Mainz vs Darmstadt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-05 13:30.
[p]Mainz manager Bo Henriksen was upbeat during the international break about his team’s prospects of avoiding relegation and they took a solid step forward by taking a point home from Leipzig (0-0) at the weekend. However, Bochum’s 2-2 draw with Mainz’s next opponent Darmstadt meant the gap to safety remained six points coming into this round, leaving the hosts with a lot of work still to do.[/p]
[p]A playoff with Bundesliga 2’s third-placed side awaits if they remain in 16th come season’s end, and they should be confident of at least holding onto that spot after a crucial 2-0 win over Bochum that extended their unbeaten run at home to four Bundesliga matches (W2, D2). It’s the kind of foundation they’ll be hoping sets them up to go one step further than the 0-0 draw with their hapless opponents in November.[/p]
[p]The reverse fixture was the fourth of Darmstadt’s 20 consecutive Bundesliga matches without a victory (D7, L13), leaving them in the almost impossible position of needing 19 of a possible 21 points just to get to the 33-point mark that was enough for a 16th-place finish in the previous three seasons. But a “proud” head coach Torsten Lieberknecht is hoping the two-goal comeback against Bochum brings “new energy and new strength” to a season that appears to be fizzling out.[/p]
[p]Darmstadt still have three away trips against clubs that joined them in the bottom five of the table after the previous round, and therefore some excellent opportunities to take points off the teams they need to catch up to. But a winless overall Bundesliga record (D2, L3) against such clubs this campaign doesn’t bode well for the basement battlers, who have now conceded 2+ goals on a league-high 18 occasions.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner was the Flashscore Player of the Match for stopping ten Leipzig shots on goal. It was his second clean sheet against Leipzig this season, and he immediately followed the previous one up with another against Darmstadt! Coming at him this week will be Tim Skarke, who recorded five of his last six goals away from home.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: All but three of Mainz’s last 18 league games produced under 2.5 total goals.[/p]