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Schalke have yet to win in the Bundesliga this season. Will it be possible to interrupt this series on October 17 in the confrontation with Mainz? You will find the answer in the betting tip. Which events are better to choose for betting?
Command Analysis
Schalke 04
Current form
Schalke does not play the football that the fans expect from him. Yes, the goalless draw with Bayern Munich in early September surprised me. But then I was also surprised that I couldn't score goals against the less modest Elversberg, but I didn't miss my own goal either. It turns out that everything is not so bad in the defensive line of Myron Muslich's wards. We would like to establish an attacking line, and then we would be able to earn more than one point per match with the support of the local public.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sibeking, Heilund and Sylla are injured.
Interesting betting trends
Schalke cannot win four matches in a row on their own field
In the last four games, the hosts didn't even score in front of local fans.
Mainz lost to Bayer Leverkusen in a tense match 3:4 in the last round, but they clearly did not deserve to lose. Urs Fischer's team scored 23 shots on the opponent's goal, and the expected goals (xG) exceeded the three mark (3.15). Such indicators indicate a powerful attacking ability, even though several key players are injured. Of course, the fans and the club's management will expect the same bold and aggressive game in the upcoming match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kor, Ruoppi, Silas, Centner will not play due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
Mainz have won their last seven matches on the road.
In the last five away games, we managed to score at least four times in each match.
Of course, Schalke's main loss is Moussa. The main striker of the hosts was injured in the last round, and in the near future the team will do without him, and this will not have a positive effect on attacking actions. Mainz also has losses, but not as critical as the enemy. And the guests have learned how to play without these players, and a powerful duel with Bayer is an excellent confirmation of this. The zero-fifths will obviously not reduce their attacking potential, and, as we believe, this will lead to another victory — the eighth in a row.
Our betting tip is that Mainz will win with a coefficient of 2.35
Schalke defends well, because they haven't conceded in the Bundesliga this season. At the same time, the zero game with Bayern looked more like an accident, because Munich then only played the first match on the road. In the fourth round match, the miners did not allow Elversberg to score, but the attacking actions of the opponent were far from ideal. Mainz, on the other hand, has no problems creating and implementing chances, but sometimes the team gets so carried away with attacking that they completely forget about defending. We believe that the game will not be closed, and, as in the last face-to-face match, after the final whistle, the numbers on the scoreboard will be greater than zero for the two teams.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.57
Betting on corners
In recent matches involving Mainz, riding totals are quietly making their way through the corners. In three of these four games, there were more than nine innings from the corner flag. We think the upcoming match will be similar.
The betting tip is a total of more than 9.5 corners with a coefficient of 1.77
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