FSV Mainz 05 vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Predictions

• Mainz have seen under 3.5 goals scored in five of their last seven German Bundesliga home games. 
• Fortuna Dusseldorf have seen under 3.5 goals scored in each of their last four German Bundesliga away games.
• Mainz have scored under 2.5 goals in each of their last eight German Bundesliga home games.
• Fortuna Dusseldorf have failed to score in three of their last five German Bundesliga away games.

Mainz may look more convincing than Fortuna to win this game

Mainz will host Fortuna Dusseldorf this Sunday evening in what will be an important six-pointer between two sides who are currently involved in the Bundesliga’s relegation battle. 15th placed Mainz will attempt to earn their second straight Bundesliga win versus 16th placed Fortuna in this one. We feel that Mainz may have a good opportunity to earn an important three points here.

Mainz have won two of their last four Bundesliga games, losing just one of their last four league fixtures. They have earned a total of seven points over their last four games, which is two more points than Fortuna have earned in that time. Mainz will also go into this game undefeated in their last two Bundesliga home games.

Fortuna have won just one of their last seven Bundesliga fixtures. Furthermore, Sunday’s visitors have managed to win just two of their 12 Bundesliga away games this season, losing seven. Fortuna have earned four fewer points from their 12 Bundesliga away games this season than Mainz have earned from their 12 Bundesliga home games.

Mainz have been relatively low scoring lately

Mainz haven’t been particularly high scoring in recent weeks. They have scored under 2.5 goals in each of their last eight Bundesliga home games. Sunday’s hosts have scored a total of just eight goals in their last eight home Bundesliga fixtures. Only two other Bundesliga teams have had a worse home goalscoring record than Mainz in that time. 

Mainz’s poor form in front of goal has led to some relatively low scoring games in recent weeks. Sunday’s hosts have seen under 3.5 goals scored in five of their last seven Bundesliga home games. 

Fortuna Dusseldorf have also seen plenty of low scoring games lately

Similarly to Sunday’s hosts, the visitors Fortuna Dusseldorf have also seen some low scoring games lately. Fortuna have not been particularly high scoring away from home this season. They have scored a total of 13 goals in their 12 Bundesliga away games so far in the 2019/20 campaign. 

Only two Bundesliga sides have scored fewer away goals than Fortuna have this season. Fortuna have also seen under 3.5 goals scored in each of their last four Bundesliga away games. 

We feel that this fixture is unlikely to deliver a high scoring game. We are backing under 3.5 goals to be scored in this one. Mainz have scored under 2.5 goals in each of their last eight Bundesliga home games. Meanwhile, Fortuna have failed to score in three of their last five Bundesliga away games. We feel that a 2-0 win for Mainz may be a likely result of this game.