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Mainz and Bayern Munich play at Coface Arena in a Bundesliga 13th round matchup. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches has won 4. Indeed, in the last match at this stage, in a Bundesliga match on 26-09-2015, Bayern Munich only managed to win, 0-3). The goals of the match were scored by R. Lewandowski (51 ‘and 63’) and K. Coman (68 ‘) for Bayern Munich.
Mainz
After 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, the home team is in 9th place, having won 17 points. In the last match, they lost with Hertha Berlin away by (2-1), after having won at home in a game against Freiburg, by (4-2). In the last five home games for the championship, Mainz have won 3, 1 draw and 1 defeat, having won 10 points out of 15. The team allowed their opponents to score in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last eight home games in all competitions there are 2 highlights: he has scored 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 5 of his 12 between (76′-90’).
The Mainz 05 team comes to this game with a 2-1 defeat at Hertha’s side, adding to their second consecutive game without winning in official matches: the only goal of the team was scored by Seydel. Despite the defeat, coach Martin Schmidt should keep the 4-3-3 privileging the defensive organization and the long balls for the attack. However, it is important to note that the home team shows defensive stops, ball possession and aerial play. For this game the coach can not count on Gbamin, injured, besides Muto, Serdar, Berggreen and Clemens, players who recover from injury.
Bayern Munich
The visiting team is currently in 2nd place with 27 points, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, lost out to Borussia Dortmund by (1-0). In the last match, won at home to Bayer Leverkusen by (2-1). In the championship, Bayern Munich won 10 points in 15 chances, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 away games. The team has conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. This is a team that does not usually find it difficult to open the scoring chart: it scored the first goal in 9 of the last 12 Bundesliga games, 9 of them reached the interval in the lead in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 7 .
The Bayern Munich team arrive in this motivated game with a 2-1 win over Leverkusen, returning to the table after three straight wins without a win: goals were scored by Hummels and Thiago Alcântara. Despite playing away from home, coach Carlo Ancelotti must use a very offensive strategy, seeking to take advantage of his opponent’s defensive flaws. Robert Lewandowski is the great highlight of the team with 7 goals scored. It is important to remember that visitors have quality on standing balls, possession of the ball, counter-attack and finishing. It seems that the coach does not have Coman, Julian Green and Boateng, all injured.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.55