Read our prediction for Schalke vs Mainz below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Schalke vs Mainz Prediction & Betting tips
The Bundesliga weekend starts with a genuine basement cracker. In Gelsenkirchen, number eighteen FC Schalke 04 will take on FSV Mainz 05. The home team absolutely needs a win.
Schalke 04:
Not that FC Schalke 04 was an oasis of peace in previous seasons, but this season takes the cake. The chaos is complete, after the departure of another trainer. It reportedly didn’t click at all between trainer Christian Gross and the group of players. The results were therefore hardly better than under its predecessors this season. After a 0-4 defeat in the derby against Borussia Dortmund and a 5-1 defeat last week at VfB Stuttgart, the curtain fell for Gross. His successor is called Dimitrios Grammozis – who doesn’t know him? He faces the almost impossible task of making the leap to the safe places.
“I am really looking forward to this assignment,” Grammozis was optimistic. “As a little boy I already entered the stadium of this club,” said Grammozis. The coach was in front of the group for the first time on Wednesday. It is possible that he will change course completely – it really couldn’t get much worse. There are, however, some limitations in this respect, since the sick bay at Die Konigsblauen is quite full. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is also on the list of non-deployable players.
Mainz 05:
FSV Mainz 05 was in good shape until last weekend. For a long time Die Nullfunfer made about as much of it as Schalke, but suddenly there was a run of seven points from three duels. Last weekend, however, it was lost again. Mainz lost 0-1 at home against FC Augsburg in a very bad match. The only goal of the match was goalkeeper Robin Zentner to blame. Mainz therefore remained on seventeen points, eight more than Schalke currently has. The gap to the safe cuttings is certainly also bridgeable.
Afterwards, the other players did not want to blame Zentner. “We’ve all made a mistake in our careers that led to a goal against,” said Phillipp Mwene afterwards. ‘We patched it up right after the game; we don’t blame him. ‘ Zentner can look for rehabilitation on Friday, as coach Bo Svensson does not seem to want to make a goalkeeper change.
Schalke vs Mainz head to head matches
07.11.20 BUN Mainz Schalke 2 : 2
16.02.20 BUN Mainz Schalke 0 : 0
20.09.19 BUN Schalke Mainz 2 : 1
23.02.19 BUN Mainz Schalke 3 : 0
29.09.18 BUN Schalke Mainz 1 : 0
* Our advice is: Mainz to win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 2.15
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