Conference League
2025-10-23 - Mainz vs Zrinjski
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; UEFA Conference League: 2nd Round
MEWA Arena – Mainz
Thursday, 23rd October 2025 - kickoff 21:00 CET
Mainz
Mainz are in crisis and they badly need a confidence-boosting win. Still, they opened their European season well.
In their first UEFA Conference League game, Mainz secured a 0-1 away win against Omonia Nicosia, with their best player, Nadiem Amiri, scoring a late penalty goal.
However, their domestic form has been concerning. In their most recent Bundesliga match, they suffered a 3-4 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, extending their winless streak at home to eight games. That was also their fourth straight home defeat.
Despite these challenges, Mainz will likely use their experience in European competitions and the home advantage to secure a crucial three points against a weak side from a weak competition.
Zrinjski
Zrinjski Mostar, coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina, has had an easy start to their European campaign.
They opened their Conference League group stage with a comfortable 5-0 home win over Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar. However, we cannot judge their strength by their victory over amateurs, as Mainz is a whole different world to them.
Still, Zrinjski travels to Mainz in good domestic form, going unbeaten in six games (four wins). Their league of 10 teams is pretty weak, with only Borac Banja Luka (the top team) being the only real contender.
Their solid domestic form aside, Zrinjski face a significant step up in competition against a Bundesliga side like Mainz.
The Betting Verdict
Despite poor Bundesliga form, Mainz has a home advantage and is superior to Zrinjski in all aspects.
Zrinjski's strong domestic form suggests they could pose a challenge, perhaps score, but Mainz should get the job done in a game with few goals.
Take a combo bet of Mainz to win and at least three goals scored in this match.
The Pick :
Mainz 3-1 Zrinjski
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Mainz to win & over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.62 at BetFred
