Mainz vs Freiburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Mainz and Freiburg both enjoyed impressive victories in UEFA competition in midweek as they now face off against each other at the Mewa Arena on Sunday evening.
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Mainz preview: Mid-table Mainz
Ever since the appointment of former Union Berlin boss Urs Fischer, Mainz have been very improved and generally impressive as they climb from the relegation battle and firmly into the middle-of-the-table.
The home team come into this one on the back of an impressive 2-0 defeat of Strasbourg at home in midweek in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final, courtesy of strikes from Kaishu Sano and Stefan Posch.
Freiburg preview: Steady Freiburg
Freiburg also enjoyed a win in midweek as they defeated Celta Vigo by three goals to nil in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final with goals scored by Vincenzo Grifo, Jan-Niklas Beste and Matthias Ginter.
Freiburg have now enjoyed three victories in their last four matches across all competitions, having given up a 2-0 lead very late on to lose 3-2 against champions-elect Bayern Munich last weekend.
Mainz team news: Coming soon
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Freiburg team news: Coming soon
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Mainz vs Freiburg prediction
Mainz are a very good team now after recovering from a woeful start to the season. The home team’s victory in midweek was their fifth victory in a row across all competitions and they have now suffered just two defeats in their last 20 matches. Freiburg, under the management of Julian Schuster, are drifting a touch and siding with Mainz, with their home advantage, is the way to go for this one.
Mainz vs Freiburg tip: Double chance – Mainz to win or draw
