Delightful dogfight as daring Mainz 05 duels with determined Arminia Bielefeld

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 03.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: OPEL ARENA (34000 seats)

Mainz 05 are welcoming Arminia Bielefeld for another important game after their 2-1 result against 11th-placed Hoffenheim.

Insights:
  • Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Bundesliga

Mainz 05 and Arminia Bielefeld should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Mainz 05 form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses from their games here at OPEL ARENA.

Mainz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hoffenheim's place. The match ended 2-1 with Robert Glatzel and Dominik Kohr scoring. Before that match, a win away at Hoffenheim.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mainz handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and two defeats.

Mainz aren't scoring a lot here at OPEL ARENA in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. Mainz have conceded 20 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Arminia Bielefeld form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arminia Bielefeld so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus RB Leipzig with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Arminia Bielefeld won their away game at Bayer Leverkusen. The scoreline was 2-1.

Bielefeld goalkeeper Stefan Ortega had a great day against RB Leipzig, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.

We have checked recent matches where Arminia Bielefeld have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, three draws and two defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arminia Bielefeld as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Bielefeld have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Arminia Bielefeld - Mainz 2-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Mainz, one draw and three wins for Arminia Bielefeld. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Arminia BielefeldR. Doan
R. Doan
4 goals
MainzM. Niakhate
M. Niakhate
3 goals
Mainz 05R. Quaison
R. Quaison
3 goals

Mainz 05 missing players

Arminia Bielefeld missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mainz 05 Arminia Bielefeld
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 2 12 26
6 3 0 Won W 1 2 6
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 4
14 8 2 Lost L 1 7 16
26 11 2 Scored S 2 10 20
45 20 4 Conceded C 3 23 45
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
69% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 65%
50% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 50%
38% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 19%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
54% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 38%
15% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 23%
38% 46% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 10.3 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.7 8.7
3.4 3.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.6
29% 24% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 29%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Arminia Bielefeld have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Arminia Bielefeld have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Bundesliga
  • Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga
  • Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 26 19 4 3 78 35 13 10 3 0 50 18 13 9 1 3 28 17 43 61
2 RB Leipzig 26 17 6 3 48 21 13 10 2 1 25 10 13 7 4 2 23 11 27 57
3 Wolfsburg 26 14 9 3 45 22 12 8 4 0 24 8 14 6 5 3 21 14 23 51
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 12 11 3 53 36 13 7 6 0 27 15 13 5 5 3 26 21 17 47
5 Borussia Dortmund 26 13 4 9 54 37 12 7 2 3 27 14 14 6 2 6 27 23 17 43
6 Bayer Leverkusen 26 11 7 8 43 31 13 5 4 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 18 12 12 40
7 Union Berlin 26 9 11 6 40 32 13 5 7 1 24 14 13 4 4 5 16 18 8 38
8 Freiburg 26 10 7 9 39 39 14 6 4 4 26 20 12 4 3 5 13 19 0 37
9 Stuttgart 26 9 9 8 47 41 12 3 6 3 21 17 14 6 3 5 26 24 6 36
10 Borussia M'gladbach 26 9 9 8 44 40 13 5 4 4 20 16 13 4 5 4 24 24 4 36
11 Hoffenheim 26 8 6 12 40 45 13 5 2 6 23 19 13 3 4 6 17 26 -5 30
12 Werder Bremen 26 7 9 10 31 38 13 3 4 6 13 19 13 4 5 4 18 19 -7 30
13 Augsburg 26 8 5 13 27 40 13 4 3 6 15 21 13 4 2 7 12 19 -13 29
14 Hertha BSC 26 6 6 14 31 45 13 4 2 7 16 24 13 2 4 7 15 21 -14 24
15 Mainz 05 26 6 6 14 26 45 13 3 2 8 11 20 13 3 4 6 15 25 -19 24
16 Köln 26 5 8 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 14 23 13 4 3 6 11 23 -21 23
17 Arminia Bielefeld 26 6 4 16 20 45 14 4 1 9 10 22 12 2 3 7 10 23 -25 22
18 Schalke 04 26 1 7 18 16 69 14 1 3 10 8 29 12 0 4 8 8 40 -53 10

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 26 19 4 3 78 35 13 10 3 0 50 18 13 9 1 3 28 17 43 61
2 RB Leipzig 26 17 6 3 48 21 13 10 2 1 25 10 13 7 4 2 23 11 27 57
3 Wolfsburg 26 14 9 3 45 22 12 8 4 0 24 8 14 6 5 3 21 14 23 51
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 12 11 3 53 36 13 7 6 0 27 15 13 5 5 3 26 21 17 47
5 Borussia Dortmund 26 13 4 9 54 37 12 7 2 3 27 14 14 6 2 6 27 23 17 43
6 Bayer Leverkusen 26 11 7 8 43 31 13 5 4 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 18 12 12 40
7 Union Berlin 26 9 11 6 40 32 13 5 7 1 24 14 13 4 4 5 16 18 8 38
8 Freiburg 26 10 7 9 39 39 14 6 4 4 26 20 12 4 3 5 13 19 0 37
9 Stuttgart 26 9 9 8 47 41 12 3 6 3 21 17 14 6 3 5 26 24 6 36
10 Borussia M'gladbach 26 9 9 8 44 40 13 5 4 4 20 16 13 4 5 4 24 24 4 36
11 Hoffenheim 26 8 6 12 40 45 13 5 2 6 23 19 13 3 4 6 17 26 -5 30
12 Werder Bremen 26 7 9 10 31 38 13 3 4 6 13 19 13 4 5 4 18 19 -7 30
13 Augsburg 26 8 5 13 27 40 13 4 3 6 15 21 13 4 2 7 12 19 -13 29
14 Hertha BSC 26 6 6 14 31 45 13 4 2 7 16 24 13 2 4 7 15 21 -14 24
15 Mainz 05 26 6 6 14 26 45 13 3 2 8 11 20 13 3 4 6 15 25 -19 24
16 Köln 26 5 8 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 14 23 13 4 3 6 11 23 -21 23
17 Arminia Bielefeld 26 6 4 16 20 45 14 4 1 9 10 22 12 2 3 7 10 23 -25 22
18 Schalke 04 26 1 7 18 16 69 14 1 3 10 8 29 12 0 4 8 8 40 -53 10

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