Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

Despite their unconvincing form, Eintracht Frankfurt stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 15. They face Mainz 05 on Saturday, and they'll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Deutsche Bank Park.

Eintracht Frankfurt are third in the Bundesliga standings after collecting 27 points from their initial 14 encounters. Mainz 05 trail them on 22 points after 14 rounds, leaving them as number 7 in the table.

Eintracht Frankfurt took down Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.

Before their upcoming match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.7 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 27 goals. They let 16 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.6 per game. During this run they fought their way to two clean sheets.

Mainz 05 travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

The last time the pair played each other Eintracht Frankfurt came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

A single point is all Eintracht Frankfurt can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Augsburg, before getting trounced 3-2 against Lyon while RB Leipzig won 2-1. Eintracht Frankfurt managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 18 goals and conceded eight times.

Mainz 05 Form

Their past three matches saw Mainz 05 beating Hoffenheim 2-0, losing 4-3 against Wolfsburg, and beating Bayern Munich by 2-1. Mainz 05 won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 15 while also conceding nine times.

Eintracht Frankfurt need to show they are capable of rising to the occasion after the recent setbacks, losing their previous two matches. We favour them to get a real boost of out playing in front of their home crowd and to claim a win.

Eintracht Frankfurt have taken seven points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to 11. Mainz 05 earned two wins and eight points in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored nine and conceded nine goals in these. Eintracht Frankfurt claimed eight wins, three draws as well as three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have a record of six wins, four draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Squads

Eintracht Frankfurt Squad

Toppmoeller will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Mainz 05 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Amil Siljevic (0/0), Jens Grahl (0/0), Kaua (0/4), Kevin Trapp (0/11), Luke Gauer (0/0), Arthur Theate (0/13), Aurele Amenda (0/4), Davis Bautista (0/0), Jerome Onguene (0/0), Nathaniel Brown (3/7), Nnamdi Collins (0/5), Rasmus Nissen (0/11), Robin Koch (0/14), Tuta (1/13), Can Uzun (2/8), Eba Bekir Is (0/0), Ellyes Skhiri (0/12), Eric Ebimbe (0/6), Fares Chaibi (1/13), Harpreet Ghotra (0/0), Hugo Larsson (2/13), Jean Bahoya (0/8), Krisztian Lisztes (0/0), Mahmoud Dahoud (1/7), Marcel Wenig (0/0), Mario Goetze (2/10), Mehdi Loune (0/0), Niels Nkounkou (0/7), Noah Fenyo (0/0), Oscar Hoejlund (0/4), Timothy Chandler (0/1), Anas Alaoui (0/0), Ansgar Knauff (1/13), Hugo Ekitike (7/13), Igor Matanovic (1/12), Omar Marmoush (13/14).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 49 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/14), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/6), Anthony Caci (0/14), Danny da Costa (0/5), Maxim Leitsch (1/9), Moritz Jenz (0/7), Philipp Mwene (0/14), Silvan Widmer (0/11), Stefan Bell (0/9), Aymen Barkok (0/4), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/13), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/12), Jae-Sung Lee (5/13), Kaishu Sano (0/14), Nadiem Amiri (3/13), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/4), Armindo Sieb (2/13), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Gabriel Vidovic (0/1), Jonathan Burkardt (10/14), Karim Onisiwo (0/5), Nelson Weiper (0/5), Paul Nebel (3/12).

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Team News

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 H2H

The last time the pair played each other Eintracht Frankfurt came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. Eintracht Frankfurt go into their upcoming match against Mainz 05 with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-4-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Results

Recent meetings between Eintracht Frankfurt and visiting side Mainz 05 might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Jonathan Burkardt look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Saturday, having hit the target five times in recent Bundesliga matches for Mainz 05. His total for the season says ten goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With five goals lately for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, Hugo Ekitike is also a player worth mentioning.

Eintracht Frankfurt won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Mainz 05 won six of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Deutsche Bank Park since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Eintracht Frankfurt. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Mainz 05.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Eintracht Frankfurt managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Eintracht Frankfurt saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Mainz 05, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.