Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th January 2025

Union Berlin welcome Mainz 05 on Sunday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 18 match.

Placed 13th in the table Union Berlin have amassed 16 points after 17 matches. On 28 points, Mainz 05 rank sixth with 17 matches played this season.

With both Union Berlin and Mainz 05 coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Union Berlin are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net six times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.6 goals per game, as they conceded 19 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Mainz 05 travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping nine goals against. An average of 0.9 goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Union Berlin and Mainz 05 had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 23/10.

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-1 by Werder Bremen, before FC Heidenheim ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Augsburg, who came out 0-2 winners. Union Berlin just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Alte Foersterei. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 won twice in their last three matches as Eintracht Frankfurt were defeated by 1-3, before they beat Bochum 2-0. Bayer Leverkusen proved too strong, though, and a 1-0 defeat followed. Mainz 05 managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

The two teams rate more or less equal at the bookies, but in current form, and with Union Berlin looking a little out of sorts, Mainz 05 no doubt offers the value bet here.

Union Berlin fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in ten goals. Union Berlin claimed four wins, four draws as well as nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at eight wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Squads

Union Berlin Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Steffen Baumgart, will select the lineup against Mainz 05 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Schwolow (0/2), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/15), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/13), Danilho Doekhi (1/17), Diogo Leite (0/16), Jerome Roussillon (0/2), Kevin Vogt (1/15), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/13), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/13), Andras Schafer (1/13), Janik Haberer (0/12), Josip Juranovic (0/3), Laszlo Benes (1/10), Leopold Querfeld (0/12), Lucas Tousart (0/5), Rani Khedira (0/16), Robert Skov (1/10), Tim Skarke (0/16), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/15), Andrej Ilic (0/2), Benedict Hollerbach (3/17), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/2), Jordan Pefok (0/15), Kevin Volland (0/1), Yorbe Vertessen (1/16).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 49 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/17), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/8), Anthony Caci (0/17), Danny da Costa (0/8), Maxim Leitsch (1/10), Moritz Jenz (0/9), Philipp Mwene (0/17), Silvan Widmer (0/14), Stefan Bell (0/12), Aymen Barkok (0/4), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/16), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/15), Jae-Sung Lee (5/16), Kaishu Sano (0/17), Nadiem Amiri (3/14), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/5), Armindo Sieb (2/16), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Gabriel Vidovic (0/1), Jonathan Burkardt (12/16), Nelson Weiper (0/7), Paul Nebel (5/15).

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Union Berlin, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Tom Rothe and Kevin Volland can't be called up by the Union Berlin-manager, with both serving a ban.

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Union Berlin played Mainz 05. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Union Berlin tend to have the upper hand against Mainz 05, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 17/10.

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Results

In the last ten matches between Union Berlin and Mainz 05 over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Union Berlin vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Jonathan Burkardt who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Mainz 05 are looking to him against Union Berlin, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

In their last 10 matches at Alte Foersterei across all tournaments Union Berlin won two times, drew four and lost four times. Mainz 05 claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Alte Foersterei since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Union Berlin. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Mainz 05.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Union Berlin and Mainz 05, with the latter scoring 0.8 goals on average in these. Union Berlin managed an average of 1.8 goals as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.