Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-05-16 13:30.
[p]It’s make or break time for Mainz on the final day, as they look to cap off a wonderful season in the Bundesliga by finishing inside the top six and qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2016. The 05ers reclaimed their place in the top six with a thumping 4-1 win over Bochum last week, meaning that they lead RB Leipzig on goal difference, so they’re firmly in pole position heading into the final day.[/p]
[p]That win ended a seven-match winless run in the league for Bo Henriksen’s men (D4, L3). That includes a club-record four consecutive draws on home soil in the top-flight, conceding the opener in each of the last three, yet Mainz will retain confidence here given that they boast the division’s longest unbeaten home run in the Bundesliga (W6, D6), while extending that streak to 13 would also mark a new club record.[/p]
[p]Visitors Bayer Leverkusen arrive knowing they’ll finish in second place, but will be desperate to send departing manager Xabi Alonso off with a win. The Spaniard’s final home game ended in a 4-2 defeat to Dortmund last week, so they’ll be desperate for improvement on a day that could mark the end of an era for Die Werkself with Jonathan Tah also confirmed to be exiting, while rampant speculation also surrounds the futures of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz. [/p]
[p]While not quite on last season’s level, another tremendous campaign for Leverkusen has been built on their spectacular away form. Avoiding defeat on the final day would see them complete successive Bundesliga seasons without an away defeat, while they would also break the division’s all-time record for consecutive matches unbeaten on the road, which they currently share with Bayern Munich at 33 (W23, D10).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Only three players have outscored Jonathan Burkardt (G17) in the Bundesliga this season, though he’s never faced a side more often than Leverkusen (eight) without hitting the target. Four of Patrik Schick’s last five Bundesliga goals for Leverkusen have come on the road, while he has scored three times across his seven H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: No side has hit the woodwork more times in the Bundesliga than Leverkusen this season (18). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]