Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Mainz Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Borussia Mönchengladbach versus Mainz is a fascinating contest in the Bundesliga, as both sides are in the hunt to qualify for a European competition next season, with the home side sitting eighth in the table, just four points adrift of Mainz in fourth-place.

All of the last three head-to-head clashes between these two sides have resulted in draws, while the two meetings prior to that were won by Mainz via 4-0 and 1-0 scorelines.

Something that is worth noting is that Mainz enter this game off the back of three wins in a row and have the fourth-best away record of any side in the Bundesliga, having accumulated 20 points from 12 matches. Gladbach have won six of their 12 home league games, seeing them have the ninth-best record in the Bundesliga.

Prediction: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Mainz

In Friday night’s Bundesliga action, eighth-place Borussia Mönchengladbach hosts fourth-place Mainz at Borussia Park in what should be an entertaining contest.

Date: 07/03/2025

Location: Borussia Park

Time: 7:30pm

When these two sides last met back on 25th October, the match resulted in a 1-1 draw as Tim Kleindienst equalised for Gladbach in the 57th-minute, having fallen behind to a Stefan Lainer own goal just two minutes prior.

Gladbach are solely focussing on the Bundesliga, as they were knocked out of the DFB Pokal by Eintracht Frankfurt back in late October.

Gerardo Seoane looks to be leading his side to a much improved Bundesliga finish this campaign, as last season, they finished 14th with 34 points from 34 matches, a points tally which they have already surpassed with 10 matches to spare this time around.

A player that has aided Gladbach’s resurgence is former Heidenheim forward Tim Kleindienst, as he has scored 14 league goals following his summer transfer, seeing him only sit behind Omar Marmoush, Patrik Schick and Harry Kane in the goalscoring charts.

On the other hand, Mainz are in a shock race to qualify for the UEFA Champions League as they are on 41 points from 24 matches, a mere six points improvement points-wise to last season’s 13th-place finish.

The visitors actually had a slow start to the season, as they won just two of their opening nine matches, while since then, they have gone on an impressive run of form that has seen them win ten of their last 15 league matches, meaning that manager Bo Henriksen has an impressive win percentage of 49% since joining the club in February last season when the club were in the midst of a relegation battle.

Like Gladbach, Mainz were also beaten in the Second Round of the DFB Pokal, as they were thrashed 4-0 at home by Bayern Munich.

Jonathan Burkardt’s impressive goalscoring form has been a catalyst for Mainz’s impressive uprising this campaign, as the 24-year-old has fired in 14 goals in just 20 Bundesliga appearances, averaging a goal every 98 minutes.

Borussia Mönchengladbach versus Mainz will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Nicolas Moritz, Rocco Reitz and Franck Honorat Borussia Mönchengladbach’s only injury absences for their home clash with Mainz.

Mainz

Stefan Bell will be Mainz’s only injury absentee for their trip to Borussia Park.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach enter this game off the back of a 3-0 win away at Heidenheim where Robin Hack fired in a brace on either side of a goal by Nathan Ngoumou.

Prior to that match, Gladbach had suffered a heavy 3-0 home defeat to Augbsurg in a game that saw goalkeeper Jonas Omlin sent off in the 28th-minute, before Alexis Claude Maurice scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick for the visitors.

In the run-up to those games, Seoane’s men had beaten both Union Berlin and Stuttgart by 2-1 scorelines on either side of a 1-1 draw at home with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Mainz

As previously mentioned, Mainz have won all of their last three matches, with their latest victory being one of the results of their season, having beaten RB Leipzig 2-1 away from home thanks to second half goals by Nadiem Amiri and Burkardt after Xavi Simons had given Leipzig the lead in the first minute of the game.

In the run-up to that match, Mainz had beaten St. Pauli (2-0) and Heidenheim (2-0) after a 0-0 draw with Augsburg and a 1-0 loss to Werder Bremen.

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