Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview and Prediction: The Big Team Will Sweat It Out
The Bundesliga match between Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen will take place at 8:30 PM on May 17th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz are concerned that injuries to central defenders Dominik Kohr and Moritz Jenz will significantly impact their weekend match, while goalkeeper Robin Zentner will also be unavailable.
The three-man defense will most likely consist of Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, and Andreas Hanche-Olsen, protecting the goal guarded by Lasse Riess.
In midfield, Kaishu Sano and Nadiem Amiri could continue to partner, playing behind the attacking trio of Paul Nebel, Jae-sung Lee, and Jonathan Burkardt.
For Leverkusen, three defenders, Jeanuel Belocian, Mario Hermoso, and Nordi Mukiele, are all absent due to injury. Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, and Piero Hincapie are almost certain to start.
Jeremie Frimpong – who is being eyed by Liverpool – could make his final appearance for Leverkusen and wants to leave a positive mark.
Attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz – who is also rumored to be leaving – could start alongside Emiliano Buendia and Patrik Schick, given that striker Martin Terrier is sidelined with an Achilles tendon injury.
Latest predicted lineups for Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz 05:
Riess; Da Costa, Bell, Hanche-Olsen; Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene; Nebel, Lee; Burkardt
Bayer Leverkusen:
Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Garcia, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Buendia; Schick
Latest football match prediction: Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz 05 secured a convincing 4-1 victory against VfL Bochum on May 10th, thanks to an outstanding second-half performance. They scored three goals, created three big chances, and didn't allow their opponents any clear-cut opportunities.
This was Mainz's first win after eight winless matches – a run that included three defeats and four draws, which ended their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
Nevertheless, Karnevalsverein still has a chance to qualify for the Europa League, being only 3 points behind fifth-placed Borussia Dortmund. They need Dortmund to lose to Holstein Kiel – who have already been relegated – and simultaneously close the gap in goal difference (currently 5 goals behind).
Coach Bo Henriksen still has reason to worry as his team has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches, conceding 15 goals in the last 8 games.
At home, Mainz have drawn all four of their most recent matches, but prior to that they had won six out of seven games at Mewa Arena – a place that used to be a strong home ground.
On the other side, Leverkusen opened the scoring against Dortmund in the 30th minute but were pegged back just two minutes later, then conceded four goals despite their opponents only generating 1.16 xG – prompting manager Xabi Alonso to seriously question his defense and goalkeeper.
In fact, Die Schwarzroten have conceded more goals in their last two matches (6 goals) than in the previous six matches (4 goals).
Xabi Alonso has announced he will leave the club this summer and certainly wants to end his tenure at Leverkusen with a victory – even though the team has already secured second place.
In the first leg of the Bundesliga on January 14th, Leverkusen defeated Mainz 1-0 thanks to a single goal from Alejandro Grimaldo – their fourth victory in the last five encounters between the two teams.
However, Leverkusen are in rather unimpressive form, having won only 1 of their last 5 Bundesliga matches (3 draws, 1 loss).
On away ground, they also drew their last two matches, and in the four matches before that, they won two and lost two.
Latest Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Mainz 05 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
- WhoScore:Mainz 05 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- Our newspaper predicts:Mainz 05 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
When and where can I watch Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen live?
To watch the Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen match live in the Bundesliga at 8:30 PM on May 17th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
