Mainz when the full-time whistle blows. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 02:35 15/03/2023