Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen Match Analysis and Prediction

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Mainz 05 play host to Bayer Leverkusen at MEWA ARENA on Friday, with the visitors looking to keep pressure on the upper teams in the Bundesliga table.

The hosts are currently sitting in the 9th spot in the Bundesliga table on 31 points from their 22 matches, three points adrift of 6th-placed Freiburg who hold a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers.

Mainz saw their last Bundesliga match end in a 1-1 draw against Freiburg at Europa-Park Stadion on Saturday, where Alexander Hack’s 31st-minute goal was cancelled out with a goal from Petersen in the 69th minute to secure a point for either sides.

Bo Svensson’s side have picked up seven wins, three draws and one defeat in 11 Bundesliga matches at the home turf.

Despite their good run of form at home, the Carnival Club have recently failed to stand the heat on the road.

They recently saw their game in the DFB Pokal slip away in a 3-1 defeat against Bochum, with Onisiwo’s 36th-minute goal not being enough as the hosts bounced back with three goals in the second half of the match.

Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen picked up a 4-2 victory over Stuttgart at home in their last league match, which left them 3rd in the table on 41 points with 12 matches remaining.

Leverkusen are behind first-placed Bayern Munich by 11 points but are ahead of fifth-placed Hoffenheim by seven points for a spot in the Champions League.

Gerardo Seoane’s side have been led in front of goal this season by Patrik Schick, who has scored 19 goals, ranking second among the league’s top scorers in 2021-22 campaign.

In the last meeting between the two teams, Leverkusen came out with a 1-0 victory at BayArena back in September, with Florian Wirtz netting for the hosts at the 62nd minute.

Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen head to head

The two clubs have previously met on 32 occasions, where Leverkusen are leading with 17 victories while Mainz have won in 10, and they have drawn in 5. Mainz have scored 39 goals and conceded 51. In their last five meetings, Leverkusen have won in four and they have drawn once.

Mainz 0-1 Bayer Lverkusen 21/12/19

Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz 27/12/20

Mainz 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen 17/10/20

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Mainz 13/02/21

Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz 25/09/21

Mainz latest home form

Mainz have recently been on a good run of form at home, having lost just one of their last nine matches. They recently lost a club friendly game 1-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt. In their last five matches, they have won four and lost one, scoring 10 goals and conceding just one.

Mainz 3-0 Wolfsburg 04/12/21

Mainz 4-0 Hertha Berlin 14/12/21

Mainz 1-0 Bochum 15/01/22

Mainz 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 27/01/22

Mainz 2-0 Hoffenheim 05/02/22

Mainz latest away form

Mainz have recently been on a good run of form away from home, having been winless in their last seven matches. They recently lost 3-1 to Bochum in the DFB Pokal on January 18. In their last five matches, they have drawn one and lost four, scoring 4 goals and conceding 11.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Mainz 18/12/21

RB Leipzig 4-1 Mainz 08/01/22

Bochum 3-1 Mainz 18/01/22

Greuther Furth 2-1 Mainz 22/01/22

Freiburg 1-1 Mainz 12/02/22

Bayer Leverkusen latest home form

Leverkusen have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on October 30 when they lost 2-0 to Wolfsburg. In their last five matches, they have scored 20 goals and conceded just 8.

Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Greuther Furth 04/12/21

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Hoffenheim 15/12/21

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Union Berlin 08/01/22

Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Augsburg 22/01/22

Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 Stuttgart 12/02/22

Bayer Leverkusen latest away form

Despite having lost three successive away games, Leverkusen have recently kept a good form on the road, winning their two most recent away matches. They lost 1-0 to Ferencvaros in the Europa League on December 9. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 11.

Ferencvaros 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen 09/12/21

Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 Bayer Leverkusen 12/12/21

Freiburg 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen 19/12/21

Borussia M’gladbach 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen 15/01/22

Burussia Dortmund 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen 06/02/22

Mainz news

Mainz enter the contest with less injury concerns to deal with, which may allow Bo Svensson to retain the side that started against Freiburg on Saturday.

They will only deal with the absence of Jerry St. Juste who is suffering a shoulder injury and Niklas Tauer who has a groin injury.

Bayer Leverkusen news

Gerardo Seoane will have to deal with a number of absent players, including Mitchel Bakker who is currently suspended with a red card.

Karim Bellarabi, Jonathan Tah and Lukas Hradecky are missing with their various illnesses, while Sardar Azmoum is absent up until late February with a muscle injury.