Mainz take on the visitors Schalke in the round 31 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Friday, April 5th at Mewa Arena (Mainz).
Mainz occasionally achieve decent success. It is enough to say that it was here where the coaching careers of current top specialists such as Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel practically began. Perhaps, on a par with the Germans, Bo Svensson will be quoted - by the way, he was a player here under both of his stellar predecessors. Returning from his native Denmark as a coach in 2021, this young specialist has already plunged into the battle for European cups with his team in his first full season. Then, they fell just short of achieving 7th place. But now, there are good chances to achieve the desired result. Especially since an unbeaten streak has been going on since the end of winter, since February 11th. Moreover, within this streak, "Mainz" defeated "Bayer" 3-2 away, "RB Leipzig" 3-0 at home, and even "Bayern" on April 22nd. But at the same time, it can also be completely different - as was reminded in the previous round, when "Wolfsburg" defeated the opponent on their home field, scoring 3 unanswered goals.
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Under Tedesco, Schalke took 2nd place in Bundesliga 1 and played in the Champions League playoffs. But then there was a sharp decline with various anti-records, which inevitably led to a disgraceful relegation in 2021. Then, however, they immediately managed to return back. But at the new-old level, the results are not impressive again. It seemed that they had already found "their" game under the new coach, Thomas Reis - they had a series of 6 draws with a couple of victories, which allowed them to get closer to the salvation zone. But how untimely the pause for matches of national teams began! After it, the representative of Gelsenkirchen, of course, convincingly defeated the direct competitor "Hertha" with a score of 5-2. But there were "dry" defeats to "Bayer", "Hoffenheim" and "Freiburg" at the same time. However, the "Royal Blues" will definitely fight until the very end. This was confirmed in the previous round when, losing to "Werder" in the 80th minute, they managed to score a willful victory, making the final score 2-1 just before the final whistle. Now, the minimum distance remains to the salvation zone.
In the last 11 head-to-head matches, "Mainz" managed to win only once. Yes, there were several draws in a row, but this season "Schalke", which returned to the elite league, won 1-0 in November. Despite all reservations, the contender for European competitions plays against a team that is second to last, and also plays at home. So we bet that the "Carnivalers" will be able to achieve victory on Friday.
Prediction for the match: Mainz to win.
