Football Predictions
Schalke 04 knocked off Werder Bremen 2-1 at home in their last match and will need exactly the same result when they travel to Mewa Arena to take on FSV Mainz on Friday.
Mainz is ranked eighth in the Bundesliga while Schalke is placed second from last in the table. The contrast between these two sides shouldn’t dupe anyone as both teams still have different ambitions before the league ends.
Mainz would really want to return to Europe and that ambition is still intact as they are just two points off the European places. Schalke on the other end wants to maintain their Bundesliga status and with only a point standing between them and the safety positions, this is a game they will need to win to realize their dream.
H2H/Stats
The most recent matchup between these teams finished in a 1-0 Schalke 04 win, on November 9 with Simon Terodde scoring the all-important goal.
In recent meetings:
9/11/22: Schalke 1-0 Mainz
5/3/21: Schalke 0-0 Mainz
7/11/20: Mainz 2-2 Schalke
16/2/20: Mainz 0-0 Schalke
20/9/19: Schalke 2-1 Mainz
Team News
Mainz
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Zentner; Hanche-Olsen, Bell, Fernandes; Da Costa, Barreiro, Kohr, Caci; Lee, Onisiwo; Ajorque
UNAVAILABLE: Burkardt (Injury), Leitsch (Injury), Widmer (Injury)
Schalke 04
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Schwolow; Matriciani, Yoshida, Kaminski, Uronen; Kral, Krauss; Karaman, Zalazar, Butler; Terodde
UNAVAILABLE: Balanta (Injury), Brunner (Injury), Fahrmann (Injury), Heekeren (Injury), Jenz (Injury), Kozuki (Injury), Skarke (Injury)
Verdict
The visitors have won two of their last three but both victories were at home going by their previous encounters with Mainz as shown above, they will definitely fancy their chances. The hosts on the other end have not been beaten in their last 7 straight home clashes in Bundesliga and have succeeded in scoring at least one goal in their last 9 consecutive home games.
Schalke 04 are conceding an average of 1.64 goals in away Bundesliga matches and while their h2h encounter with Mainz might give them a chance, this is another tie that is supposed to have goals.
Verdict: Over 2.5 Goals✅
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Anytime Goalscorer
Karim Onisiwo❌
Mainz can depend on so many players to deliver the goals for them in the tie and one of them is the Austrian who has nine goals and two assists. The same can be said of Marcus Ingvartsen who has the same number of goals not forgetting South Korean Lee Jae Sung who has seven goals and three assists.
With four goals and three assists, Aaron Martin Caricol is producing, too.
Marius Bulter✅
Butler has been one of the sparks in a rather dull season for Schalke. With 9 goals to his name, he is one player that will be needed to deliver if his team is to walk away with the needed points on Friday.
Dominick Drexler❌
Drexler is another important player for Schalke 04, with four goals and three assists and his combination with Butler can’t be taken for granted.
Extra tips 👇
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Below are the most popular fixtures from TopbetsKE with favourites indicated in bold and feature fixtures linked to our expert betting tips.
We also have Both Team To Score, Over 2.5 Market and a safe bet of Over 1.5.
1X2 Market
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- Leverkusen v Koln❌
- Waalwijk v Volendam ✅
BTTS
- Mainz 05 v Schalke✅
- Botafogo v LDU❌
- Gimnasia v Goias❌
- Henan v Beijing❌
Over 2.5
- Mainz 05 v Schalke✅
- Leverkusen v Koln✅
- Gornik v Warta Poznan❌
- Shenua v Dalian❌
- Adelaide v Wellington❌
Safe bet – Over 1.5
- Racing v Flamengo✅
- Mainza v Schalke✅
- Leverkusen v Koln✅
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