Mainz vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-11-30 14:30.
[p]Mainz picked up where they left off before the international break by beating Holstein Kiel 3-0 last weekend to make it two Bundesliga wins in a row and four league matches unbeaten (W2, D2). Next up is Hoffenheim, the team they have their joint most wins against in the top flight (14), which only increases their chances of recording three straight Bundesliga victories for the first time since February-March 2023.[/p]
[p]They’ve managed that unbeaten run despite not being particularly watertight at the back, as they’ve kept just one clean sheet across their last nine home league games (W3, D3, L3), a sequence that began with them winning this fixture last term 4-1. That was their third straight success in home H2Hs, though don’t expect them to strike early as that run of games saw them score only one first-half goal.[/p]
[p]Hoping to take advantage of any first-half sluggishness, Hoffenheim trail Mainz by just four points after beating Leipzig 4-3 last Saturday as Christian Ilzer made a winning start after replacing Pellegrino Matarazzo as manager. He’s now trying to emulate Ralf Rangnick (2008) and Sebastian Hoeneß (2020) by winning his first two Bundesliga games in charge of the club but he does so needing to lift his troops after a 3-0 UEFA Europa League defeat to Braga on Thursday.[/p]
[p]That extended their winless run in competitive away games this season to eight (D4, L4), which likely makes improving the Kraichgauers’ form on the road one of his key priorities. As one of five sides beginning the round without a Bundesliga away win this season (D3, L2), only Augsburg had scored fewer goals than their three on the road after matchday 11![/p]
[p]Key battle: A battle in the centre of the park may be in store with former Hoffenheim midfielder Nadiem Amiri netting Mainz’s opener against Kiel with his fourth goal of the season, three of them arriving before the 55th minute, while former Mainz midfielder Anton Stach assisted Hoffenheim’s late winner against Leipzig last weekend.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Prior to the start of the round, Mainz had scored exactly three goals in a league-high five (42%) of their Bundesliga games this term.[/p]
[p]Written by John [/p]