Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Bundesliga match on January 14th, 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FSV Mainz 05 will be playing against each other on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025, at 19:30h (UTC), in a Bundesliga football game in Germany, check the Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 will occur

The game takes place in the BayArena stadium, in the city of Leverkusen, with a capacity for 30210 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, we offer access to all information about the match live including statistics, events and odds for you to do better at sports betting.

Introduction to the Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.31 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.22 goals per game of the last championship.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen last match

In the last match played, Bayer 04 Leverkusen met Borussia Dortmund, in a match valid for the Bundesliga. The match ended in a win by 2-3. The coach X. Alonso Olano's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 1.91, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

The brilliant performance of Patrik Schick was essential for the victory of Bayer 04 Leverkusen in this duel. The athlete's performance included 2 goals scored and other vital actions to achieve the result.

FSV Mainz 05 last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Eintracht Frankfurt team with a final score of 1-3.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.40.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 h2h

FSV Mainz 05 occupied 17th place when they went against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who was in 1st place, in their last match at Bundesliga. FSV Mainz 05 first went in with a 3-4-3 formation, which was engaged by Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a 3-4-2-1 deployment.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season. The match, played on 23-02-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Bayer 04 Leverkusen team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while FSV Mainz 05 has been more irregular.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Bayer 04 Leverkusen team with 35 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss.

In the 17th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to FC Bayern München who occupies position 1.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen analysis

Bayer 04 Leverkusen after 16 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 40 goals and conceded only 23 to opponents.

Teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents. With this in mind, the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team tries to achieve an average ball possession of 60.38% to control the game.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a more offensive team than FSV Mainz 05, having 1923 attacks vs. 1464 from FSV Mainz 05, having scored 40 times. In comparison, FSV Mainz 05 converted into goal 28 times.

Best goalscorer from Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 11 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Bayer 04 Leverkusen to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga leaderboard now

The FSV Mainz 05 team with 25 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 7 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

This means that Borussia Dortmund team, in 6th place, is close behind in the 17th round with the same number of points.

FSV Mainz 05 analysis

After 16 rounds, FSV Mainz 05 has a positive goal difference, with 28 goals scored and only 20 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

This is a top 5 team in the Bundesliga that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With a balance of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Despite FSV Mainz 05 having lost only once in 7 games playing away from home in the Bundesliga, they are optimistic to get good results this time as FSV Mainz 05 comes into this match with 2 wins streak.

Best goalscorer from FSV Mainz 05

In this season, the individual highlight is Jonathan Burkardt that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that FSV Mainz 05 achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Bayer 04 Leverkusen is Patrik Schick, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FSV Mainz 05 is Jonathan Burkardt, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.88 corners per game.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.88 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Bayer 04 Leverkusen in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.94 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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