Mainz vs Köln Prediction 21 October 2022

During the preparation of the prediction for Mainz 05, it is necessary to mention Bo Svensson for his quality work. The Swedish specialist led the team before the second round last season and unexpectedly retained its place in the Bundesliga. Despite the loss of several leaders in the off-season, Svensson did not give up his position, and was even able to lift the club to the middle of the table. Mainz preaches a forceful pragmatic style of play, uses standard positions well, has a strong defense (when everyone is in formation). There is no pronounced leader here, all the players are about the same level. Last season, the main striking force was the German Burkardt. The young striker made his debut in the national team, but now he is a pale shadow of last year's self. In the last round, Mainz confidently defeated Werder 2-0. Lee and Ingvartsson scored the goals.

When analyzing the prediction for Cologne, we note the excellent form of the team this season. Stefan Baumgart continues to surprise the second season with a good performance in the Bundesliga. The Goats have pretty average players, but the head coach squeezes the maximum out of them. Even the loss of the two leaders in the offseason Ozdzhan and Modest did not weaken the club. Baumgart dug up an unknown Dietz in the Cologne system, and he began to score instead of the departed Frenchman. At the same time, the team successfully plays not only in the championship, but also in the Europa League, despite the not very long bench. Cologne adheres to a bold attacking style of play, scores a lot, but at the same time misses enough. In the last round, the "goats" beat Augsburg 3-2. Tigges scored a double, who recently ousted Dietz from the base. The third goal was scored by Offenbasic, for whom he became the first for Cologne.

Let's summarize all the prediction data for Mainz 05 vs Cologne. Although Svensson's players play pragmatic football quite often, it makes sense to expect enough goals in this match. The guests will play attack, and the hosts will catch them on counterattacks. Mainz will not have three main defenders (Bell, Leitsch and Widmer). Cologne has more losses in the squad, but only Andersson and Ljubicic can be attributed to the main players. Our prediction: the total is more than 2.5.