Mainz 05 and Hoffenheim meet at OPEL ARENA, in a match for the 9th round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 30‑05‑2020, for the Bundesliga, which ended with the victory of Hoffenheim by (0‑1). The only goal of the match was scored by I. Bebou (43 ‘). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Mainz 05 presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Mainz 05:
After 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 15th position, with 4 points won. In their last match, they beat Freiburg away by (1‑3), after having drawn (2‑2) at home in the previous match, in a match against Schalke 04. This is a team that curiously has been more stronger as a visitor than in their home matches, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses away; against 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in his stadium. In their last 4 home games for the championship Mainz 05 drew 1 and lost 3, winning 1 point out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they did not win any of the last 4 matches at their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 4 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Mainz 05 enters this game highly motivated after having won, 1-3, in the visit to the Freiburg field, thus registering their first victory in this Bundesliga: Jean-Philippe Mateta was the great hero when he scored the three goals of the team. In this match against Hoffenheim, coach Jan-Moritz Lichte should play 4-3-3 favoring low blocking and counter-attacks on the wings. The individual athlete who deserves to be highlighted is forward Jean-Philippe Mateta: he has scored 7 goals. Out of this game are Philipp Mwene and Ádám Szalai, both with physical problems.
Hoffenheim:
The visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Wolfsburg by (2‑1). In the last match, they drew at home against Stuttgart by (3‑3). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they beat Slovan Liberec away by (0‑2). In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Hoffenheim has recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, for which they have won 4 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 17 of the last 19 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 8 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 19 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 13 of their 35 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Hoffenheim arrive motivated for this match after a 2-0 win on the trip to Slovan Liberec, in a match that counts for the Europa League: the team’s goals were signed by Christoph Baumgartner and Andrej Kramaric. However, it is important to note that the visitors are going through a difficult time in the Bundesliga and have not won for six consecutive games. Even so, Commander Sebastian Hoeness should act in the usual 3-5-2 favoring maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Dennis Geiger is the great organizer of the offensive process. Forward Andrej Kramaric is the highlight of this team with 7 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Ermin Bicakic and Konstantinos Stafylidis, both injured, and also Kevin Vogt, Sebastian Rudy, Munas Dabbur, Robert Skov, Sargis Adamyan and Ishak Belfodil, who are quarantined.
PREDICTION: Hoffenheim to win @ 2,00
