Arminia Bielefeld x Mainz – Palpite & Prognóstico (30.10.2021)

The Bundesliga 1 meeting at SchücoArena on Saturday will see hosts Arminia Bielefeld play against Mainz.

View all of the Arminia Bielefeld v Mainz predictions, poll and stats below – plus the latest betting odds.

Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld will be hoping for a better result after a 3-2 DFB-Pokal loss in their previous game against Mainz.

In that match, Arminia Bielefeld managed 41% possession and 24 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Arminia Bielefeld, goals were scored by Masaya Okugawa (2′) and Fabian Klos (89′). At the other end, 1. FSV Mainz 05 had 19 shots at goal with 10 on target. Jonathan Burkardt (53′), Karim Onisiwo (58′) and Marcus Ingvartsen (114′) scored for Mainz. The match was eventually decided in extra time and won by Mainz.

Arminia Bielefeld have really struggled up front of late. Their goals record equals just 4 vs opposition teams during their previous six matches. In those meetings, Arminia Bielefeld have also seen the tally of goals against them come to 12. Still, we must now wait to see if that trend will continue on here in this game.

A look at their previous results shows us that Arminia Bielefeld:

haven’t been beaten in the league by Mainz in their previous 2 matches.
are without a win at home for the past 6 matches in the league. Things will have to change soon.

Mainz
The stats don’t lie, and Mainz have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. At the back, Mainz just haven’t been too solid at all.

Their past results show that Mainz:

have not emerged victorious against Arminia Bielefeld when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not good at all.
are without a win away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 28/08/2005 tells us that Arminia Bielefeld have won 3 of these games & Mainz 1, with the number of draws being 2.

A combined total of 11 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 of them for Bielefeld and 4 for Mainz. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.

Team News: Arminia Bielefeld
The Arminia Bielefeld manager Frank Kramer will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all before this game owing to a completely healthy group ready to go.

Team News: Mainz
In an otherwise available group of players, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Mainz gaffer Bo Svensson to be concerned with. Jeremiah St. Juste (Shoulder Injury) won’t be in action.

Prediction
Our assessment here is that Arminia Bielefeld will have to play well to register a score against this Mainz lineup who should just have the edge.

With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even match with a 0-1 winning score for Mainz when all is said and done.

Should be a close one.

What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, a victory for Arminia Bielefeld is available for 3.75, betting on a drawn result is 3.4 and taking a punt on victory for Mainz comes in at 2.1. These are the best of the market prices offered as of now.

Team Focus: Arminia Bielefeld

Formed: 1905
Stadium: SchücoArena (27,300)
Captain: Fabian Klos
Chairman: Hans-Jürgen Laufer
Manager: Frank Kramer
Competitions: Bundesliga 1 position 17, DFB-Pokal (Second Round)

Key Player: Fabian Klos

Mostly taking to the field in the Striker position, Fabian Klos was born in Germany. After having played his first senior match for Arminia Bielefeld in the 2011 – 2012 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 2 league goals in the Bundesliga 2021 – 2022 campaign to date coming from a total of 9 appearances.