FSV Mainz 05 vs Augsburg Predictions

Mainz have won their last two home games in the Bundesliga and Urs Fischer’s side look the best bet to get another win when they host Augsburg on Saturday.

Augsburg are five places above Mainz in the table, but both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season. The hosts sit 16th having won four and lost ten of their 20 games, while Augsburg are 11th with six wins and ten defeats.

Mainz maintained their winning run with a 2-1 victory away to Leipzig last weekend, despite having just 30.3% possession. They were priced at 4/1, the biggest odds they have won at so far this season.

There have been no issues with scoring for Mainz in their recent games. They have found the net at least twice in five of their last seven Bundesliga matches, including a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg two weeks ago.

Mainz are in form, having won three of their last four Bundesliga matches. They have lost just one of their last six home games in the league and have only lost one of their last seven head-to-heads with Augsburg.

The visitors are enduring a rough spell on the road – Augsburg have lost six of their last eight away games in the Bundesliga.

The visitors are struggling to score. Augsburg have been beaten and failed to score in three of their last four Bundesliga away games.

The visitors are looking vulnerable at the back. Augsburg have been unable to keep their opponents at bay in five straight Bundesliga games and are on a run of 13 away days without recording a shutout. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine games.

A 2-0 victory for Mainz is the most likely correct-score outcome.

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Edited by Mark Langdon