On Saturday, Schalke 04 faces Mainz for the 7th day of the Bundesliga. Both teams are looking for a first success this season.

Mainz vs Schalke 04 Soccer Betting Tips – Bundesliga

Fairly average last season, Mainz could not get better than 13th place in the standings, still quite far from the red zone. But this year, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s partners are completely picking up and have just lost their first 6 days in this championship and are therefore obviously last in the standings with a still blank counter. Lately, they were beaten by Union Berlin (4-0), Bayer Leverkusen (0-1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2-3) and finally Augsburg (3-1) last week.

For his part, Schalke 04 can not really boast of having a better start to the season than his host of the day. Indeed, the Gelsenkirchen club took only 2 points during the first 6 days and only occupies 17th place in the standings. Largely below in the derby against Dortmund (3-0), Benjamin Stambouli’s teammates then took a point against Stuttgart (1-1). Finally, they still took the ascendancy in the Cup against the regional club Schweinfurt (1-4).

The workforce for Mainz vs Schalke 04

Mainz is lucky to be able to count on a whole group for this meeting. At the forefront, the club will therefore be able to rely on the Swedish international Quaison (1 goal this season) and on the French Mateta (3 goals).

Starting midfielder Serdar and starting goalkeeper Fährmann are still missing for Schalke but defender Kabak is expected to return from suspension. Against Stuttgart, the club has already conceded their 20th goal of the season in 6 games.

The key points for the match Mainz vs Schalke 04

Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
Bundesliga matches are played behind closed doors.
This duel opposes the two worst defences in Germany.

Mainz vs Schalke 04 Soccer Betting Tips

Mainz could take advantage of Schalke 04’s big defensive difficulties to win at home. Mainz victory!

Betting Tips: Both teams to score
Odds: 1.56