The sixth round of matches in the German Bundesliga gets underway this weekend, and one of the rounds of matches sees Hoffenheim play host to in-form Mainz. The match takes place on Sunday, 10 September 2022, at the home side's turf, the PreZero Arena. There is a newfound mission in this Mainz team this season as they have their eyes set on European competition after falling short off in previous seasons. This season has seen them increase their gear regarding team performance, squad depth, and results. They head into this tie sitting on the fifth position in the German Bundesliga log, amassing ten points out of a possible fifteen after five matches. They come into this tie off the back of an excellent 1-0 win against Borussia Monchengladbach, away from home, to continue their unbeaten record this season when playing on the road. To further make a statement to the rest of the league, they must avoid a defeat against Hoffenheim. The latter is also having a good season but suffered a recent setback to their momentum after the 1-0 defeat to Dortmund last weekend to make it two losses in their last five matches heading into this tie.

These two sides have an old rivalry between them as matches between them in previous seasons have always been closely contested. The visitors doubled over the home side the last term to make it three consecutive victories in their last four meetings. The last time Mainz lost to Hoffenheim was in 2020, during the lockdown year in an international friendly game. Aside from the defeat in 2020, the visitors have an overall edge over the home side, where they have won a record five times in their last eight competitive meetings. In light of this, we are backing the away side, who have been on a good run of form when on the road, to prevent a defeat again by winning or drawing this tie. Mainz has not lost a single tie when playing away from home this season, as they have been in red hot form. Therefore we believe they will bring their resilience against a side they haven’t been shy of taking the game to in previous meetings.

If there is anything to expect from this tie, it is counter scintillating bit of football. Both sides enjoy playing offensive footballing styles, and this will come in handy for the visitors as they have kept two consecutive clean sheeting while finding the back of the net in their last two meetings against the host. We are backing Mainz to prevent a defeat in this one after their wonderful win against Borrusia Monchengladbach just a week ago. We believe we will have fewer than 2.5 goals in this tie as both teams will be wary of dropping points by making Unnecessary mistakes that may cost them. However, it is not a contentious issue that Mainz is having their best possible start to a season in the Bundesliga this term. In light of this, we don’t expect to see their swagger die off after their recent win. Therefore we expect a win or draw for the visitors when the two sides go head to head on match day.

德甲第六轮比赛本周末开始，其中一轮比赛是霍芬海姆主场迎战状态良好的美因茨。比赛将于 2022 年 9 月 10 日星期日在主场的 PreZero Arena 举行。这支美因茨队本赛季有了新的使命，因为他们在前几个赛季失利后将目光投向了欧洲比赛。本赛季，他们在团队表现、阵容深度和结果方面都提高了装备。他们在德甲积分榜上排名第五，在五场比赛后获得了 15 分中的 10 分。他们在客场以 1-0 战胜门兴格拉德巴赫后打成平局，继续本赛季客场不败纪录。为了进一步向联盟其他成员发表声明，他们必须避免输给霍芬海姆。后者也有一个不错的赛季，但遭受了在上周末以 1-0 击败多特蒙德后，他们的势头最近受挫，在最近的五场比赛中两场失利进入这场平局。

这两支球队之间有着宿怨，上赛季他们之间的比赛一直是激烈的竞争。客队在上个赛季的主场翻了一番，在最近的四场比赛中取得了三连胜。美因茨上一次输给霍芬海姆是在 2020 年，在一场国际友谊赛的禁赛年。除了 2020 年的失利外，客队总体上对主队有优势，他们在过去的八场比赛中赢得了五次胜利。有鉴于此，我们正在支持客场，他们在客场表现良好，以防止通过赢得或平局再次失败。美因茨本赛季在客场比赛中没有输过一场比赛，因为他们一直处于炙手可热的状态。因此，我们相信他们会带来他们的对他们在之前的会议中毫不避讳地参加比赛的一方的韧性。

如果本场可期待的，那就是足球的反光点。双方都喜欢踢进攻型足球风格，这对客队来说很方便，因为他们在最近两次对阵东道主的比赛中连续两次不失球，同时找到了球门。我们支持美因茨，以防止他们在一周前击败门兴格拉德巴赫队之后在这场比赛中失利。我们相信我们在这场平局中的进球数将少于 2.5 个，因为两支球队都会因犯不必要的错误而导致丢分，这可能会让他们付出代价。然而，美因茨本赛季在德甲联赛中的最佳开局并不是一个有争议的问题。有鉴于此，我们不希望看到他们的招摇在他们最近的胜利后消失。因此，当双方正面交锋时，我们预计客队将取得胜利或平局比赛日。