Mainz vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-03-03 14:30.
The âCarnival Clubâ has been true to its name recently, with top-six chasing Mainz scoring a whopping ten times across their last three games. While not even their biggest winning landslide this term, Mainzâs most recent success (4-0 vs B. Mâgladbach) ensured that the 05ers could claim their maiden set of successive Bundesliga wins by a 3+ goal margin if they secure another big victory here.
Impressively, Mainzâs current momentum has them on course for 49 points â just one short of the tally that got them their most recent top-six finish back in 2016. And if they keep that up here, it could be due to another quick start from Lee Jae-sung, who has netted the opener inside 25 minutes in each of the 05ersâ three successive home league wins preceding this match.
Hoffenheim will travel to the MEWA Arena wishing they could enjoy even a slither of Mainzâs form, as they ended Tuesday with the worst ten-game form amongst the 98 teams occupying Europeâs top five leagues (D1, L9). It seems the whole world expects another loss, which would complete a first run of six straight Bundesliga defeats since Nov/Dec 2012.
That 2012/13 campaign saw Hoffenheim finish in the same relegation playoff berth they currently occupy (16th), so fears of becoming a second-tier team are likely mounting. The Kraichgauer have also taken no points from their previous four away league outings, conceding an average of two goals per game beyond the hour mark across the last three of them, which can only magnify fears of a late capitulation.
Players to watch: That may inspire Marcus Ingvartsen, who could well add to any early strike from Lee after netting second-half goals in his last two outings. By contrast, Danish compatriot and Hoffenheim loanee Kasper Dolberg is still waiting for his first league goal, but it could be significant if and when it arrives, as his previous eight goalscoring matches with parent club Nice all ended in victory!
Hot stat: Mainz have picked up 41% (13) of their 32 points this term in 2023 alone.