Mainz 05 welcome the visitors Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga – Round 23. The match will be held on Saturday, February, 23rd, at the Opel Arena (Mainz).
The hosting Mainz 05 presently take the eleventh line in the German Bundesliga standings, running eight points behind the European spots and twelve points above the relegation zone. At home, the team held eleven rounds of which only three saw them play ‘to nil’, the other matches were leaky. That said, Mainz’ attack at home has been blistering – in nine home fixtures of eleven, they netted at least once. This campaign, Mainz lost to Schalke 04 away, so they will certainly look to take revenge. A week ago, the hosts on the day conceded to Wolfsburg out, 3:0. Thus, they won’t fail to score in the second round in a row. The team have been very porous lately – in the previous four rounds, they’ve missed eleven goals.
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The visitors currently sit fourteenth in the table, just eight points above the drop zone. The team travel to Mainz after the tough home Champions League clash with Manchester City wherein they were ahead, 2:1, seven minutes before the whistle… then the ‘Citizens’ scored twice and registered a win. Schalke made two goals in that encounter, both were converted penalties – though the team did not succeed in the attack much, their two counterattacks provided for success; and they missed thrice, which wasn’t a surprise, as they welcomed one of the best teams around the world. The guests on the day held eleven outings; eight of those saw them scoring, and nine witnessed their allowed goals. Schalke’s recent record against Mainz is inspiring – the team were victors in five previous head-to-heads; thus, they may count on another win tomorrow.
We expect quite a tight match. As both sides struggle in the defense, we should enjoy goals by either opponent. Our bet is on both teams to score.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
