Bundesliga match preview: Mainz 05 believed to be the weaker party when Hoffenheim pays a visit

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 18.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: OPEL ARENA (34034 seats)

Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Bundesliga.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Mainz 05 form and stats

Mainz 05 have played 16 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Mainz 05, who won 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Before that, Mainz 05 drew at home versus RB Leipzig.

Mainz 05 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at OPEL ARENA with 27 goals in 16 matches. Mainz 05 have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Hoffenheim form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (40) away in Bundesliga, on their travels is 6 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus Werder Bremen with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Borussia M'gladbach that ended 2-2.

Hoffenheim are a potent attacking force on the road with their 40 goals in 16 games on the road. Hoffenheim have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hoffenheim - Mainz 05 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's {2 Mainz 05 victories}, 3 draws and 5 Hoffenheim wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Kramarić
16 goals / 4 assists
I. Belfodil
15 goals / 3 assists
J. Mateta
13 goals / 2 assists

Mainz 05 missing players

Hoffenheim missing players

Mainz 05 Hoffenheim
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
33 16 4 Played 4 16 33
11 7 2 Won 0 6 13
7 5 2 Drew 3 7 12
15 4 0 Lost 1 3 8
42 27 5 Scored 7 40 68
55 20 2 Conceded 8 28 48
94% 88% 50% Over 0.5 100% 100% 97%
76% 75% 50% Over 1.5 100% 100% 94%
64% 69% 50% Over 2.5 75% 81% 70%
33% 31% 25% Over 3.5 50% 75% 52%
18% 19% 0% Over 4.5 25% 38% 24%
55% 62% 50% BTTS 100% 94% 82%
21% 31% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 6% 15%
30% 19% 50% Failed To Score 0% 0% 6%
 
4.3 4.2 4 Corners For (avg) 5.2 4.9 5.4
6 5.1 7.5 Corners Against (avg) 5 5.1 4.8
1.6 1.9 0.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 2.2 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Hoffenheim's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hoffenheim have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Mainz 05
All DFB Pokal Bundesliga Club Friendlies
All Home Away
09-03-19 BU Mainz 05 0 - 1 Borussia M'gladbach
17-03-19 BU Bayern München 6 - 0 Mainz 05
30-03-19 BU Werder Bremen 3 - 1 Mainz 05
05-04-19 BU Mainz 05 5 - 0 Freiburg
13-04-19 BU Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 Mainz 05
20-04-19 BU Mainz 05 3 - 1 Fortuna Dusseldorf
27-04-19 BU Hannover 96 1 - 0 Mainz 05
03-05-19 BU Mainz 05 3 - 3 RB Leipzig
12-05-19 BU Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Mainz 05
18-05-19 BU Mainz 05 13:30 Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim
All Champions League DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-03-19 BU Hoffenheim 2 - 1 Nurnberg
16-03-19 BU Stuttgart 1 - 1 Hoffenheim
29-03-19 BU Hoffenheim 4 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
07-04-19 BU Augsburg 0 - 4 Hoffenheim
14-04-19 BU Hoffenheim 2 - 0 Hertha BSC
20-04-19 BU Schalke 04 2 - 5 Hoffenheim
28-04-19 BU Hoffenheim 1 - 4 Wolfsburg
04-05-19 BU Borussia M'gladbach 2 - 2 Hoffenheim
11-05-19 BU Hoffenheim 0 - 1 Werder Bremen
18-05-19 BU Mainz 05 13:30 Hoffenheim

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Bayern München 33 23 6 4 83 31 16 12 3 1 44 13 17 11 3 3 39 18 52 75
2 Borussia Dortmund 33 22 7 4 79 44 17 14 2 1 52 25 16 8 5 3 27 19 35 73
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 9 5 62 27 17 10 6 1 34 9 16 9 3 4 28 18 35 66
4 Borussia M'gladbach 33 16 7 10 55 40 16 9 3 4 31 20 17 7 4 6 24 20 15 55
5 Bayer Leverkusen 33 17 4 12 64 51 17 9 2 6 32 25 16 8 2 6 32 26 13 55
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 15 9 9 59 43 17 8 4 5 32 21 16 7 5 4 27 22 16 54
7 Wolfsburg 33 15 7 11 54 49 16 7 5 4 28 22 17 8 2 7 26 27 5 52
8 Hoffenheim 33 13 12 8 68 48 17 7 5 5 28 20 16 6 7 3 40 28 20 51
9 Werder Bremen 33 13 11 9 56 48 16 7 6 3 33 25 17 6 5 6 23 23 8 50
10 Hertha BSC 33 11 10 12 48 52 16 6 6 4 25 22 17 5 4 8 23 30 -4 43
11 Fortuna Düsseldorf 33 12 5 16 47 64 16 8 0 8 25 27 17 4 5 8 22 37 -17 41
12 Mainz 05 33 11 7 15 42 55 16 7 5 4 27 20 17 4 2 11 15 35 -13 40
13 Freiburg 33 7 12 14 41 60 16 5 7 4 27 26 17 2 5 10 14 34 -19 33
14 Augsburg 33 8 8 17 50 63 17 5 4 8 34 33 16 3 4 9 16 30 -13 32
15 Schalke 04 33 8 8 17 37 55 16 4 2 10 16 28 17 4 6 7 21 27 -18 32
16 Stuttgart 33 7 6 20 32 70 17 6 4 7 22 27 16 1 2 13 10 43 -38 27
17 Hannover 96 33 5 6 22 30 69 17 5 1 11 15 26 16 0 5 11 15 43 -39 21
18 Nürnberg 33 3 10 20 25 63 17 3 7 7 16 22 16 0 3 13 9 41 -38 19

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