H2H: Dusseldorf vs. Mainz - Prediction (19.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Fortuna Düsseldorf have never beaten Mainz in the Bundesliga, having only taken one point from their four meetings (1-1 at home in March 2013). Düsseldorf have only taken one point from their last six Bundesliga games (1-1 on MD4 vs. Wolfsburg). Their only BL win this season came on the opening day in Bremen (3-1).

Fortuna Düsseldorf are without a Bundesliga win in six games (D1, L5) after losing their last three in a row. Although they have netted just nine league goals so far – an average of 1.29 per game – they have scored in all seven of their Bundesliga matches this season. Düsseldorf have scored at least once in each of their last 16 Bundesliga games – their longest such run since they set their club record in 1982/83 (18 games). However they have also struggled at the other end of the pitch, with Düsseldorf one of just two teams that have seen both teams score in all of their Bundesliga matches this term. Partly as a result of that, Düsseldorf’s home games average a league-high 2.33 first-half goals per fixture. Fortuna have already dropped 14 points from winning positions this season – a league high. Düsseldorf would be top of the league with 18 points if they had held on to all of their leads.

Mainz remain the only team in the league not to draw this season (W2, L5), but do travel here after ending a two-game losing streak with a much-needed victory in their last match away at fellow-strugglers Paderborn. Mainz’s points per game average against Düsseldorf is higher than versus any other current Bundesliga side (2.5). Conversely, Fortuna’s lowest average (0.25) in the Bundesliga comes against Mainz (min. 3 BL meetings). Ahead of this round, the 17 goals the visitors have conceded stands as the division’s third-worst tally, with their second-half goal difference of -9 (GF2, GA11) the worst in the Bundesliga. Sandro Schwarz’s side have a tendency to concede at the end of both halves, with 13 of their 17 conceded goals (76.47%) arriving during these periods, with nine (52.94%) alone coming beyond the 75th minute.

Match Info.

Competition: GERMANY: Bundesliga – Round 8
Kick off: 19.10.2019, 13:30 UTC.
Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena (Düsseldorf).
Referee: Zwayer F. (Ger).

How much can you win if you bet $1.00
Dusseldorf	X	Mainz
WIN	Draw	WIN
$2.50	$3.40	$2.70

Quick Facts.

All three of Robin Quaison’s (MAI) Bundesliga goals have been first-half openers.

Rouwen Hennings has scored in Düsseldorf’s last two matches, and has four Bundesliga goals this term – all four strikes came in the 15 minutes before half-time.

Mainz are unbeaten in six top-flight H2Hs, and did the double over Düsseldorf last season.

Düsseldorf have scored the opening goal in a league-high 85.71% of their Bundesliga matches.

Mainz’s Bundesliga away games have averaged exactly four goals per game, the joint-second highest average in the league.