On Saturday afternoon, Bundesliga new boys Greuther Furth host Mainz at the MEWA Arena, as the visitors look for their first win since returning to the German top-flight.
Mainz have enjoyed a mixed start to the new Bundesliga campaign. Bo Svensson’s team kicked off the campaign with a 1-0 home win over RB Leipzig.
However, they followed up that highly creditable result with an underwhelming 2-0 defeat at another of the Bundesliga new boys Bochum.
The results continued an inconsistent run of form that started last season. They have now won two, drawn two and lost two of their previous six matches in the German top-flight.
Mainz’s recent home form in the German top-flight has followed a familiar inconsistent trend, as they have won just two of their last five league matches on home soil. However, on the flip-side, they have also suffered just one defeat in six league outings on home soil.
Their most recent home games in the Bundesliga have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last eight outings.
Greuther Furth have picked up a point from their opening two games back in the big time after promotion from Bundesliga.2. The visitors kicked off their league campaign in a disastrous fashion, suffering a 5-1 hammering at Stuttgart on the opening weekend. Last time out Stefan Leitl’s team drew 1-1 with Arminia Bielefeld.
It could be tough for the visitors to pick up points in the German top-flight. They are many people’s favourites for relegation. However, Greuther Furth showed their quality last season by winning promotion.
The visitors enjoyed a mixed away record last season in Bundesliga.2. However, Mainz’s mixed recent home form will give them hope of picking something up from their trip to the Rhineland.
In fact, Forebet predicts that Greuther Furth will pick up their first league win of the season in a high-scoring encounter.