German Bundesliga - Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Mainz - Preview & Prediction

Two teams, both battling to avoid relegation this season, will square off in Hesse, where the local Eintracht Frankfurt will play host to Mainz. Kick-off - at 9:30 AM ET on Saturday, June 6.

Frankfurt Win Second In Row

The relegation battle of Eintracht Frankfurt took another positive turn after the team banked its second consecutive victory, following up the 2-1 away triumph at Wolfsburg on May 30 with a 3-0 beat-down of Werder Bremen at Wohninvest-Weserstadion on Wednesday. Dominik Kohr had a second-half goal disallowed due to an offside call before Andre Silva banked his fourth snipe in the last five games moments later, with substitute Stefan Ilsanker netting twice more during the last 10 minutes of the contest following set-pieces. The Eagles are unbeaten in three outings (W2 D1), sitting 11th in the league (W10 D5 L14), eight points above the bottom three.

Austrian defender Martin Hinteregger and Portuguese forward Silva leads Eintracht Frankfurt with eight goals each. Goalie Kevin Trapp, meanwhile, has made 64 saves so far this season, sitting 16th in the Bundesliga in this department. He has picked up four clean sheets in 18 appearances this year, allowing a goal every 51 minutes on average. The Eagles have scored the 6th highest quantity of goals in the league (49), while delivering the 3rd highest number of shots per game (15.1). The team is 9th in ball possession (48.6%) and 3rd from the bottom in passing accuracy (75.3%).

Mainz Get Edged By Hoffenheim

Mainz lost for the second time in their past three fixtures (D1 L2) after being edged out with a count of 1-0 by Hoffenheim at home at Opel Arena on Saturday. The visitors missed a penalty early on in the game before Robin Quaison almost opened the scoring for the hosts with a free-kick, only for Hoffenheim to go into half-time 1-0 up, with a second-half strike by Taiwo Awoniyi subsequently canceled out due to a foul on the goalie during the build-up. Winless in their last five outings (D3 L2), the Zero-Fivers sit 15th in the Bundesliga (W8 D4 L17), just one point above the relegation play-off spot.

Having picked up 12 markers so far this season, Swedish-Ghanaian forward Quaison leads Mainz in scoring, sitting joint-4th in this section in the whole Bundesliga behind Jadon Sancho (17), Timo Werner (25) and Robert Lewandowski (29). Goalie Florian Muller, meanwhile, sits 23rd in the league with 31 saves, having made eight appearances so far this season. He allows a goal every 31 minutes of play. The Zero-Fivers are 13th in most goals netted this term (37), 8th in most shots delivered per game (13.2), 3rd from the bottom in ball possession (45.1%) and 4th worst in passing accuracy (75.5%).

Prediction

The very last two meetings between the two sides have finished with victories for Mainz, who are currently winless in their previous five contests (D3 L2), having lost two of the very last three (D1 L2). Prior to last season’s 2-0 home defeat to the Zero-Fivers, Eintracht Frankfurt had banked four consecutive victories on their own turf against the said club, going unbeaten versus Mainz in Frankfurt for six straight games (W5 D1). The Eagles are enjoying a great run of form at the moment (W2 D1) and are more than likely to finally triumph in three successive Bundesliga contests for the first time this season.

Best bets:

Eintracht Frankfurt to win (+105)

Andre Silva to score anytime (+155)