Bundesliga match prediction and preview for Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen clash

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Opel Arena (34000 seats)

Mainz 05 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 14th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Bayer Leverkusen holds 7th place with 25 pts.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen.

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Mainz 05 form and stats

3-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Mainz 05 so far this season.

A good away victory last time out for Mainz 05, who won 5-0 against Werder Bremen (placed 16th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Borussia Dortmund (0-4).

As mentioned above, Mainz 05 "killed" Werder Bremen in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Robin Quaison was absolutely essential when Mainz 05 beat Werder Bremen 5-0, scoring 3 goals.

Mainz 05 has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Mainz 05 with 14 goals conceded in these matches.

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Bayer Leverkusen form and stats

4 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bayer Leverkusen playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.

L. Alario was the last player to score for the away team. Bayer Leverkusen haven't scored a league goal in the last 189 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus Hertha BSC with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Köln's place.

Bayer Leverkusen find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mainz 05 3 wins, 1 draw and Bayer Leverkusen 6 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mainz 05R. Quaison
R. Quaison
7 goals
Bayer LeverkusenK. Volland
K. Volland
5 goals
Bayer LeverkusenL. Alario
L. Alario
4 goals

Mainz 05 missing players

Bayer Leverkusen missing players

Mainz 05 Bayer Leverkusen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 2 7 16
6 3 1 Won W 1 4 7
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 4
10 4 2 Lost L 1 3 5
25 10 4 Scored S 3 10 22
38 14 5 Conceded C 3 11 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
88% 86% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 56%
50% 57% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 25%
31% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
62% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 50%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 25%
31% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 31%
 
4.6 5.4 7 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 2.6 6.6
6.2 4.6 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 4.1 2.8
2.1 1.6 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 4
 
231 113 53 Total Shots T S 17 84 256
77 37 20 Shots on Target S O 9 39 91
32% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 24%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Bayer Leverkusen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bayer Leverkusen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Bayer Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bayer Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RB Leipzig 16 10 4 2 45 19 7 4 2 1 20 8 9 6 2 1 25 11 26 34
2 Borussia M'gladbach 16 11 1 4 33 18 9 7 1 1 23 11 7 4 0 3 10 7 15 34
3 Bayern München 16 9 3 4 44 22 8 5 1 2 26 9 8 4 2 2 18 13 22 30
4 Borussia Dortmund 16 8 6 2 40 22 8 5 3 0 26 9 8 3 3 2 14 13 18 30
5 Schalke 04 16 8 5 3 27 19 8 4 3 1 12 9 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 29
6 Freiburg 16 7 4 5 25 21 8 4 2 2 12 9 8 3 2 3 13 12 4 25
7 Bayer Leverkusen 16 7 4 5 22 21 9 3 4 2 12 10 7 4 0 3 10 11 1 25
8 Wolfsburg 16 6 6 4 18 16 9 3 4 2 10 10 7 3 2 2 8 6 2 24
9 Hoffenheim 16 7 3 6 23 27 8 3 1 4 12 18 8 4 2 2 11 9 -4 24
10 Augsburg 16 6 5 5 27 28 8 4 2 2 16 11 8 2 3 3 11 17 -1 23
11 Union Berlin 16 6 2 8 19 22 9 5 0 4 12 11 7 1 2 4 7 11 -3 20
12 Eintracht Frankfurt 16 5 3 8 26 27 9 4 3 2 19 14 7 1 0 6 7 13 -1 18
13 Hertha BSC 16 5 3 8 22 29 7 3 0 4 11 14 9 2 3 4 11 15 -7 18
14 Mainz 05 16 6 0 10 25 38 7 3 0 4 10 14 9 3 0 6 15 24 -13 18
15 Köln 16 4 2 10 18 32 7 2 1 4 8 11 9 2 1 6 10 21 -14 14
16 Werder Bremen 16 3 5 8 23 40 8 1 2 5 8 19 8 2 3 3 15 21 -17 14
17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 16 3 3 10 16 35 7 2 1 4 6 13 9 1 2 6 10 22 -19 12
18 Paderborn 16 2 3 11 18 35 8 1 1 6 10 18 8 1 2 5 8 17 -17 9

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