Bundesliga match prediction: Little separates FSV Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt in quality

Eintracht Frankfurt could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Levski Sofia. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

Last season, FSV Mainz 05's league results were 12 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, results that produced 9th position in the Bundesliga. In these 34 matches they scored {54 goals} and let in 55. Playing as the host team in the previous season FSV Mainz 05 delivered 6-6-5 (win-draw-lost) with {31 goals} and 25 conceded.

FSV Mainz 05 lost their last game at Union Berlin (placed 3rd) after a 1-4 scoreline. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Ajorque for missing a penalty kick versus Union Berlin in the 62nd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Midfielder da Costa was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.2 (out of ten) in that game. Costa hit one key pass.

In the game before, a fine away win at Elversberg. A DFB Pokal game. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mainz have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats

Let's have a look at how Eintracht Frankfurt performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 11 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded {52 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 7 with 23/34 goals scored/conceded.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Levski Sofia in their previous outing. The Europa Conference League fixture ended 1-1. Midfielder Götze was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.24. Götze served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Eintracht Frankfurt in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Eintracht Frankfurt, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Eintracht are hosting Levski Sofia in the Europa Conference League only four days away.

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