Mainz vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-12 19:30.
[p]Two sides who recorded 2-2 draws in their respective weekend matches meet as rock-bottom Mainz welcome Heidenheim, who arrive here one place and three points above their hosts. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]It has been a positive first month in charge of Mainz for Urs Fischer who, despite having won only once, remains unbeaten at the helm of the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed club (W1, D4). Kicking off 2026 with another draw may have been disappointing after the 05ers blew a two-goal lead against Fischer’s former club Union, yet a victory here would see them provisionally move up two places into the relegation play-off spot. In order to do that, Mainz will need to register a first home league win of the season (D3, L5), although they have been more solid recently with all three draws arriving across the last four here. [/p]
[p]Sitting three points above their hosts, relegation-threatened Heidenheim also head into this fixture on the back of a 2-2 draw. That result means they remain the only Bundesliga team without a clean sheet after 16 rounds, although they have improved somewhat to pick up over half of their 12-point haul across the last five rounds (W2, D1, L2). Playing away from home has been a considerable challenge for Heidenheim, who have picked up a meagre 25% of their points haul on the road, suffering reversals in six of their seven league trips (W1). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Heidenheim hold the edge in this fixture after their first four Bundesliga H2Hs against Mainz (W2, D1, L1), but there has never been more than two goals in a league clash between the sides. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Mainz are the only Bundesliga side yet to win as pre-match favourites this season (D3, L4). [/p]
[p]Mainz have won just one of their four league games when scoring first this season (D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Heidenheim have conceded first in a Bundesliga-high 13 of 16 games this season (W2, D1, L10). [/p]
[p]Mainz are the only Bundesliga side yet to score in both halves of a game. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nadiem Amiri scored his third match opener across his last five scoring appearances over the weekend, although just two of his last six goalscoring games saw him end on the winning side (D2, L2). Marvin Pieringer has scored his first two goals of the season across Heidenheim’s last three games and may feel confident after scoring the opener in this fixture last season. [/p]
[p]Andreas Hanche-Olsen will likely be missing once again for Mainz, while Heidenheim don’t have too many major injury concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the desperate need of both sides to pick up a result here, we’re backing a draw in this relegation scrap. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]