Mainz vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-02-07 14:30.
[p]Mainz are enjoying a much improved Bundesliga season to their last, boasting 19 more points on the board than what they had at the same stage of last campaign! Their 31 points after 21 games actually represent their second-best top-flight season after 20 games, but three defeats from their past four games (W1), which includes a 1-0 loss to Werder Bremen last time out, suggest they’re losing a bit of momentum. [/p]
[p]That one victory did at least come at home, and the visit of Augsburg could be a good omen to get back to winning ways. Mainz haven’t beaten any side more often at home in the Bundesliga than they have Augsburg (nine), with the 05ers’ last three league H2Hs here delivering wins – one of which was manager Bo Henriksen’s first Bundesliga game in charge 12 months ago. [/p]
[p]Despite that, Augsburg won’t arrive with any fear after a solid run of form across the past four rounds (W3, D1) helped lift them eight points clear of the Bundesliga relegation zone. Their seven points from their first three games in the second half of a top-flight season has actually equalled a club record from 2013/14 and 2014/15, and now they could go five without loss in the league for the first time since March 2024. [/p]
[p]Perhaps with this game in mind, one big pleasing aspect for manager Jess Thorup will be that three of those four undefeated games for Augsburg came on the road (W2, D1). Yet, no win so far against any side starting this round inside the top six (D1, L5) does cast doubt about their ability to truly compete with the league’s best. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Home fans will hope Phillipp Mwene can contribute again given no Mainz player has registered more than his five league assists this season. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, a former Mainz player, is set to make his 50th Bundesliga appearance, and since he was reinstated as first choice on matchday 16, no side has conceded fewer goals than Augsburg (three). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mainz have scored 24% (eight) of their league goals in the opening 15 minutes, the highest share in the league coming into the round. [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]