Eintracht Frankfurt vs FSV Mainz 05 Predictions

Struggling Mainz to fall short again

Eintracht Frankfurt are the best bet when they host Mainz on Sunday at Deutsche Bank Park. The visitors have lost their last two Bundesliga away games and could be heading for another defeat here.

They are nine places and nine points above Mainz in the table. Eintracht are eighth with four wins, two draws and three losses, while Mainz sit 17th with one win, two draws and six defeats.

Goals have proved easy to come by for Eintracht Frankfurt lately. They have scored three goals or more in four of their nine Bundesliga games this season, and have been impressive in front of goal at home, scoring an average of 2.25 goals per game from their four matches.

Backing Mainz’ opponents during their current run of five defeats in seven Bundesliga games would have resulted in a profit of 4.60 units.

The visitors need to turn things around – Mainz have won just one of their last ten Bundesliga matches, and five of the last seven have ended in defeat.

The visitors are looking vulnerable at the back. Mainz have yet to keep a clean sheet after nine Bundesliga games and have conceded on all four of their away days this season. They have been unable to keep their opponents at bay in 20 straight league games.

Eintracht Frankfurt may be able to edge out Mainz in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Five of the last seven Bundesliga meetings between these sides have seen both teams find the net and Mainz have gone down by a single goal in two of their last three games.

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Edited by Joe Champion