Augsburg will take on Mainz in the Bundesliga 2022/23 season 3rd round match. The game will be played at WWK Arena and will kick off at 15:30 CET on Saturday, August 20th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, where to watch and our Augsburg vs Mainz prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: Augsburg’s double chance – 1.76
Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Both to score – Yes- 1.72
Augsburg have dominated against Mainz at home in their previous five h2hs.
Meanwhile, since their first Bundesliga season in 2011/12, Augsburg have more wins (7) against Mainz in the league than against any other top-flight club in their history.
Augsburg and Mainz have never played out a goalless draw in the Bundesliga. In the previous six games in WWK Arena BTTS happened four times.
Augsburg kicked off the season with a 4-0 home defeat to Freiburg but somehow beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 away last weekend.
Playing against Mainz could be an opportunity to register a back-to-back victory, as they have won the last six meetings they have hosted.
On the other hand, Mainz started this season well, as they remain undefeated in their official matches.
Coming into this game, they played out a goalless draw against Union Berlin. It’s worth mentioning that Mainz’s defence looks solid, as they have conceded just once in the previous three games.
Even though Mainz have won the previous two league road matches, they were one of the worst away teams last season with 11 just points in 17 games.
Augsburg are missing Niklas Dorsch, Tobias Strobl, Noah Sarenren Bazee, Reece Oxford, Carlos Gruezo and Ruben Vargas.
Meanwhile, the hosts have strengthened their midfield by signing Julian Baumgartlinger.
For Mainz, Danny da Costa has an adductor injury.
Augsburg: Gikiewicz; Uduokhai, Bauer, Gouweleeuw, Iago, Hahn, Maier, Gruezo, Rexhbecaj, Demirovic, Jensen
Mainz: Zentner; Hack, Bell, Leitsch, Widmer, Lee, Martin, Stach, Kohr, Fulgini, Onisiwo
Both sides have never played out a goalless draw in the top flight, while Augsburg scored at least a goal in their last 7 home games against Mainz. If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Augsburg total goals over 0.5 ” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.39 at 22Bet.
As we said before, Augsburg have won the previous 5 Bundesliga matches at home against Mainz. Moreover, Augsburg have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 5 home matches against Mainz. Therefore, we will back “Augsburg to win and Total goals over 2.5 – Yes” outcome for a quick profit bet. This bet has odds of 5.35 at 22Bet.
The last match between these teams ended in a 2:1 win for Augsburg in April 2022.
This fixture will be played at WWK Arena
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