Mainz – Arminia Bielefeld : Preview & Prediction
For the 27th day of the Bundesliga, Mainz hosts Arminia Bielefeld. The home side have had a positive season with a 10th place finish, a survival position but 10 points behind the top 6. A qualification for a European Cup is still possible for the Mainz players who are one game behind. After their last game against Union Berlin (3-1), Mainz was affected by the COVID 19 and saw their games against Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg postponed. After 3 weeks without playing, Mainz lost their late game against Dortmund (0-1) on Wednesday.
As for Arminia Bielefeld, after having collected many points allowing them to get out of the relegation zone, this team has not been able to continue this dynamic. Indeed, the Bielefeld players are currently in 15th place, only two points ahead of the red zone. Recently, the players of Arminia have just lost 3 consecutive games against Bayer Leverkusen (3-0), Augsburg (0-1) and Dortmund (1-0) last weekend. With only one win in their last 6 games, this team will have to fight hard to stay in the German football elite.
Mainz won the first leg 1-2.
Mainz have the 4th best home record in the league with 8 wins 3 draws and only 1 loss.
Mainz can climb back into the top six as Arminia find themselves under pressure from the relegation zone.
The hosts played a late game this week.
In this match, we should see a rather closed game between two teams that take few risks. On the one hand, Mainz still has a chance to get into the top six if they play well in their next games. On the other hand, Arminia is under pressure from the red zone and does not seem to be able to take risks away from home. Given Mainz’s record and strength at home, we would not be surprised to see them win to keep their European dreams alive.
Mainz – Arminia Bielefeld : Betting Tips
Mainz – Win Odds: 2.25
