1 Fsv Mainz 05 vs Köln Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 26/04/2024, 11:30  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 28/04/2024 at 03:30 in Bundesliga Prediction

A big six-pointer is upon us when Mainz plays host to Cologne in a match that has permutations in the relegation fight. Mainz start this game a place above the relegation playoff zone while Cologne are 17th with automatic relegation a possibility. An 11-point haul in the last five matches has lifted spirits at Mainz in the relegation battle. Ahead of this game, they are unbeaten in the last five matches, the most recent having ended in a 1-1 draw with Freiburg. Mainz have also kept three clean sheets in their last five matches and scored in each of their last 11 matches. The last five matches are a good recovery after their 8-1 mauling by Bayern Munich. Being unbeaten in the last three meetings with Cologne will also work well on Mainz’s confidence coming into this key game. The reverse fixture between these sides ended 0-0.

Cologne are under pressure with four matches remaining. They have to find a formula for survival and any more dropped points will dent their chances. Coming into this game, they are on two straight defeats, failing to build on their 2-1 win over Bochum. A loss to Bayern Munich in mid-April was understandable but falling 2-0 to Darmstadt in the last game will come costly for cologne. Now they are on edge, five points below the safety line with four matches to go. Here they face an opponent they’ve only beaten once in six meetings. It will not be lost on Cologne that the last time they visited Mainz it ended in a 5-0 mauling. A 2-1 win over Bochum at the start of April is Cologne’s only win in the last 10 games. They’ve also managed one win only in their 15 away league matches this season. After that win in December, Cologne haven't won any of their last eight away matches.