Nurnberg vs Mainz Betting Pick | German Bundesliga

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2013-04-07 - Nurnberg vs Mainz

A Sports Betting Pick by Auls

Nurnberg v Mainz
Football: German Bundesliga
Sunday 7 April 2013 - Kick Off 2:30pm

Preview

The two teams meeting on Sunday afternoon are fairly closely matched in the League standings and both will still have some ambitions of finishing in the top six and a place in European competition for next season. A win for Nurnberg will see them move to 9th in the Bundesliga and just 4 points behind 5th placed Freiburg, while a win for Mainz would actually move them up to 5th in the Bundesliga.

It won't be easy for either of these teams to pick up the full three points as both teams are pretty tough to play. Nurnberg have only lost 2 of their 13 home games this season, while Mainz have avoided defeat in 8 of their 13 away games so this has all the makings of another close game.

Even the recent form of both sides is hard to separate as Nurnberg are unbeaten in their last 10 home games in the League, while Mainz have only lost 1 of their last 6 away games. Mainz have drawn 3 in a row away from home since a 0-3 win at bottom club Greuther Furth.

The draw looks like a lively player with both teams having a number of those at home/away respectively, but the more likely winner remains Nurnberg as far as I am concerned. However, Mainz are unbeaten in their last 5 games against Nurnberg, including a 2-1 win at home earlier this season, and the game finished 3-3 when they met last season.

The last two times the teams have met here have seen the points shared and three of the last four games between them here having ended all square.

Prediction

The draw certainly sticks out in this game and I do believe that will be the most likely outcome, although I can't imagine it will be a goalless game as both sides are capable of scoring.

Last season it did end 3-3, but I think taking the 1-1 and 2-2 scorelines and dutching them together could be very much in the running and that will be my pick.

The Statistics :

NURNBERG LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2013-03-16	W	3-0	H v Schalke
	2013-03-02	D	1-1	H v Freiburg
	2013-02-17	D	2-2	H v Hannover
	2013-02-03	W	2-1	H v Monchengladbach
	2013-01-20	D	1-1	H v Hamburg
	2012-12-08	W	2-0	H v Dusseldorf

MAINZ LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2013-03-16	D	0-0	A v Hoffenheim
	2013-03-03	D	1-1	A v Dusseldorf
	2013-02-10	D	1-1	A v Augsberg
	2013-01-26	W	0-3	A v Greuther_Furth
	2012-12-09	L	2-0	A v Monchengladbach
	2012-11-27	W	1-3	A v Eintracht_F

HEAD TO HEAD NURNBERG v MAINZ
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2011-10-01	Nurnberg	3-3	Mainz
2011-04-24	Nurnberg	0-0	Mainz
2010-04-03	Nurnberg	2-0	Mainz
2006-09-30	Nurnberg	1-1	Mainz
2006-04-01	Nurnberg	3-0	Mainz
2005-05-21	Nurnberg	1-2	Mainz

The Pick :

Nurnberg 1-1 Mainz

BEST BETTING TIP :

I'll back a couple of correct scores:
- Draw 1-1 @ 7.50 (Bet Victor)
- Draw 2-2 @ 19.00 (Bet Victor)

If either of these selections is a winner, the odds are 5.38

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA BETTING PICK - NURNBERG V MAINZ

Nurnberg vs Mainz football Betting Pick