The Carnival Club will host the Billy Goats for Round 30 Bundesliga match.
Date: 29/04/2024 Time:15:30 Venue: Mewa Arena, Mainz.
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Both Mainz 05 and FC Cologne have struggled to secure consistent wins throughout the season, with Mainz having 12 draws and Cologne with 10 draws. In their recent encounters, they’ve often ended in draws or narrow wins for either side, indicating a closely contested match. With both teams positioned near each other in the league standings and having similar defensive records, a draw seems like a plausible outcome.
Prediction: Mainz to win or draw
Total Goals Under 2.5 – Considering the relatively low average goals scored per match by both teams (Mainz 1.0 and Cologne 0.8), and their defensive performances, with Cologne conceding only 53 goals and Mainz conceding 48, it’s likely that this match will be a tight affair with few goals. Additionally, their previous head-to-head matches have often seen fewer than three goals scored. Therefore, betting on under 2.5 goals seems reasonable for this fixture.
Betting Tip: Over 2
Mainz have been in exceptional form coming into this fixture and they are favorites to win this game. Their form coming into this fixture is near excellent with no losses in their last 5 games.
Cologne on the other hand come into this fixture with below-average form.
Mainz: R. Zentner, D. Kohr, S. Van den Berg, A. Hanche-Olsen, A. Caci, L. Martins, N. Amiri, P. Mwene, B. Gruda, L. Sung, J. Burkardt;
Cologne: M. Schwabe, J. Thielmann, T. Hubers, J. Chabot, M. Finkgrafe, F. Alidou, E. Martel, J. Christensen, F. Kainz, S. Adamyan, L. Waldschmidt.