The Bundesliga Round 9 clash between Freiburg and Mainz will take place on November 3 at the Europa-Park Stadium. Freiburg vs. Mainz: prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Projected lineups for the match Freiburg vs. Mainz
Freiburg (4-5-1): Noah Atubolu – Lukas Kübler, Maximilian Rosenfelder, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Günter – Patrick Osterhage, Nicolas Höfler, Ritsu Doan, Ermedin Demirovic, Vincenzo Grifo – Chikwubuike Adamu.
Mainz (3-4-3): Robin Zentner – Dominik Kohr, Moritz Jenz, Maxim Leitsch – Anthony Caci, Leandro Barreiro, Jae-Sung Lee, Jonathan Burkardt.
The starting lineup for each team is listed from their last match in this competition.
Freiburg
The club suffered a 1-3 defeat to RB Leipzig in the last round, extending their uncompromising streak in the Bundesliga to 9 matches (5 wins, 4 losses). Notably, Freiburg is the only team in the current championship that has not drawn a single game. In the Bundesliga standings, Julian Schuster's charges are in the European competition zone, occupying the 5th spot. Furthermore, the club has secured 3 victories with only one defeat at home in the current campaign.
- The number "3" has appeared in the final score in 4 of Freiburg's last 5 Bundesliga encounters.
- At least 3 goals were scored in 5 out of the last 6 matches of the team in the German championship.
- Opponents have exchanged goals in 12 out of 13 previous home games of the club in Germany's elite division.
Mainz
The team drew their previous German championship match against Borussia Mönchengladbach with a score of 1:1. Thus, Mainz failed to secure a win in 6 out of 8 Bundesliga matches this season (3 draws, 3 losses) and is currently 13th in the league table, 6 points behind their upcoming opponent. The club has a negative goal difference of 12:13. It's important to note that both of Mainz's victories in the current championship were achieved away from home.
- The club has not lost in 14 out of the last 17 Bundesliga encounters (7 wins, 7 draws).
- Mainz's unbeaten away streak in the tournament is 7 matches, with 3 victories.
- The team has scored exactly 3 goals in the last 4 away games in the German championship.
Freiburg vs. Mainz: Match Prediction
Julian Schuster's team put up a worthy resistance against one of the championship leaders, RB Leipzig, away from home. They even dominated possession and had more shots on goal than the hosts. At home in the current Bundesliga season, Freiburg has been excellent, winning 3 out of 4 matches and scoring at least 2 goals in all of those victories. However, achieving a win in the upcoming encounter will not be easy, as their opponent has been successful in away Bundesliga matches, remaining unbeaten for 7 games.
Interestingly, this streak includes an away match against Freiburg, where Mainz secured a point last season with a 1:1 draw. The club also held Leipzig and Stuttgart to draws during this period. Therefore, I disagree with the bookmakers who see the hosts as clear favorites in the upcoming match. I believe that Mainz is quite capable of extending their unbeaten away streak in the championship.
And looking at the results of the last head-to-head meetings in the Bundesliga, it's evident that Mainz gives the upcoming opponent a good fight. The club has not lost to Freiburg by more than 1 goal in 8 championship matches (6 wins, 2 draws). Therefore, my prediction is Mainz with a handicap (+1) at odds of .
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