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Mainz vs Schalke Prediction & Betting tips
Schalke 04 is in the race for European football. On Friday-evening, the team will play in the away match against relegation candidate Mainz 05.
Mainz :
At Mainz 05, few positive points can be identified. The game that Die Nullfünfer usually put on the mat is not to be seen, and points are only caught up. The team finished well with a 0-0 draw at low-flyer HSV. It was a wipe sign that third goalkeeper Florian Müller was the best man on the Mainz side. What the other players showed, against a not too strong opponent, was really crying.
Mainz must therefore seriously worry. Not so much direct degradation – HSV and FC Köln seem to be unable to escape. The sixteenth place results in promotion / relegation competitions. In recent years, the Bundesliga teams have always been the winners there; yet it is something that you as a club prefer to avoid. Of the eligible teams, M05 has made the weakest impression lately. I would not be surprised if the team is in place after 34 matches.
Schalke:
Schalke 04 has a lot less worries in this season. Where there was little success last year, and Die Knappen ended up somewhere in the middle of the race, it is running smoothly this season. As discussed more often here: it is not spectacular what Schalke shows under trainer Domenico Tedesco, effectively all the more. With this effective style of play, Hertha BSC was defeated last week. Marko Pjaca made the only goal (1-0) in a match to quickly forget.
Schalke is therefore the number two of the ranking. Admittedly with a street length of twenty points behind Bayern Munich, but promising in the battle for the Champions League tickets. S04 will play against low-ranking teams in the next four matches. A continuation of the current series of three victories would help the blues in the saddle. Now the top is still close to each other, and five teams are considered eligible for three CL start tickets.
Mainz vs Schalke head to head matches
20.10.17 BUN Schalke Mainz 2 : 0
19.03.17 BUN Mainz Schalke 0 : 1
23.10.16 BUN Schalke Mainz 3 : 0
12.02.16 BUN Mainz Schalke 2 : 1
13.09.15 BUN Schalke Mainz 2 : 1