Hoffenheim vs Mainz: Hoffenheim’s push for the UEFA Champions League
Matchday 28 of the German Bundesliga brings us a clash between Hoffenheim and Mainz, set to take place on Saturday, April 4, kicking off at 15:30 CET, and I suggest taking a bet on this fixture.
Hoffenheim vs Mainz: match facts and head-to-head
- Hoffenheim are winless in three consecutive matches: two defeats and a draw.
- Across their last six outings, Hoffenheim have managed just one victory.
- Hoffenheim have conceded in six straight matches.
- Mainz have won three games in a row.
- Mainz are unbeaten in seven consecutive matches: four draws and three wins.
- Hoffenheim have kept clean sheets in 21% of their matches this season, Mainz in 18%.
- Mainz have lost 26% of their matches this season without scoring, Hoffe 14%.
- In 41% of their matches this season, Hoffenheim have scored in both halves.
- The last head-to-head meeting between these sides ended in a 1–1 draw.
Hoffenheim vs Mainz: match preview
Hoffenheim are firmly in the race for a UEFA Champions League spot and are pushing to secure a top-four finish. The side currently sit on 50 points after 27 matches, trailing Leipzig on tiebreakers. They suffered a heavy 0–5 defeat to the Bulls in the previous round, a result that undoubtedly dented their ambitions, but Hoffe are expected to continue their fight for a place in the Champions League.
Mainz have begun to climb away from the bottom of the table and are producing impressive results in recent matches, with three consecutive wins, two of them in the Bundesliga. Their unbeaten run now stretches to seven games. The team have 30 points after 27 rounds and sit in 11th place, with a six-point cushion above the relegation zone. Mainz have also reached the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals, where they will face Strasbourg.
Probable line-ups
- Hoffenheim: Baumann; Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Bernardo; Promel, Burger; Prass, Kramaric, Toure; Asllani
- Mainz: Batz; Da Costa, Posch, Kohr; Widmer, Nebel, Sano, Lee, Mwene; Tietz, Becker
Prediction
Hoffenheim have a point to prove, and I expect them to do everything possible to secure a home victory. I suggest backing the hosts to win this match.
