FSV Mainz 05 vs Borussia Monchengladbach Predictions

• Borussia Monchengladbach have kept three clean sheets in their last five games and won their last two away games
• Mainz have failed to score in three of their last four games, losing all three
• Mainz have failed to score in three of their six home Bundesliga games this season

Mainz in a mess ahead of Friday night clash

Borussia Monchengladbach should collect all three points from their trip to Mewa Arena on Friday to face a struggling Mainz side that have become accustomed to losing. Die Nullfunfer are on a four-game winless streak that has included defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg and Romanian club Universitatea Craiova.

Mainz have not grabbed a goal in three of their last four games, losing all three, with their scoring issue coming back to haunt them after they began the campaign by failing to score in their first three home games.

Gladbach’s five-game unbeaten run came to a halt on Tuesday in a home DFB Pokal defeat to St Pauli, a team they had beaten 4-0 on the road only a few weeks ago. Their recent results suggest they are tougher to play against when away from home, having also seen off Heidenheim 3-0 in a similar manner late last month.

Gladbach good for another clean sheet

Eugen Polanski made four changes in midweek and is easing last season’s 16-goal top scorer Tim Kleindienst back in gently after a long-term knee injury. The German international could be good for a 20-minute cameo at the end if Gladbach need him.

The visitors present the best betting opportunity here given their recent away form, and a win to nil could be on the cards if their defence stays strong.  Their last two away Bundesliga opponents, who both have better home records than Mainz, registered expected goals tallies of 0.88 and 0.33, so it is not as if their clean sheets have been lucky.