Mainz vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-05-13 16:30.
Although there was only a top-half finish on the line, Mainz did brilliantly to beat champions Bayern Munich 3-1 before taking relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin’s plight to the last day by beating them 2-1. Those wins served to end a five-game winless streak (D2, L3) and boss Bo Svensson isn’t likely to let his players take their foot off the gas as the often animated figure has received a league-high seven bookings for a coach this season!
The Mewa Arena has been a fortress for Mainz, with just one of the last 13 visiting sides coming away with a victory (W9, D3, L1). Entered as favourites for this contest, Mainz will look to build on their 90% unbeaten rate in applicable home league games this term (W6, D3, L1) – that is a higher rate than all but the two Berlin clubs.
This game simply serves as a final warm up ahead of the Europa League final for Eintracht Frankfurt, but underestimate them at your peril as Oliver Glasner’s men managed to claw a point from a losing position against Gladbach last time out. There is nothing but pride riding on this fixture though as Frankfurt can no longer achieve a top-half finish, so it would surprise few to see some experimentation from the manager.
Frankfurt have seemingly saved their best form for European nights, as they have won in their last three European away games but have failed to win each of their last three Bundesliga away trips without scoring a single goal (D1, L2). That shows where their priorities lie, as the only route back into Europe now rests on their upcoming trip to Seville.
Players to watch: Impressively, eight different players were involved in Mainz’s last five league goals, but Silvan Widmer was the only player to both score and assist therein. As for Frankfurt, Gonçalo Paciência scored the equaliser last time out, but he has not been on the winning side in any of his last four scoring appearances (D2, L2).
Hot stat: Frankfurt have failed to win half of their Bundesliga games when scoring first this season (W6, D4, L2).