Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-01-25 19:30.
Eintracht Frankfurt were left frustrated after a 2-2 draw in the Hesse derby at Darmstadt last weekend, squandering a 2-0 lead due to two individual mistakes and conceding the equaliser in the 95th minute. Having won both league games prior, sporting director Markus Krösche called his team's performance after taking the lead “naïve”, but despite that collapse, they remain sixth in the table.
Having won their last two home league matches, including a 5-1 thrashing of Bayern Munich, Eintracht may be confident of getting over their recent disappointment this Friday. And with an average of just one goal conceded per Bundesliga outing at Deutsche Bank Park this season, only the top three clubs have a better defence on their own patch than the Eagles, who have not lost any of their last seven H2Hs (W3, D4) and triumphed in the last two home meetings.
Mainz come into this fixture having enjoyed an unexpected rest after their game against Union Berlin scheduled for last weekend was cancelled due to the weather. It perhaps wasn’t a bad break either, given that after a 1-1 draw against Wolfsburg in their last encounter, they are winless in seven (D5, L2) and firmly in the relegation battle, with the fact they have the second-worst attack in the division (G14) shouldering some of the blame.
Boss Jan Siewert has already been criticised for his cautious tactics after just one victory and five goals in eight games under his leadership. Things are unlikely to get much better on the road either, as Mainz are the only winless away team in the Bundesliga this season (D6, L3), having posted six consecutive league draws on the road heading into this match.
Players to watch: Ansgar Knauff has netted in both of Eintracht's last two contests, but that latter match was the first time this campaign that he has scored without finishing on the winning side (W5, D1). One of just three Mainz players to have scored two league goals this season, Anthony Caci has lost on both occasions when he has found the net.
Hot stat: Eintracht have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six victories over Mainz.