Schalke 04 - Mainz 05 betting tips and odds

Schalke 04 have their work cut out for them if they want to beat Mainz 05. They are widely considered to be the weaker team – though the difference is not huge, to be fair. Overall, it’s shaping up to be an exciting showdown.

Though it won’t be the easiest match of their careers, Mainz should be able to pull ahead for a victory. Most online bookmakers are pricing an away win at 2.10, which gives us confidence it’s the most likely outcome.

Schalke 04’s latest Bundesliga match could have gone much worse than the Werder Bremen defeat. Knowing they were priced at huge 5.60 to win, a narrow HT/FT loss is nothing to be too disappointed with.

Although Mainz had the advantage of playing at home in the previous round, the game could have gone either way if top online bookmakers are to be believed. Rather than a close showdown, however, the game ended up being a complete rout for them. They fell behind early and eventually lost 0:3.

The biggest issue the hosts have is a lacklustre backline. They’re currently on a bit of a trend of conceding a lot of goals – over 5 across their 3 previous matches, to be exact.

The visitors’ main concern will be cutting down the concession rate. They conceded more than 5 times in their latest 3 matches, and bucking the trend will be a great step in the right direction.

Schalke are off to a troubled start this season. They’re near the bottom of the league table, and the match this Wednesday is not very promising. Although they have plenty of time to move up, the road ahead will be difficult.

Both teams will have to play with an above-average number of injures. Marcin Kamiński, Dominick Drexler, Leo Greiml, Thomas Ouwejan, Ibrahima Cissé, Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez, Sepp van den Berg, Timothée Kolodziejczak are unavailable for the hosts. Conversely, Suliman Mustapha, Danny da Costa, Maxim Leitsch will not be able to play on the visiting side. The odds still favour Mainz, though.

We can say with no small amount of confidence that this match will confirm the Over 2.5 Goals market. Both teams fit the bill for such a wager perfectly, so this is a very safe bet, offered at the odds of 1.63 at Betsson.