Mainz vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-13 14:30.
[p]Mainz have spent the week licking their wounds after suffering a heart-wrenching 4-3 defeat to Wolfsburg having held the lead on three separate occasions. The loss was made all the more painful by the fact that it ended a five-match unbeaten league run that had propelled the 05ers into the top-half (W3, D2), but their two-point gap to the European places pre-round is a clear indicator of the progress made under Bo Henriksen.[/p]
[p]Nowhere is that more evident than on home soil, where Mainz have secured back-to-back victories having managed just one win in their prior seven such fixtures (D3, L3). The visit of the league leaders is unlikely to pose a psychological challenge either as Mainz have won their last three home matches against a side that sat at the Bundesliga summit at the time of the game – all of which came against Bayern Munich.[/p]
[p]However, Bayern have more than exacted their revenge in recent meetings, dishing out an 8-1 thrashing the last time these sides met in Bavaria, while also winning 4-0 on this ground in the DFB-Pokal in October. Vincent Kompany’s edition of the Rekordmeister seem to be typically merciless in handing out drubbings, coming from behind to thrash Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday to ensure progress continues to be smooth on both the domestic and continental fronts.[/p]
[p]Bayern begin the weekend with a six-point lead at the top of the table and unbeaten in the Bundesliga this term (W10, D3). Their 33 points is their most at this stage since 2015/16 and gives credence to Kompany’s assurance that his side are “on the right track”, so he’ll be looking to avoid an upset on a ground where Bayern have lost three of the last six meetings (W3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mainz midfielder Paul Nebel is increasingly a threat in the final third having directly contributed to three goals in as many matches (G2, A1), while he also netted in Mainz’s victory over another title chaser, Dortmund, last month. Michael Olise ended an eight-match scoring drought for the visitors when grabbing a brace in midweek, with each of his last five goals coming on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bayern’s active seven-match unbeaten run in away league games has seen them score a whopping 24 goals (W5, D2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]