German Bundesliga
2020-10-24 - Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; Germany : Bundesliga
Opel Arena – Mainz
Saturday, 24th October 2020 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Mainz
Mainz are in horrific form at the moment, losing all of their first four matches of this season. Another defeat will equal their all-time negative record set in 2005/06 when Mainz suffered five straight losses at the beginning of the season. That was also their first Bundesliga season after getting promoted from 2.Bundesliga.
Overall, Mainz are playing very badly in recent months, losing 8 of their last 10 games. Last weekend they narrowly lost with 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, but they conceded 2+ goals in each of their previous three defeats.
Besides having a terrible defense, Mainz`s attack is not much better either. They barely scored just twice in their four defeats this season.
There are no injured or suspended players in Mainz squad for this game, but they obviously lack quality to compete with top sides in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach are still not very convincing at the start of this season, but they managed to remain unbeaten in their last three games. After beating Koln with 1-3 away, last weekend Borussia Monchengladbach played a 1-1 draw against Wolfsburg.
During midweek they showed a very solid performance in the 2-2 away draw against Inter in the Champions League, and this game comes just before them facing Real Madrid in the second round next week. They need a victory here that will raise their spirits and that will keep them close to the top sides in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Monchengladbach have a fantastic recent record against Mainz, remaining unbeaten against them in each of their last 6 head to head duels (5 wins).
Borussia Monchengladbach`s away matches in recent months have produced quite a lot goals, with 8 of their last 10 games on the road ending with 3+ goals scored.
The Betting Verdict
Borussia Monchengladbach have beaten Mainz four times in a row, and now visit them when they are in a very poor form.
Mainz were simply terrible in recent games and rarely created any chances in their four straight losses.
Both form and quality are on Borussia Monchengladbach's side, so I would back them to win this match.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Mainz 0-2 Borussia Monchengladbach
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Borussia Monchengladbach to win at odds of 1.67 at BetFred
