Borussia Monchengladbach v Mainz

Borussia Monchengladbach v Mainz Preview

Borussia Monchengladbach returned to winning ways in the German Bundesliga last weekend with a 3-0 win away from home at Heidenheim which helped lift Friday night's hosts up into eighth place in the Bundesliga table ahead of this upcoming clash against high-flying visitors, Mainz, when the two sides meet at BORUSSIA-PARK.

Mainz also picked up an important three points last weekend in the domestic top flight with a 2-1 win away from home at RB Leipzig to make it three wins on the trot in the Bundesliga and in turn helped the visitors up into fourth place and serious contention for a possible Champions League spot for next season.

After slumping to three defeats on the trot with losses at the hands of Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen respectively, Borussia Monchengladbach have suffered just one further loss in their subsequent six games overall, that coming in the shape of a heavy 3-0 loss at home to Augsburg.

Recent wins against Bochum, Stuttgart, Union Berlin and Heidenheim though have outweighed that recent loss while goals have also been present on a regular basis with no fewer than eight out of their last 10 matches overall resulting in Over 2.5 goals.

Borussia Monchengladbach have suffered just two defeats within their last 10 home games at their BORUSSIA-PARK whilst picking up six wins in the process, while five of these 10 home games have also seen three goals or more scored.

Mainz will be going in search of a fourth league win on the trot in the Bundesliga on Friday night when they make their way to BORUSSIA-PARK having accounted for the likes of Heidenheim, St Pauli and RB Leipzig respectively in recent weeks.

The visitors have produced a pretty steady sequence of results in recent times in the domestic top flight as the bigger picture shows Bo Henriksen's side have slipped to just four defeats from their previous 17 matches overall in the Bundesliga along with collecting no fewer than 10 wins in the process.

However, all four defeats have been inflicted upon Mainz away from home with losses on the road at Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin and Werder Bremen respectively, while these four defeats have been within Mainz's last seven outings on the road.

The overall picture shows goals have also featured in Mainz's away games to date this season with eight of their 12 outings on the road in this current campaign have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Mainz Verdict

Two out of the last four meetings between Borussia Monchengladbach and Mainz have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and further goals look likely to unfold at BORUSSIA-PARK on Friday night as both sides are looking in reasonable shape.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Mainz win @ 2.70

Correct Score: Mainz 2-1 @ 10.00