Hamburger SV vs Mainz prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-10-04 15:30.
[p]With Hamburg and Mainz both languishing in the bottom half of the Bundesliga, both are desperate for a win to inject some life into their campaigns.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Hamburg haven’t found life back in the Bundesliga an easy task so far following promotion, with one point less on the board at this stage than they did in their last season at this level back in 2017/18. Some final third struggles have played a part in that, with Merlin Polzin’s side netting just two league goals so far this season, which unsurprisingly renders them the lowest scorers in the division. It already appears likely that pre-season predictions of them battling relegation will ring true, but having picked up four of their five seasonal points across their last two games (W1, D1), Polzin will hope his side have turned a corner.[/p]
[p]Mainz enjoyed a winning start to their UEFA Conference League campaign in Cyprus against Omonia on Thursday night (1-0), but perhaps owing to having an eye on that fixture, their league form has been below par. That’s a continuation from the end of last season which has carried on into the start of this campaign, with one win from five league games so far this term (D1, L3), contributing to a longer stretch of just two victories from their last 14 Bundesliga matches (D6, L6), although encouragingly both of those successes came in the form of 4-1 away wins![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Mainz are unbeaten in their last six Bundesliga H2Hs against Hamburg (W3, D3), with that their second-longest unbeaten run against any current top-flight side.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just one of Hamburg’s five league games this term saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Hamburg have conceded a pre-round league-high five Bundesliga goals in the opening 30 minutes.[/p]
[p]Mainz haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 16 Bundesliga matches – the longest current run in the division.[/p]
[p]Mainz have trailed at half-time in three of their last four league games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Forward Rayan Philippe has been booked in both of his Bundesliga starts for Hamburg so far, but he’s generally more famed for scoring goals, and his last seven at club level all arrived after half-time. Dominik Kohr’s return from suspension could be timely for Mainz given that he’s won five of his seven career H2Hs against Sunday’s opponents (L2). [/p]
[p]Hamburg will be without the injured Warmed Omari and the suspended Fábio Vieira, while Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner is also suspended after being sent off last weekend against Dortmund.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Mainz had the joint-most corners of any team in the Bundesliga across the first five rounds (34), so backing over 5.5 total away corners could turn a nice profit.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]