Mainz take on Augsburg at the MEWA ARENA in the German Bundesliga on Saturday, 8 February. Read our German football predictions for the contest below.
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Mainz vs Augsburg prediction: Hosts to harness home advantage?
Key Stats
- Mainz have won five home games on the bounce in the Bundesliga.
- Mainz notched exactly two goals in each of their last four home assignments in the league.
- Five of Augsburg’s last seven away games in the Bundesliga featured goals at both ends.
- Jonathan Burkart scored twice when Mainz beat Augsburg 3-2 back in September
Correct score prediction: Mainz 2-1 Augsburg
Mainz have won a superb five straight games at home in the league and they managed to score twice in four of those victories. Back Mainz to harness home advantage in similar style against Augsburg.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Augsburg are underdogs
- HOME: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 15/4 (4.75) – 21.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Mainz were beaten 1-0 at Werder Bremen in their last assignment, though they have been unstoppable at home in recent months and look like excellent value at 4/5 to win on Saturday.
Augsburg have won three of their last four meetings in the Bundesliga, though they have lost four of their last five tussles with Mainz and are 15/4 underdogs here. View more of our latest football predictions and analysis on our dedicated page.
Most recent H2Hs: Mainz have been on top
Mainz have won four of their last five meetings with Augsburg, while six of the last seven tussles between the clubs have produced goals at both ends.
Germany Bundesliga I 20/09/24
Augsburg
Mainz
Germany Bundesliga I 17/02/24
Mainz
Augsburg
Germany Bundesliga I 23/09/23
Augsburg
Mainz
Germany Bundesliga I 11/02/23
Mainz
Augsburg
Germany Bundesliga I 20/08/22
Augsburg
Mainz
Mainz preview: Smith and Dzwigala could return
Stefan Bell and Nadiem Amiri are both likely to be sidelined for Mainz, though Jonathan Burkardt and Niklas Tauer are in line to return. Anthony Caci is suspended however, and will be forced to sit this one out.
Predicted lineup: Zentner (GK), Da Costa, Hanche-Olsen, Kohr, Widmer, Sano, Amiri, Mwene, Nebel, Jae-Sung, Burkardt
Germany Bundesliga I 10/05/25
W
Bochum
1
Mainz
4
Germany Bundesliga I 04/05/25
D
Eintracht Frankfurt
1
Mainz
1
Germany Bundesliga I 26/04/25
L
Bayern Munich
3
Mainz
0
Germany Bundesliga I 19/04/25
D
Wolfsburg
2
Mainz
2
Germany Bundesliga I 12/04/25
L
TSG Hoffenheim
2
Mainz
0
Augsburg preview: Pedersen could be back
Henri Koudossou, Yusuf Kabadayi and Reece Oxford are still out for Augsburg while Dimitrios Giannoulis is suspended and also misses out. Augsburg remained in 12th place last weekend following their 1-1 draw at St Pauli.
Predicted lineup: Dahmen (GK), Matsima, Gouweleeuw, Banks, Wolf, Pedersen, Onyeka, Giannoulis, Maier, Claude-Maurice, Essende
Germany Bundesliga I 11/05/25
L
VfB Stuttgart
4
Augsburg
0
Germany Bundesliga I 04/05/25
L
Holstein Kiel
3
Augsburg
1
Germany Bundesliga I 26/04/25
L
Bayer Leverkusen
2
Augsburg
0
Germany Bundesliga I 20/04/25
D
Eintracht Frankfurt
0
Augsburg
0
Germany Bundesliga I 12/04/25
W
Bochum
1
Augsburg
2
Player to watch – Jonathan Burkardt
Talismanic forward Jonathan Burkardt could be back from injury to lead the line for Mainz on Saturday and the centre-forward’s inclusion would be a massive boost to his team’s chances of beating Augsburg.
Burkard has had success against Augsburg before
Burkart, who is enjoying the most prolific campaign of his career, scored twice when Mainz beat Augsburg in September, and the 24-year-old has the skillset to find gaps in the same defence in Saturday’s rematch.