Mainz – Werder Bremen Prediction & Picks (12.05.2018)

Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen meet at Coface Arena, in a match for the 34th round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 12-16-2017, the two teams tied (2-2). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. In fact, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 02-18-2017, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended with the victory of Werder Bremen by (0-2). S. Gnabry (16 ‘) and T. Delaney (23′) scored the match goals for Werder Bremen. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Mainz 05:

The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against RB Leipzig, by (3-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Borussia Dortmund, by (1-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 23 suffered. For the league, Mainz 05 won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Mainz come to this game motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 1-2, in the visit to the land of Borussia Dortmund: Baku and Muto scored the goals of the victory. One of the main valences of the local team is the way he manages to create danger almost always attacking from the flanks, as well as the task performed by the players in the recovery of possession of the ball. The local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a slower style of play. In this tactical drawing, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Muto, Bláis and Oztunali. The coach of Mainz will not be able to count on Berggreen, Serdar, Bungert, Balogun, Latza and Adler, for being injured. Gbamin will also be unavailable, because he is suspended.

Werder Bremen:

The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 39 points won, after 9 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Borussia Dortmund, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 9 wins and 6 draws in their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 11 suffered. For the league, Werder Bremen have won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (7 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 16 matches they suffered in the first goal.

Werder Bremen comes to this game after a draw at home, to zero, in the reception at Bayer Leverkusen. Werder Bremen is a team that likes to play in its own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise the opponent in quick exits for counterattack. It should be noted that the visiting club has some gaps, mainly in the air game, with the team often compromising its results here. The outsider club usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Kainz, Kruse and Junuzovic. For this match, the visitors’ coach will not be able to count on Jóhannsson, Bartels, Kauper, Moisander and Zetterer, for being injured.