On Saturday afternoon, Mainz and Freiburg go head-to-head at the MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga, as both teams look to continue solid starts to league campaigns in the German top-flight.
Mainz have kicked off their campaign with three wins in their opening four Bundesliga outings. The three victories have also seen Bo Svensson’s team keep clean sheets.
The home team have scored five goals in their last two league wins over Greuther Furth and Hoffenheim.
The recent clean sheets have contributed to three of Mainz’s last four outings in the Bundesliga producing under 2.5 goals.
Since the arrival of Svensson as head coach last season, Mainz have been difficult to beat at home. In fact, they have now lost just one of their last seven Bundesliga games on home soil.
They have also kept back-to-back clean sheets in league outings on their own patch.
Similarly, to the home team, Freiburg have made a promising start to their Bundesliga campaign, as Christian Streich’s team are unbeaten in their four top-flight games, recording two wins and picking up two draws. Last time out, Koln held the team from the Black Forest to a 1-1 draw.
Despite their good start to the new Bundesliga campaign, the visitors have achieved inconsistent results in their most recent league games, having won just three of their last nine league outings.
Freiburg have found away wins tough to come by in the Bundesliga, as they have won just two of their last eight matches on their travels.
Their recent away games have been high-scoring in the German top-flight, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings.
Forebet predicts that this clash will finish all square in a low-scoring game to continue their good Bundesliga campaigns.