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The battle for the middle of the Bundesliga standings will have an important moment with this Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz clash. The two teams, separated by just one point, know that they need to win three points now if they want to get back into the fight for European competitions.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we present our analysis, prediction, and other information about this Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz matchup corresponding to the Bundesliga‘s Matchday 21.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz Bundesliga Matchday 21 Game on February 19, 2023
- Where: BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany
- When: Sunday, February 19, 2023, 13:30 PM ET
- Unibet Moneyline: Bayer Leverkusen (-129) / Tie (+310) / Mainz (+310)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Bayer Leverkusen (AH -0.75, -103) / Mainz (AH +0.75, -121)
- Unibet Over/Under (2.5): Over (-137) / Under (+112)
- Both teams score from Unibet: Yes (-137) / No (+108)
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Betting on Bayer Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso’s arrival on the Bayer Leverkusen bench has helped the team recover after a terrible start to the campaign, and while they may still be far from their main objectives, their future looks bright. However, with eight points separating them from the places with the golden tickets to European competitions, they know they do not have much margin for error in the remainder of the season.
After two consecutive defeats without a league goal, Leverkusen got back to winning ways with a 1-3 away win over Hoffenheim last weekend, which marked their sixth Bundesliga win in their last eight Bundesliga appearances, scoring at least two goals each game.
The Company Eleven will need to use that win to build some momentum after a painful home defeat in their Europa League playoff match in midweek against Monaco. After falling behind early on, Beyern Leverkusen managed to recover, but a goal at 90+2 put the final score at 2-3 in favor of the Monegasque team.
Possible Lineup (3-4-3): Lukás Hrádecky; Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapié; Jeremie Frimpong, Kerem Demirbay, Robert Andrich, Daley Sinkgraven; Moussa Diaby, Florian Wirtz, Adam Hlozek.
Betting on Mainz
Trying to take advantage of the home side’s tight schedule will be Mainz, who managed to bounce back after losing to title contenders Union Berlin, with a 3-1 win at home against Augsburg last weekend, moving further away from the relegation zone and closer to the top half of the standings.
Getting a positive result from this match seems like a more than complicated mission for Mainz, considering that they have won just one of their last seven away games in the Bundesliga, and got here without a win in their last four away games.
Visiting Leverkusen in particular will only diminish their hopes of getting something out of this match, as they lost eight of their last ten league matches against them, including a 0-3 setback at home in their first game of the season.
Possible Lineup (3-4-2-1): Finn Dahmen; Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Stefan Bell, Edimilson Fernandes; Danny da Costa, Leandro Barreir, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci; Karim Onisiwo, Lee Jae-Sung; Ludovic Ajorque.
JefeBet Prediction
This will be the perfect match for Leverkusen to try to continue climbing the rankings, as it will be facing an opponent that has dominated in recent years and will be at home, a condition in which it has lost only one of its last seven matches. Plus, the team achieved four victories during that stretch without conceding goals and scoring at least two goals on each occasion.
Leverkusen has been far superior and more consistent than Mainz in recent months, so we expect them to get things under control and take another win in front of their home crowd.
Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen Moneyline (LEV 2 – 0 MAI).
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