Mainz vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (16 December)

This Saturday, December 16 from 3:30 p.m., we will attend a new meeting as part of the 15th day of the Bundesliga in Germany at the friendly Mewa Arena located in Mainz. This opposition in the second part of the table will see Mainz currently penultimate receive the promoted Heidenheim 13th overall. After a series of 3 games in a row without a setback, including a draw at Hoffenheim with a score of 1 to 1, Mainz again lost at home against Friborg 0-1 before sharing the points again on the weekend.

last against Cologne in a goalless match. With this new point, the team nevertheless remains dangerously positioned in 17th place with the same number of points 9 as the red lantern, but being a small unit behind the first non-relegation place. Facing them, stands one of the promoted elite across the Rhine who has 4 points ahead of the red zone and therefore 5 over his host of the day. Recently, Heidenheim achieved 3 different results in their last 3 meetings showing their irregularity currently, so after having a goalless draw against Bochum, the visitors quite logically lost to Leipzig 2 to 1, before winning against at the other promoted Darmstadt 3-2 last weekend.

One area in which Mainz have proven incredibly consistent recently is in their involvement in top-flight fixtures in which at least one of the two goalkeepers pitches a shutout, with this happening 13 times in 14 attempts. This has also been the case in seven of the last 11 matches involving Heidenheim at this level, so more of the same is expected when the teams lock horns.