FC Koln vs Mainz - Predictions, Odds & Betting tips 09/04/2022, Team News and Lineups

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Two teams looking to resume winning ways will lock horns at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday afternoon. Who will come out on top? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.

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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Full Time Result – FC Koln to Win – 2.40

Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Team Goals – FC Koln to Score Over 1.5 Goals – 2.30

FC Koln to Win

Facing Mainz at home presents the hosts with an excellent opportunity to resume winning ways, and at odds of 2.40, they’re backed to do just that. While the visitors have collected an average of just 0.62 points on the road, Baumgart’s men have picked up an average of 1.79 at home, while it is the Koln boys who’ve performed better in terms of goals scored and conceded, scoring an average of 1.5 and conceding an average of 1.21 at home. In contrast, Saturday’s travellers have conceded an average of 1.76 on the road, scoring an average of only 0.92 at the other end.

FC Koln to Score Over 1.5 Goals

Scoring multiple goals isn’t exactly something the hosts have made a habit of recently, but don’t discount them on that basis. Their average of 1.5 goals per home game is respectable, while the visitors have a habit of conceding plenty on the road. Mainz have surrendered two or more goals in six of their last nine on the road, keeping zero clean sheets during that time.

Preliminary review and match prediction for FC Koln vs Mainz

When the Koln boys rallied to overcome Bayer Leverkusen away from home a few weeks ago, it looked as though their European dreams were alive and kicking, though things have taken a turn for the worse over the last few weeks, with Saturday’s hosts winning none of their last two, losing to Union Berlin last time out.

If they are to seriously lay down a challenge for the top six, then two things need to happen. They need to start winning more regularly, and to do that, they’ll need to score more. It’s now eight matches since the Billy Goats scored more than once, while they’ve scored just three in their last five.

Saturday’s visitors also find themselves somewhat out of sorts, as they arrive here off the back of a mid-week defeat against Augsburg. They’ve now won just one of their last five, a run of form that has seriously hindered Mainz’s chance of playing in Europe next season. While their hosts here are four points shy of the top six, Mainz are now six points behind where they want to be.

A match against opposition that isn’t exactly in flying form will encourage the visitors, but what won’t encourage them is some relatively poor away form. Bo Svensson’s men have won none of their last nine travelling Bundesliga fixtures, seven of which they’ve lost. As things stand, only one team in Germany’s top division has accumulated less travelling points than Mainz.

FC Koln vs Mainz Team News

Timo Horn, Anthony Modeste and Kingsley Schindler are all sidelined for Koln, while Delano Burgzorg and Jeremiah St. Juste are expected to be out for the visitors.

Starting Line-ups

FC Koln: Schwabe, Schmitz, Kilian, Hubers, Horn, Ozcan, Uth, Duda, Ljubicic, Kainz, Andersson.

Mainz: Zentner, Bell, Hack, Niakhate, Widmer, Kohr, Martin, Lee, Boetius, Onisiwo, Burkardt.

Highlighted Player

Mark Uth

Much of the individual praise as far as FC Koln are concerned has gone to Anthony Modeste this season, but we shouldn’t forget about Mark Uth, who has chipped in with three goals and three assists, averaging 0.35 goals and assists per 90 minutes.