Mainz vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-05-03 17:30.
[p]Mainz remain in with a chance of securing European football but their ambitions have not been assisted by playing out a winless Bundesliga run that stretches to six league matches (D3, L3). The latest was a 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich, making it a third successive game they conceded at least two goals, but despite this recent dip, they still started the round one point outside the top six. [/p]
[p]They face more stern opposition here when hosting Eintracht Frankfurt, a side on course to secure Champions League football. But what should boost hopes in the home camp is a strong record in front of their own fans, with Mainz unbeaten in their last 11 Bundesliga home games (W6, D5), the longest ongoing active run of all top-flight sides and a joint record for the club during a single Bundesliga campaign.[/p]
[p]The recent standout 4-0 win over fellow European hopefuls RB Leipzig saw Frankfurt forge a four-point gap to fourth at the end of the last round, while just one of their last six league games ended in defeat (W4, D1). With just three rounds to go, the Eagles now look in pole position to finish in the top three for the first time since the 1992/93 season. [/p]
[p]A win here could see them take a huge stride to ending that wait, but one chink in their armour of late has been their performance on the road. Frankfurt have won only one of their six away games in the second half of the season (D3, L2), while each of the last two saw them fail to score. Just one win in 16 away league games against Mainz (D9, L6), their worst such win rate (6%) away to any current top-flight side, should only add to any pre-game trepidation.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Paul Nebel, who returned from suspension against Bayern, both assisted in his last Mainz home appearance and netted a double in the 3-1 reverse win. For Frankfurt, Ansgar Knauff scored two goals in a Bundesliga game for the second time in his career last time out against RB Leipzig. He has now had a hand in eight goals this season (G3, A5). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mainz won only three of their last 11 Bundesliga home games as a pre-match favourite.[/p]
[p][i]Written by David H [/i][/p]