Mainz vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-03-14 14:30.
[p]Mainz’s dream season reached a new high last week, as a 3-1 victory at Borussia Mönchengladbach remarkably lifted them into the Bundesliga top three. That made it four successive wins for the 05ers, who have their sights set on a first-ever qualification for the UEFA Champions League – a remarkable achievement considering they only avoided relegation on the final day of last season. [/p]
[p]Bo Henriksen’s men have already accumulated nine points more than the 35 they managed over the entirety of the previous campaign, and while less than half have come on home soil, Mainz are unbeaten on their own turf in the league since October (W6, D2). That record faces a stern test against Freiburg, who the hosts have failed to win any of the last seven Bundesliga H2Hs against (D5, L2).[/p]
[p]Freiburg are unlikely to continue that streak through sheer firepower, as their measly haul of ten away goals scored is the poorest return in the league. Julian Schuster’s men are unbeaten in six games at any venue in spite of that (W4, D2), keeping a clean sheet in each of those matches to set a new club record for successive shutouts in the Bundesliga.[/p]
[p]Such strong form leaves Freiburg fifth and just a point shy of the top four, while only three points separate them from Mainz. This clash therefore has huge significance in the European race and that could be bad news for the visitors, who have lost all six away matches against teams who begin the round in the top ten, conceding a whopping 22 goals in the process![/p]
[p]Key battle: Paul Nebel’s goal for Mainz against Mönchengladbach last time out means he has won 15 of the last 17 games he has scored in (L2), netting first or last in 12 of those. Standing in his way will be Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu, who has made 21 saves across his side’s historic run of clean sheets.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mainz’s three league defeats at the Mewa Arena this season have come in the only home games in which they have conceded first.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]