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Bayern Munich vs Mainz Prediction & Betting tips
FC Bayern will play a home match against Mainz 05 on Saturday afternoon. If the Munichers want to extend the title, matches from this category must of course earn three points.
Bayern Munich:
Bayern Munich has shown so little in this season so far. Last week there was a convincing win, but that victory was mainly due to Robert Lewandowski, who provided the three points with a hat trick in Gelsenkirchen in the match against Schalke (0-3). Lewandowski played a great game, but the rest of the team didn’t really shine. Schalke’s opposition was not serious enough to put Bayern in trouble.
Newcomer Philippe Coutinho played against Schalke for more than half an hour with his new teammates. The Brazilian certainly did not do this badly. The question is whether Kovac is already making a place for him in the starting line-up on Saturday, or whether he will wait a little longer. It is also interesting to see who is sacrificing Kovac at a base plate for Coutinho. Either one of the wing attackers or one of the midfielders will have to make way. Coutinho could play in midfield against smaller teams like Mainz. In European top competitions, a place is on the side, instead of Kingsley Coman or Serge Gnabry, perhaps more obvious.
FSV Mainz 05:
Mainz 05 does not have a very pleasant start to the new football year. In the first two Bundesliga matches, things went wrong twice in the final phase. At SC Freiburg a very special defeat was suffered, with three goals in the last ten minutes (3-0). But last week Mainz also had to acknowledge his superior, with two late goals against in the home match against Borussia Mönchengladbach (1-3). That is why there is already pressure on Die Nullfünfer.
Mainz did attract a usable attacker this week. TSG Hoffenheim let striker Adam Szalai leave. The Hungarian is probably good for a handful of goals for a club like Mainz. First striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is eliminated until the winter break, so this reinforcement was very welcome. “Adam Szalai has taken part in the preparation at Hoffenheim and has a rhythm,” said trainer Sandro Schwarz. “He has a strong presence in the sixteen meter, and we don’t have to change our system for him.” It is quite conceivable that the Hungarian will kick off on Friday.
Bayern Munich vs Mainz head to head matches
17.03.19 BUN Bayern Munich Mainz 6 : 0
27.10.18 BUN Mainz Bayern Munich 1 : 2
03.02.18 BUN Mainz Bayern Munich 0 : 2
16.09.17 BUN Bayern Munich Mainz 4 : 0
22.04.17 BUN Bayern Munich Mainz 2 : 2