German Bundesliga
2025-10-18 - Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
MEWA Arena – Mainz
Saturday, 18th October 2025 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Mainz
Mainz seems to be going backwards after an incredibly successful last season. They are currently one of the teams with the worst form, losing four of their first six Bundesliga matches this season.
Their most recent game ended in a 4-0 humiliation against the newly promoted Hamburger SV, which was their fourth game (out of six) where they also failed to score this season.
Only the bottom side, Heidenheim, has scored fewer goals than Mainz’s five in six games so far. That’s a serious problem, but there is no easy fix, as they cannot sign anyone at this point.
Playing at home hasn’t been of any advantage for Mainz this season, where they lost all three home games against Koln, RB Leipzig, and Borussia Dortmund without scoring.
Bayer Leverkusen
Unlike Mainz, which cannot score a goal, Bayer Leverkusen have scored in all six of its Bundesliga matches so far.
Coach Kasper Hjumland has stabilized the team, and Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in six straight matches under him.
Their latest 2-0 win over Union Berlin was Bayer Leverkusen’s third in the last four Bundesliga games. Two newly signed players, Ernest Poku and Christian Kofane, both scored in that game, showing they are fitting in well with the new strategy of their coach.
Regarding duels against Mainz, Bayer Leverkusen has remained undefeated in their last four Bundesliga matches against them, winning three of those.
The Betting Verdict
Surprising to see such high odds on Bayer Leverkusen winning. Mainz is a disaster, just one glance at their stats and games so far, and you’ll see how awful they are.
On the other side, Bayer Leverkusen are much improved, have entered an unbeaten series and will look to further improve their confidence before facing PSG in the Champions League next midweek.
Back the more quality, in-form side of Bayer Leverkusen to secure a win at valuable odds.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Mainz 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Bayer Leverkusen to win at odds of 2.40 with SportBet.One
