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Hertha Berlin vs Mainz Prediction & Betting tips
As before, 1. FSV Mainz 05 only has one win from their first eleven games. The Rheinhessen are now in a direct relegation zone and are already five points behind the saving bank. However, things are not really going well with the ambitious capital city residents, who were only able to take two more wins and also lag behind their own claims in eleventh.
In particular, the meager home record of the Herthaners should give the Mainz courage. The capitals won just one of their five home games in the 2020/21 season and, conversely, have already lost three times at the Olympic Stadium. The twelve goals conceded in their own stadium are even the second worst value behind 1. FC Köln.
The guests should be able to score at least one goal, which is why we at Hertha against Mainz consider the tip on a goal on both sides to be the most likely. We see the greatest value in combining this bet with the Double Chance 1X. After all, the probability of an away win for Rheinhessen is not too high.
Hertha :
It was almost a year ago when Hertha BSC started a small offensive in the winter transfer window and also announced the first transfers for the summer. Jürgen Klinsmann had just succeeded Ante Covic in the coaching bench and the capital club announced that it would play a major role in the Bundesliga in the medium term and want to reach the Champions League.
A year later, the old lady can throw a highly decorated squad into the pan. The Berliners could hardly be further away from the goal of the premier class. Currently nine points are missing from fourth place.
Only three of the previous eleven league games were able to win the capital city, although at least the last few weeks were quite successful. Only one defeat has been recorded in the last six games. The old lady was even able to defeat the city rivals Union Berlin, who are currently in great shape, 3-1 in the derby.
Added to this are the two most recent point wins against Leverkusen and Gladbach, which overall show a small upswing. The last five of nine possible counters against teams from the upper third of the table will not bring Hertha any further if something is now lost against the penultimate in the table.
So only victory counts against Rheinhessen. At least the bookmakers trust the capital city club to do that.
Nonetheless, the home record with three defeats from the five games in their own stadium reads anything but good, especially since only 1. FC Köln has been more hospitable, especially in terms of goals conceded. The already twelve goals conceded at home correspond to the second worst value in the entire Bundesliga. The game against Mainz should therefore also be decided on the defensive.
Mainz :
The 1. FSV Mainz 05 pulled the ripcord remarkably early in the twelfth consecutive year of membership in the bel étage of German football and readjusted it on the coaching bench. So far, however, this has not really achieved much.
Under Jan-Moritz Lichte, only one away game in Freiburg could be won 3-1. Most recently, there was no break in the two cellar duels with Bielefeld and Cologne. Even before that, the Rheinhessen did not get more than a 2-2 draw against the bottom line Schalke.
This means that the club from Rhineland-Palatinate is currently only in 17th place, which is already five points behind the first non-relegation place, mainly due to the point losses against the direct competition.
The air is therefore getting thinner and thinner for the club of Jan-Moritz Lichte, who has too little power, especially on the offensive. Only twelve goals from the eleven league games certify the Rheinhessen the third worst offensive in the entire Bundesliga. The already 25 goals mean the second worst defense behind Schalke 04.
If Hertha tip 1 against Mainz and Mainz also lose the third game in a row, the loop would eventually tighten further and worsen the crisis considerably.
At least from their record against the old lady, the Rheinhessen can draw some hope. The red-whites won five of the last seven competitive games against Berlin, who celebrated a 3-1 away win on February 8, 2020 in their last guest appearance at the Olympic Stadium. This is exactly where it is necessary to tie in with the tame capital city dwellers at home.
Hertha Berlin vs Mainz head to head matches
08.02.20 BUN Hertha Berlin Mainz 1 : 3
14.09.19 BUN Mainz Hertha Berlin 2 : 1
02.03.19 BUN Hertha Berlin Mainz 2 : 1
06.10.18 BUN Mainz Hertha Berlin 0 : 0
16.02.18 BUN Hertha Berlin Mainz 0 : 2