PREDICTION – Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig

21 May 202021 May 2020 Petrovic M.

After a long suspension, the Bundesliga is finally back! The teams are in their full form and ready to step out on the field. Nobody is yet allowed to take a place at the stadium – but you can still follow the live match from the comfort of your home.

Which event?

This week, you will be able to watch the match between Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig which will start at 14:30, on 23^rd May. The two teams will lock horns on Saturday afternoon but take your time zone into account so you don’t miss the live spectacle.

Statistics for the match;

RB Leipzig hasn’t lost any of their last six matches, with three of them being victorious and other three endings withdraw. They had 11 goals and they score 1.83 goals per game. If we look at their overall performance, they are scoring 2.25 goals per game on average, which comes up to 99 goals in 44 matches.

Mainz isn’t so far away with their scores. In general, they score 1.83 goals per game which add to 77 goals from 42 matches. However, in their last six matches, they had one loss, three draws and only two victories. They lost 76 goals from 42 matches, which is a big difference in comparison to Leipzig, who lost only 56 from their 44 matches.

Leipzig had 24 victories and 12 draws, while Mainz won only 17 times and had only 5 draws. The percentage of defeat for Mainz is 48% while for Leipzig, it is only around 18%. Leipzig is much better when it comes to ball possession (52.92%), shots per avg (14.05) and shots on goal average (5.92).

From matches they played against each other, RB Leipzig won 5 out of 8 matches. Two others were ended with a draw and only one was won by FSV Mainz back in 2018.

What is the prediction?

RasenBallsport Leipzig is a team which stands on the top of the table log, while FSV Mainz close to the bottom, taking 15^th place. Leipzig had a very good start in comparison to Mainz so this will be a very good opportunity to bet on the winner of the match.

If you like proposition bets like goals – over/under, it is best to bet on Leipzig over 1.5. The chances are 91%, while for over 2.5 are 68%. Over 3.5 and 4.5 are not so likely with chances being 50% and 25%. Mainz is also most likely to score over 1.5 with chances being 86%. For over 2.5, the chances are 74% but anything above that is very unlikely to be achieved.

RB Leipzig has a clear advantage and is a clear winner of the match which can be seen by bookmakers’ odds as well. The difference between the odds of two clubs is quite big so it is clear that this match is one-sided. Try to catch the best odds.