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Mainz - FC Koln    Prediction, Picks and Tips  


 
  
In the table basement there will be a trend-setting match between the two carnival strongholds of Mainz and Cologne this Saturday. According to the odds, the best bookmakers find it extremely difficult to name a favorite in the run-up to the game. No wonder, because in the course of the season so far, both the zero five and the Rheinhessen have only achieved a single win in ten games.

If we look at the most recent appearances, the pointer may even be pointing a bit in the direction of the billy goats. The team of coach Markus Gisdol recorded a proud four points from the last two matches in Dortmund and at home against Wolfsburg and presented themselves greatly improved in all respects. In addition, the "Effzeh" only lost one of its four away games in 2020/21.

What should also be taken into account for the prognosis before the game Mainz against Cologne is the fact that the home side experienced a temporary low in the previous week with the defeat in Bielefeld and also could not win at all at home this season. In the Bundesliga table, FSV is even two points behind the Rhinelander.

Even if the Cologne team were only able to win once in the top German division in Mainz, we see the advantages on the side of the guests at the weekend, who recently appeared with more self-confidence and, in the event of a win, has the chance on Saturday, the advantage over the direct To let competitors in the relegation battle grow to five points. You can find all the quotes for this hugely important game in our betting base odds comparison.
 


 
 
 
1. FSV Mainz 05 is experiencing the weakest start in its Bundesliga history in these weeks and months. The Rheinhessen have never had so few points in their account after ten match days as they currently do. The meager five points collected therefore not only correspond to the historical negative value, but also mean that the fear of an imminent relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga does not really decrease in the area of the zero five.

After the team, under the leadership of interim coach Jan Moritz Lichte, remained without defeat three times in a row on the match days seven to nine and thus posted the five points on the credit side, the red-whites suffered another major setback last weekend. In the 1: 2 against newly promoted Bielefeld, the FSV offered the weakest first half of this season and finally could not bend the early 2-0 deficit.
 
The fact that the first 45 minutes were so overslept was unusual for Mainz in that the Rheinhessen 2020/21 were already four times ahead at halftime and scored nine of their twelve goals in the first round. After the break, however, there is no Bundesliga club who scored fewer goals and scored fewer points than the zero five.

In this regard, it can be an option to place a tip between Mainz and Cologne that the guest will win the second half. 

In general, we would be cautious about betting on the Lichte Elf. The previous week's performance against Bielefeld was too weak, the defensive deficiencies of the second most vulnerable defense in the Bundesliga (24) are too blatant and the previous yield in their own stadium is too disappointing. None of the five home games (two draws, three bankruptcies) have been made victorious. At least in terms of personnel, it looks good, because with the exception of Mwene, Szalai, Öztunali and Liesegang, everyone is ready to go.
 
 
 
 
 

 
At 1. FC Köln, the situation has calmed down a bit recently. After only three points in the first eight match days, the form curve recently showed a clear upward trend. First, the Domstadt team sensationally kidnapped all three points at Borussia Dortmund, then a draw could also be celebrated in the home game against the still unbeaten Wolfsburg.

In the table, the Gisdol-Elf is still in acute danger of relegation, but both the results and the very decent performance give courage that the billy goats have finally knocked over the goat after just a third of the season. The increase in performance may also be due to a system change, because the three / five-man chain should have established itself as well as the "false nine" that Ondrej Duda was allowed to play last.
 
Because the self-confidence has increased noticeably and we do not rate the guest from the Rhineland as being qualitatively weaker than the FSV, a prognosis for the second season three of Effzeh does not seem unrealistic between Mainz and Cologne. After all, the team of Coach Gisdol, who incidentally has never won at FSV, recently remained unbeaten three times in a row abroad and always scored a goal in nine out of ten games this season.

Another positive thing to mention is that Captain Jonas Hector is about to make his comeback. The former international has been out with a neck injury since September and should now decide for himself when he will return to the team. After surviving an injury, Jorge Meré is again an option for the somewhat weakened defense, in which Czichos is not available. In addition, Kainz continues to fail.

 
 


Our recommendation tip for Mainz - FC Koln  : BTS / YES @ 1.52