FSV Mainz 05 vs Union Berlin Predictions

• Mainz haven’t won across their last nine matches
• Union have won all their meetings with the sides below them
• The visitors have kept three clean sheets across their last five

Union can edge vital six-pointer

Union Berlin are enduring a terrible season off the back of qualifying for the Champions League last term. They’ve fallen from top four to the Bundesliga’s bottom four, sitting just two points clear of the relegation playoff spot. Wednesday’s rearranged clash with second-bottom Mainz is huge for the battle to avoid the drop.

Mainz are favoured with home advantage, but it does look like Union can survive solely off the back of their results against the sides below them. They’re clear of danger thanks to picking up five wins, four of which have come from their four clashes with the bottom three.

Meanwhile, Mainz have manged only one win all season and they’re without a victory against any bottom-half opponent. The hosts head into this clash having lost three of their last five to nil, while they’ve gone nine games without a victory, scoring only three times in that run.

Union are having a poor season, but they’ve conceded just three goals across their last five, with all three coming in visits to Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig. They look more reliable, so back them to at least avoid defeat, with a 1-0 away win my correct score prediction.