Mainz hosts Bayer Leverkusen in round 23 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Friday, February 18th at Mewa Arena (Mainz)
Mainz faced Freiburg in the last round, and the teams could not determine the winner (1-1). Considering that the Carnival club is not particularly successful on foreign pitches, this result was more than acceptable for it. However, Bo Svensson's men are doing great at their native stadium. In 11 home matches, they showed the following results: seven victories, three draws, and one defeat with a goal difference of 21-5. By the way, there is no team in the Bundesliga that defends more reliably at home. Mainz is currently in ninth place in the standings. After 22 rounds, the team has 31 points in its assets. It is noteworthy that 24 points were earned on the home pitch. The gap to the European competition zone is three points. The Carnival club won all previous four games at home and did not even concede a single goal!
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Bayer continued to gain spectacular victories in the last round. At home, the Red-Blacks were stronger than Stuttgart (4-2). It was the fourth consecutive victory for them. It is noteworthy that Gerardo Seoane’s men scored 16 goals and conceded six times in those four games. Their ten last games in the championship ended with an exchange of goals scored. In addition, at least three goals were scored in them. Bayer is currently in third place in the standings with 41 points. The gap from the 4th position is seven points, but the second team is five points ahead. The Red-Blacks are the second team in Germany in terms of away results: six victories, three draws, and two losses with a goal difference of 28-11. Nine out of 11 matches ended with Over 2.5 goals scored.
In the first round, Bayer Leverkusen beat Mainz at home, but not without problems (1-0). And the Carnival club was weaker than the Red-Blacks in the home match of the previous season (0-1). Six out of eight previous head-to-head matches on the pitch of Mainz ended with Over 2.5 goals scored. Mainz performs well at home in the current championship. The same can be said about Bayer, but only in terms of away results. This means that both teams now have a chance to earn points. But I'm still sure that the visitors’ chances are slightly higher. They simply have a slightly higher level. But I'm not going to bet on the winner. Based on the history of head-to-head confrontations, I suggest betting on a large number of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.5 goals scored
