Fortuna Dusseldorf vs FSV Mainz 05 Predictions

Fortuna Dusseldorf will host Mainz at the Merkur Spiel-Arena this weekend in the German Bundesliga. This game will provide a big opportunity for both sides to pick up 3 much needed points. Fortuna are currently only staying out of the bottom 2 places due to goal difference. Mainz are not faring much better than Fortuna, they are currently just 2 points off the bottom 2.

Neither of these two teams have been in great form this season. Mainz have won 2 of their 7 games so far this season, losing the other 5. Meanwhile, Fortuna have won just 1 of their opening 7 games, drawing 1 more.

Despite both teams struggling to get results for the first portion of this season, neither team can be accused of playing unattractive, boring football. Both of these teams have been quite offensive this season. Mainz have taken an average of 14.7 shots per game from their opening 7 Bundesliga games. Only 3 teams have taken more shots per game than Mainz this season.

Meanwhile, Fortuna have taken an average of 13.7 shots per game this season. Only 7 teams have taken more shots per game than them this season. Both of these teams are in the top half of the shots per game Bundesliga table. We expect this Saturday’s fixture to be an open and attacking contest.

Fortuna have also scored in all 7 of their Bundesliga games this season. This means that both teams have scored in all of Fortuna’s Bundesliga games. With 9 goals scored, Fortuna are the highest goal scorers in the bottom 7 of the Bundesliga.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 17 of Fortuna’s last 19 Bundesliga games. Meanwhile, there have also been over 2.5 goals scored in 11 of Mainz’s last 13 Bundesliga away games.

We feel that both of these teams scoring, as well as over 2.5 goals being scored is likely to occur in this fixture.

Neither of these two teams have managed to keep a single clean sheet this season. Mainz have currently got the second worst away defensive record in the Bundesliga. They conceded a total of 12 goals over their 4 away games this season.

We don’t think that there will be much to separate these two sides in this weekend’s fixture. However, given the attacking nature of both sides, as well as Mainz’s poor defensive away record, we are going to give the edge to Fortuna in this match. We feel that a 2-1 win for Fortuna is a likely result of this game.