Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz Prediction and Betting Tips | December 21st 2024
The German Bundesliga returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz lock horns at the Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday. Having failed to win the last nine meetings between the two teams, Bo Henriksen’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the hosts and move into the European qualifying places.
Frankfurt failed to arrest their slump last Saturday when they suffered a 2-1 defeat against RB Leipzig in their clash at the Red Bull Arena. Dino Toppmoller’s side have gone four back-to-back matches without a win, claiming one draw and losing three, including a 3-2 loss against Olympique Lyon in the Europa League on December 12.
Despite their recent struggles, Frankfurt remain firmly in the Bundesliga title chase as they currently sit third in the table, level on 27 points with fourth-placed Leipzig.
Elsewhere, Mainz returned to winning ways last time out when they edged out a stacked and star-studded Bayern Munich side 2-1 at Mewa Arena. This followed a somewhat disappointing 4-3 defeat at the hands of Wolfsburg on December 8, a result which saw their run of three straight league victories come to an end.
Mainz have picked up 22 points from their 14 Bundesliga games this season to sit seventh in the league standings, level on points with Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Eintracht Frankfurt hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won 13 of the last 38 meetings between the two teams.
- Mainz have picked up three fewer wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 15 occasions.
- Eintracht Frankfurt are unbeaten in their last nine games against Henriksen’s men, picking up five wins and four draws since a 2-0 loss in June 2020.
- Mainz have lost just one of their seven away matches this season while picking up four wins and two draws so far.
- Frankfurt are unbeaten in their 10 home games across all competitions this season, picking up seven wins and three draws.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz Prediction
Frankfurt are on a run of three consecutive home wins against Mainz and will be backing themselves to find their feet this weekend.
While Mainz head into the weekend as the more in-form side, Frankfurt have been near impenetrable at home this season and we fancy them to come away with the desired result.
Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Mainz
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Mainz Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Eintracht Frankfurt to win
Tip 2: First to score - Frankfurt (The hosts have opened the scoring in eight of their last 10 outings)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been at least three goals scored in Frankfurt’s last six games)